Stan grant Flashcards
Global statement 1
Public speakers use rhetorical and persuasive devices to communicate ideas regarding global issues such as racism, inequality and discrimination.
context 2
stan grant a prominent and well respected journilist of the indigenous australian community, delivered a powerful speech on the iq2 stage in 2015, where he set out to open the hearts and mind of his audience with his highly influential speech. The intended audience of Stan Grant’s speech is non-Indigenous Australians, suggested by the way the speech emphasizes Australia’s racist attitudes through comments on the poor behaviour of those who booed Goodes and the invective language used. Stan grant begins his speech by referencing the recent ‘booing’ scandal surrounding indigenous AFL player Adam Goodes to highlight the current climate of racism in Australia. He asserts that this racism was historically conceived and is ongoing.
Thesis statement
Stan Grant has employed a range of rhetorical and persuasive devices to encourage his audience of non-indigenous Australians to accept the ideas that racism is ruining the Australian dream, The power to bring about change, and the need for reconciliation.
Quote 1- accept the idea that nonindigenous Australians have the power to bring about change- explain change to our ways and actions
“My people die young in this country. We die ten years younger than the average Australian and we are far from free. We are fewer than 3 percent of the Australian population and we are 25 percent, a quarter of those Australians locked up in our prisons and if you are in juvenile, it is worse, it is 50%. An indigenous child is more likely to be locked up in prison than they are to finish high school.”
- statistics to support his argument about inequality by referencing indigenous life expectancy, incarceration rates and education
- appeal to logos and evoke pathos within the audience, stirring emotions of guilt and shame
Quote 2-
“My People…”
- repetition of the possessive pronoun
- aligns himself with the displaced group being an indigenous Australian himself
quote 3-
“We have our heroes… but every time that we are lured into the light, we are mugged by the darkness of this country’s history”
- indigenous heroes such as Cathy Freeman, symbolize reconciliation, hope and change
-“Light” - lighting of the torch by Cathy Freeman, showing what we thought would be the sparking or igniting a new beginning for Aboriginal Australians
- juxtaposed by being “mugged by the darkness” mugged refers to the stealing of aboriginal pride, land, and culture.
- This alludes to aboriginal children taken and striped from their culture, their family, and their ways of life.
- “Lured into the light “ shoved or shown into a false sense of hope and belonging to the Australian dream
- compellingly appeal to our pathos through logistics to motivate us to change our ways and accept indigenous Australians.
quote 4-racism is running the Australian dream
“The Australian dream”
-Is repeated 11 times
“Dream”
- repetition and ironic juxtaposition
-referenced in direct contrast to the reality that living as an aboriginal Australian is not a dream, it is a living nightmare suffered by indigenous Australians all over.
-reinforces how the Australian dream is far removed from the lived experience of aboriginal people, and the reality that plagues Australian society.
quote 5
The Australian dream. Were better than this. I have seen the worst of the world as a reporter. I spent a decade in war zones from Iran to Afghanistan, and Pakistan. We are an extraordinary country. We are in so many respects the envy of the world.”
- anecdote is used to establish his familiarity of what Australia could be
-enables us to see Grants’ point of view and establish his credibility and reason for talking about this prolonging issue by comparing racism in Australia on aboriginal Australians, to the war crimes committed in Afghanistan.
-shows the urgency of the change needed to be made in order to settle the conflict being created by racism in Australia.
quote 6- need for reconciliation for indigenous Australians
“My people, women and children were herded over those mountains to their deaths.”
-tricolon suggests that noone was spared from the systematic genocide that occurred during this period of Australia’s dark colonial history.
-Connotative language - covey the extent to which the Aboriginal people were dehumanised.
‘herded’
- rounded up like animals or cattle and slaughtered in masse, further pushing their dehumanisation
quote 7-
‘We heard the howl of the ‘Australian dream’, and it said to us again, you’re not welcome.’
“echoes across two centuries”
-zoomorphism and connotative language.
-adverb ‘again’ alludes that this injustice, displacement, and disconnection is ongoing and has been repeated over time.
- zoomorphism reinforces the message of pain and suffering and encourages empathy
-connotations of the word ‘howl’ liken our nation’s first people to wounded animals whose mournful cry speaks of distress and grief, relating to aboriginals past and how they continuously suffer from this pain and anguish as it is relived through racist acts and speech
Conclusion
-In conclusion, Stan Grant’s 2015 speech on racism in Australia stands as a compelling call to action.
-By promoting his speech around the ‘booing’ scandal involving indigenous AFL player Adam Goodes, Grant effectively captures the prevailing atmosphere of racism in the country.
-Through his use of rhetorical and persuasive devices, he powerfully conveys the urgent need for non-indigenous Australians to acknowledge the detrimental impact of racism on the Australian dream.
- speech serves as a rallying cry for individuals to recognize their own actions in bringing about meaningful change. By emphasizing the importance of reconciliation and unity in our society, he challenges his audience to actively contribute to a more inclusive and equitable Australia.
-Ultimately, Grant’s speech inspiring all Australians to confront and address the deep-rooted issues of racism that persist within our nation.
values and ideas
the need to bring about change- equality
rasism is ruining the australian dream- truth
the need for reconciliation- self discipline
