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Some Reflections on the Legacies of Michael White: An Australian Perspective
Author(s) -
Denborough David
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1375/anft.30.2.92
Subject(s) - white (mutation) , politics , sociology , publishing , perspective (graphical) , project commissioning , gender studies , media studies , law , political science , art , visual arts , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
This article, which appears in a special 30‐year anniversary edition of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy , reflects on the legacies of the work of Michael White. It begins by looking back on Michael's time as editor of the Australian Journal of Family Therapy . Of the many themes that were discussed in the Editorials and Letters to the Editor section of this journal in the early 1980s, this article focuses on three in particular to explore the legacies of the work of Michael White. The author describes how Michael has bequeathed not only a profound body of work, but also a distinctive spirit of originating, and ways of working that consider the effects of social issues and that examine the politics of experience. It is the author's hope that this approach to considering Michael White's legacies honours his work and also honours the contributions of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy in its 30th year.