Theorist

Peter Sutton

1946–present social anthropology; linguistics; Aboriginal studies

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Details

Nationality: Australian

Notes

FASSA; Affiliate Professor, University of Adelaide and South Australian Museum; specialist in native title anthropology, Cape York languages and Aboriginal art; has worked with Australian Aboriginal people since 1969. culturalProtocol: CARE-2019; dataSovereignty: GIDA.

Connections

authored Farmers or Hunter-Gatherers? The Dark Emu Debate
critiqued Bruce Pascoe

Sources

Melbourne University Press. Peter Sutton — Author page. 2021. https://www.mup.com.au/authors/peter-sutton.
Sutton, Peter. The Politics of Suffering: Indigenous Australia and the End of the Liberal Consensus. Melbourne University Press, 2009.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Peter Sutton." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/peter-sutton/. Accessed July 17, 2026.