East Timor, Ren Girard and Neocolonial Violence

In a new historical interpretation of the relationship between Australia and East Timor, Susan Connelly draws on the mimetic theory of René Girard to show how the East Timorese people were scapegoated by Australian foreign policy during the 20th century.
Charting key developments in East Timor''s history and applying three aspects of Girard''s framework – the scapegoat, texts of persecution and con...