Tatz, Colin 1934–

(Colin Martin Tatz)

PERSONAL: Born July 18, 1934, in Johannesburg, South Africa; immigrated to Australia, 1961; naturalized Australian citizen; son of Maurice (a men's outfitter) and Bessie (a secretary; maiden name, Isaac-son) Tatz; married Sandra Cecile Melmed (a researcher and editor), December 9, 1957; children: Paul Mark, Karen Ingrid, Simon Joel. Education: University of Natal, B.A., 1954, B.A. (with honors), 1955, M.A., 1960; Australian National University, doctorate, 1964. Religion: Jewish. Hobbies and other interests: Sports history.

ADDRESSES: Home and office—3/23 Shirley Rd., Wollstonecraft, New South Wales 2065, Australia. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Writer. Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, began as lecturer, became senior lecturer, also founder and director of Center for Australian Indigenous Studies, 1964–70; University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia, professor, 1971–82, and founder of political science department; Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, professor, 1982–99, adjunct professor, 1999–2004, director of Center for Comparative Genocide Studies, 1992–99; Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, visiting professor, 2004–. University of New South Wales, Shalom Institute, director of Australian Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, 1999–2004; Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, visiting research fellow, 2004–.

AWARDS, HONORS: Honorary LL.D., University of Natal, 1987; Australian Human Rights Award for nonfiction, 1995, for Obstacle Race: Aborigines in Sport; decorated officer, Order of Australia, 1997.

WRITINGS:

Shadow and Substance in South Africa: A Study in Land and Franchise Policies Affecting Africans, 1910–1960, University of Natal Press (Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa), 1962.

(Editor, with Ian Sharp, and contributor) Aborigines in the Economy, Jacaranda Press (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia), 1966.

(Editor, with S.S. Dunn, and contributor) Aborigines and Education, Sun Books (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), 1969.

(Editor) Black Viewpoints: The Aboriginal Experience, Australia and New Zealand Book Co. (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 1975.

Race Politics in Australia: Aborigines, Politics, and the Law, University of New England (Armidale, New South Wales, Australia), 1979.

Aborigines and Uranium and Other Essays, Heinemann Educational Australia (Richmond, Victoria, Australia), 1982.

Aborigines in Sport, Australian Society for Sports History (Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia), 1987.

(With Brian Stoddart) The Royal Sydney Golf Club: The First Hundred Years, Allen & Unwin (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 1993.

Obstacle Race: Aborigines in Sport, University of New South Wales Press (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 1995, revised edition, 1996.

(With son, Paul Tatz) Black Diamonds: The Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame, Allen & Unwin (St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia), 1996.

(Editor in chief) Genocide Perspectives I, Center for Comparative Genocide Studies, Macquarie University (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 1997.

(With Douglas Booth) One-Eyed: A View of Australian Sport, Allen & Unwin (St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia), 2000.

(With Paul Tatz) Black Gold: The Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame, Aboriginal Studies Press (Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia), 2000.

Aboriginal Suicide Is Different: A Portrait of Life and Self-Destruction, Aboriginal Studies Press (Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia), 2001.

A Course of History: Monash Country Club, 1931–2001, Allen & Unwin (St. Leonards, New South Wales, Australia), 2002.

(Editor, with wife, Sandra Tatz, and Peter Arnold) Genocide Perspectives II: Essays in Holocaust and Genocide, Australian Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia), 2003.

With Intent to Destroy: Reflecting on Genocide, Verso (New York, NY), 2003.

WORK IN PROGRESS: A book on South African Jewish migration to Australia and New Zealand, with Peter Arnold.

SIDELIGHTS: Colin Tatz told CA: "Writing is educating—to myself, my students, and members of the public. My essential goal is to provide access to my research findings. Above all, I seek to present different concepts in crystal clear language. If an intelligent fourteen-year-old can't understand what I'm saying, I do it again. There is an important adage: 'There is no such thing as good writing, only good rewriting.' I try to follow this tenet.

"I was born and educated in race-riven South Africa. This was motivation enough to analyze the dynamics of that unhappy country. Apart from my recent works on Aboriginal suicide and my reflections on race politics and genocide, I write sports history as a way of keeping sane."