Inquiry into CHITTLEBOROUGH et al 2023 article

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Chittleborough E, Delbridge R, Coveney J, Wilson R, Mackean T, Wilson A. Challenging deficit discourse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition and dietetics research: A critical discourse analysis. SSM – Qualitative Research in Health Received Date: January 20, 2023 Revised Date: June 20, 2023 Accepted Date: July 31, 2023. PII: S2667-3215 (23)00107–5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100323. Reference: SSMQR 100323.

In this article Chittleborough et al. (2023) aimed to explore the discourses of deficit and strengths in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition and dietetics literature, by applying critical discourse analysis (CDA) methodology to a set of 30 peer-reviewed publications identified through a systematic literature search on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition and dietetics research between 2001 and 2021. The authors conclude “there is an evident dominance of deficit discourse throughout Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nutrition and dietetics literature” and “… a lack of acknowledgment and understanding of colonisation and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives …“.