From the Ruins of Colonialism: History as Social MemoryFrom the Ruins of Colonialism throws fresh light on the history of memory, forgetting and colonialism. Focusing on Australia, the book charts how film, public commemorations, history textbooks and museums have, in a strange ensemble, become something called Australian History. It considers key moments of historical imagination, including the legends of Captain Cook and the Eureka Stockade, events such as the 1988 Bicentennial celebrations and the shipwrecked woman Eliza Fraser, whose story reflects anxieties about race and gender. This book argues for a new sense of remembering. Rather than being content with a culture of amnesia, it makes the case for learning to belong in the ruins of colonial histories. Chris Healy's investigation of these historical cultures and narratives is innovative and stimulating and will become a powerful statement for new histories. |
Contents
Illustrations | 1 |
White Histories of Cook | 16 |
The Apotheosis of Captain Cook | 18 |
The front cover of the current guide book to Cooks Cottage | 31 |
Black Histories of Cook | 42 |
Hobbles Danaiyairi | 59 |
INSTALLING MEMORY | 73 |
Cover image from Strahan et al Rare and Curious Specimens | 80 |
IN THE EVENT | 130 |
The Eureka Flag | 134 |
Still from The Eureka Stockade | 156 |
Eliza Fraser and the Impossibility of Postcolonial History | 159 |
Untitled image of Eliza Fraser | 174 |
Death of Captain Fraser | 187 |
Notes | 190 |
Select Bibliography | 224 |
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References to this book
Post-colonial Studies: The Key Concepts Bill Ashcroft,Gareth Griffiths,Helen Tiffin No preview available - 2007 |
Unsettling the City: Urban Land and the Politics of Property Nicholas K. Blomley No preview available - 2004 |