Images of Australia: An Introductory Reader in Australian StudiesGillian Whitlock, David Carter This introductory text for students and general readers is designed for use with the new ABC TV Open Learning program. Through a collection of 14 readings by writers and academics such as Graeme Davison and Gail Reekie it explores questions of Australian culture and identity. |
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Page 61
... Aborigines the earth had always been there . It required no ex- planation . Myth interpreted the shape and appearance of the world the Aborigines knew and inhabited . Rocks , trees , waterholes , ani- mals , birds : such objects ...
... Aborigines the earth had always been there . It required no ex- planation . Myth interpreted the shape and appearance of the world the Aborigines knew and inhabited . Rocks , trees , waterholes , ani- mals , birds : such objects ...
Page 71
... Aborigines found their history in the power and beauty of art , myth and rit- ual . The land itself was a kind of text , a scripture , which each Ab- origine learnt to read . And in their painting and sculpture the Aborigines not only ...
... Aborigines found their history in the power and beauty of art , myth and rit- ual . The land itself was a kind of text , a scripture , which each Ab- origine learnt to read . And in their painting and sculpture the Aborigines not only ...
Page 77
... Aborigines could be so declared . Following a round - up based solely on the appearance of descent , 17,500 full - bloods ( and a number of part - Aborigines seen to be close enough ) were declared wards en masse . • In June 1972 a ...
... Aborigines could be so declared . Following a round - up based solely on the appearance of descent , 17,500 full - bloods ( and a number of part - Aborigines seen to be close enough ) were declared wards en masse . • In June 1972 a ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part Two White Australia Has a Black History | 59 |
Part Three A Multicultural Nation? | 101 |
Copyright | |
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Alter/Asians: Asian-Australian Identities in Art, Media, and Popular Culture Ien Ang No preview available - 2000 |