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 95
... father , or if you've got white blood in you ? ' You cop it all the time from white Australians and I just say to them , ' Look , you are what you are and I am what I am . I'm an Aboriginal person . What are you ? ' ' I'm an Australian ...
... father , or if you've got white blood in you ? ' You cop it all the time from white Australians and I just say to them , ' Look , you are what you are and I am what I am . I'm an Aboriginal person . What are you ? ' ' I'm an Australian ...
Page 99
... father or grandfather lived it and it's been passed down that way . " I have to know things because when you get with Aboriginal people they talk about the old times a lot and you like to be able to participate , too . It's good to sit ...
... father or grandfather lived it and it's been passed down that way . " I have to know things because when you get with Aboriginal people they talk about the old times a lot and you like to be able to participate , too . It's good to sit ...
Page 181
... father : After he started work he drifted round from station to station horsebreaking or droving . His youth and early manhood were spent in the outback areas of New South Wales and Queensland , and it was these areas that furnished the ...
... father : After he started work he drifted round from station to station horsebreaking or droving . His youth and early manhood were spent in the outback areas of New South Wales and Queensland , and it was these areas that furnished the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part Two White Australia Has a Black History | 59 |
Part Three A Multicultural Nation? | 101 |
Copyright | |
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References to this book
Alter/Asians: Asian-Australian Identities in Art, Media, and Popular Culture Ien Ang No preview available - 2000 |