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Making Histories ‘Ngapartji-ngapartji Way’
History assumes a particular significance in contemporary colonised settler Australia. The epistemological and political challenges that persist for those historians wanting to explore an intercultural historical understanding of Australia continue to prompt questions about the nature of the discipline of History itself. This paper explores how my own intercultural, historical research seeks to actively and […]
On Wednesday 18 July 2012, Mary Anne Jebb (The Australian National University) presented research in a paper entitled “Vernacular Histories: Agency and Challenge in Jack Wherra’s Carved Visual Narratives”. [nggallery id=2] Permission to publish these photos has been granted by Mowanjum Aboriginal Community and Gwen Puemorra, Jack Wherra’s granddaughter. Abstract In this presentation I explore […]
On Wednesday 18 July 2012, Peter Read (The University of Sydney) and Julia Torpey (The Australian National University) presented research from two projects (History of Aboriginal Sydney and Deepening Histories of Place) in a paper entitled “Framing Aboriginal Lives: A view from the Easy Coast”. The session was chaired by Ann McGrath. Abstract In this […]
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Past and Futures in a Digital Age: ‘Digital History’ and the drive toward shared histories and knowledge exchange in a colonised settler nation. (Shannyn Palmer) History assumes a particular significance in a colonised settler nation such as Australia. History here, like much of the physical landscape, is contested territory. Aboriginal perspectives need to be a part […]
Pasts and Futures in the Digital Age: Shared Histories and Knowledge Exchange across the Generations (Shannyn Palmer) History assumes a particular significance in a colonised settler nation such as Australia. History here, like much of the physical landscape, is contested territory. Aboriginal perspectives need to be part of a shared history rather than just consulted […]
