xiii, 134 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
regular print
Contents
1. Australian modernity, post-colonialism and discourses of Aboriginality -- 2. Walkabout: the popular view -- 3. Images of power: colonial relationships and museum representations of Aboriginal Australia -- 4. Koori modernity and corporate identity -- 5. Epilogue: re-presented pasts
Summary
This book explores the dominant discussions in Australian Aboriginal history. Its central tenet is that European textual representations of Aboriginal Australians have characteristically involved images and imaginings of primitivism, great antiquity and sameness. The author argues that Aboriginal-focussed museum displays, textual studies and photo-essays have reduced Aboriginal culture to a moment frozen in pre-contact time
Analysis
Aboriginal culture
Aboriginal identity
Popular culture
Stereotypes
Museums and galleries
Attitudes
History
Australian Aboriginal studies (Australia ) ALL AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS MATERIAL
