From the Ruins of Colonialism

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-521-56576-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 427 g

Reihe: Studies in Australian History

From 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Healy, Chris

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Australische und Pazifische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue: From the ruins of colonialism; Part I. In the Beginning: 1. Captain Cook and genesis: white histories of Cook; 2. Captain Cook and death: black histories of Cook; Part II. Installing Memory: 3. We remember for you: the memory work of museums; 4. 'History is disliked': the memory work of schooling; Part III. In the Event: 5. Battle memories: echoes of Eureka; 6. Eliza Fraser and the impossibility of postcolonial history.