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Dedication: Whether your a white person or a black person, caring and sharing is what it is all about-me and you together-and that's the beauty part of it. Della Walker 1989
Contents
- Recollections by Desi Ferguson, single work autobiography (p. 1-5)
- Life on the Island, single work autobiography (p. 6-16)
- The Waratah and the Pool of Tears, single work short story Indigenous story (p. 7-8)
- Birrigan and His Two Sons On Their Way From Iluka, single work short story Indigenous story (p. 13-14)
- Move to the Mainland, single work autobiography (p. 17-23)
- Recollections by Doreen Castle, single work autobiography (p. 24-27)
- Move to Tabulam, single work autobiography (p. 28-36)
- Motherhood, single work autobiography (p. 37-43)
- Recollections by Adelaide, single work autobiography (p. 44-46)
- Recollections by the Late John Laurel, single work autobiography (p. 47)
- Just Mixing Together, single work autobiography (p. 48-55)
- Good Times and Sad Times, single work autobiography (p. 56-62)
- Recollections by Maggie Olesen, single work autobiography (p. 63-65)
- Being Involved, single work autobiography (p. 66-76)
- Teaching the Old Ways, single work autobiography (p. 77-85)
- Move to the Future, single work autobiography (p. 86-93)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Remediating Australia’s Cultural Memory : Aboriginal Memoir as Social Activism
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Continuum : Journal of Media & Cultural Studies , vol. 32 no. 1 2018; (p. 42-51)'During the 1980s Aboriginal Australians experienced setbacks in their quest for the restoration of their land rights. Neoliberal politics reframed such demands as special interests seeking to gain a material advantage at the expense of the general community and as a threat to the economic security of the nation. As a consequence, politicians failed to pass legislation that would formalize the national land rights system that would guarantee Aboriginal economic self-sufficiency. This paper argues that it was in this context that Aboriginal memoir emerged to prompt social action by recounting experiences of discrimination and exploitation erased by official history and by challenging the imposed racist stereotypes used to marginalize Aboriginal claims. These memoirs prompted sympathy and understanding among a broad readership, which enabled the formation of a political solidarity over the recognition of Aboriginal land rights. These memoirs also expressed a commonality of Aboriginal experience that served to unite an increasingly frayed Aboriginal activist movement eroded by neoliberal policies.' (Publication abstract)
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E'll Be There, Million Million Star, Because E Stay, E Never Move
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 March 1990; (p. 7)
— Review of Story About Feeling 1989 selected work poetry ; Lori 1989 single work novel ; Me and You: The Life Story of Della Walker As Told to Tina Coutts 1989 single work biography autobiography
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E'll Be There, Million Million Star, Because E Stay, E Never Move
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 March 1990; (p. 7)
— Review of Story About Feeling 1989 selected work poetry ; Lori 1989 single work novel ; Me and You: The Life Story of Della Walker As Told to Tina Coutts 1989 single work biography autobiography -
Remediating Australia’s Cultural Memory : Aboriginal Memoir as Social Activism
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Continuum : Journal of Media & Cultural Studies , vol. 32 no. 1 2018; (p. 42-51)'During the 1980s Aboriginal Australians experienced setbacks in their quest for the restoration of their land rights. Neoliberal politics reframed such demands as special interests seeking to gain a material advantage at the expense of the general community and as a threat to the economic security of the nation. As a consequence, politicians failed to pass legislation that would formalize the national land rights system that would guarantee Aboriginal economic self-sufficiency. This paper argues that it was in this context that Aboriginal memoir emerged to prompt social action by recounting experiences of discrimination and exploitation erased by official history and by challenging the imposed racist stereotypes used to marginalize Aboriginal claims. These memoirs prompted sympathy and understanding among a broad readership, which enabled the formation of a political solidarity over the recognition of Aboriginal land rights. These memoirs also expressed a commonality of Aboriginal experience that served to unite an increasingly frayed Aboriginal activist movement eroded by neoliberal policies.' (Publication abstract)