Doctoral Thesis
Narrative and co-existence: Mediating between indigenous and non-indigenous stories
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Murdoch University
1998
Abstract
This thesis demonstrates how theory and praxis may be integrated within a postcolonial, or more specifically, anticolonial frame. It argues for the necessity of telling, listening and responding to personal narratives as a catalyst for understanding the construction of identities and their relationship to place. This is achieved through a theorisation of narrative and a critique of postcolonialism. Three 'sites' of contestation are visited to provide this critique: the Patterns of Life: The Story of the Aboriginal People of Western Australia exhibition at the Perth Museum; a comparison of Western Australian legislation that governed the lives of Aboriginal people from 1848 to the present and, the life story of Alice Nannup; and, an analysis of the Australian Institute Judicial Association's Aboriginal Culture: Law and Change seminar for magistrates. Most importantly, this work foregrounds strategies for negotiating a just basis for coexistence between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.
Details
- Title
- Narrative and co-existence: Mediating between indigenous and non-indigenous stories
- Authors/Creators
- Kathryn Angela Trees (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- Hugh Webb (Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Murdoch University; Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Identifiers
- 991005542858307891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Literature, Theatre and Philosophy
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Doctoral Thesis
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