Calling the shots : Aboriginal photographies / edited by Jane Lydon.
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TextPublisher: [Sydney] : Read How You Want, [2014]Edition: [Large print edition]Description: xiv, 546 pages (large print) : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781459679993Subject(s): Aboriginal Australians -- History -- Pictorial works | Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works | Families, Aboriginal Australian -- Pictorial works | Aboriginal Australians -- History | Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customsGenre/Form: Large type books. DDC classification: 305.89915 Summary: Historically, photographs of Indigenous Australians were produced in unequal and exploitative circumstances. Today, however, such images represent a rich cultural heritage for descendants, who see them in distinctive and positive ways. Calling the shots brings together researchers who are using this rich archive to explore Aboriginal history, to identify relatives, and to reclaim culture. It reverses the colonial gaze to focus on the interactions between photographer and Indigenous people and the living meanings the photos have today. The result is a fresh perspective on Australia's past, and on present-day Indigenous identities.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Large Print | 305.89915 CAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111058698398 |
Originally published: Canberra, ACT : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2014.
Inlcudes bibliographical references and index.
Historically, photographs of Indigenous Australians were produced in unequal and exploitative circumstances. Today, however, such images represent a rich cultural heritage for descendants, who see them in distinctive and positive ways. Calling the shots brings together researchers who are using this rich archive to explore Aboriginal history, to identify relatives, and to reclaim culture. It reverses the colonial gaze to focus on the interactions between photographer and Indigenous people and the living meanings the photos have today. The result is a fresh perspective on Australia's past, and on present-day Indigenous identities.
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