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Australian Indigeneity and Political Literature: Bruce Chatwin and Australian Politics

Jeffrey Robert Archer

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Abstract

The Politics of Indigeneity in Australia is examined from a number of perspectives, such as:* settler nationalism;* sub-state nationalism; and* postcolonialism.This analysis is compared with the treatment of Australian Indigeneity as nomadism in Chatwin's novel Songlines. Some problems of Chatwin's treatment of the topic are identified. Beyond these cultural and historical interpretations that have dismayed some critics, it is argued that Chatwin's literary imagination raises some important questions.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-24
JournalProceedings of the Australasian Political Studies Association Annual Conference: Australian and New Zealand Politics
Publication statusPublished - 2006
EventAPSA 2006: Australian Political Studies Association Annual Conference - University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
Duration: 25 Sept 200627 Sept 2006

Keywords

  • Political Science

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