Journal of Australian Studies articles

Recent articles from Journal of Australian Studies

Introduction.(Editorial)
March 1, 2007... The articles presented in JAS 91 were chosen because they stimulate a rethinking of Australian history, the interpretation of which so often legitimises the present by adopting a particular reading of the past. This interpretation creates an optimistic image of Australian history and identity...

Perish the thought: populating white Australia and the role of child removal policies.(Essay)
March 1, 2007... '... we endeavour to make them self-reliant, God-fearing citizens and Empire builders.' (1) Dr Barnardo's Homes booklet, 1913 'The stockmen and servants of the future.' (2) J W Bleakley, Queensland Chief Protector of Aboriginals, 1929 In contemporary popular discourse, the...

Frontier conflict: ways of remembering contested landscapes.(Essay)
March 1, 2007... In June 2001, Sir William Deane, on his farewell tour of Australia before retiring as Governor-General of Australia, visited Warmun Aboriginal Community: a small community in the East Kimberley in the north-east of Western Australia. During this visit, the Governor-General attended a...

Red-hunting in Sydney's Chinatown.(Essay)
March 1, 2007... During the course of the Cold War, the level of repression experienced by Chinese people in the West varied. In Australia, following the establishment of the People's Republic of China in October 1949, the Chinese were considered 'not just "yellow", they were also "red"'. (1) In the United...

The 'sons of Tricky-Dicky' and the soft soaping of history.(Critical essay)(Decade overview)
March 1, 2007... 'No short-haired, yellow-bellied, son of Tricky-Dicky Is gonna Mother Hubbard soft soap me With just a pocketful of hope' John Lennon, 'Gimme some truth', 1971 Sung in defiant rage at a time when numerous institutions of political authority faced serious challenges to their...