In the eye of the beholder : what six nineteenth-century women tell us about Indigenous authority and identity

In the eye of the beholder what six nineteenth-century women tell us about Indigenous authority and identity

This book offers a fresh perspective in the debate on settler perceptions of Indigenous Australians. It draws together a suite of little known colonial women (apart from Eliza Fraser) and investigates their writings for what they reveal about their attitudes to, views on and beliefs about Aboriginal...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dawson, Barbara author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Canberra, Australia : Australian National University Press 2014.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Open Access e-Books
Knowledge Unlatched
Subjects:
Women pioneers > Australia > Attitudes > History > 19th century.
Aboriginal Australians > Public opinion.
Public opinion > Australia.
Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of > Australia > History > 19th century.
Australia > Race relations > History > 19th century.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009435013806719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Sowing the Seeds for Nineteenth-century and Early Twentieth-century Women's Writing
  • 2. Early Perceptions of Aborigines - Eliza Fraser's Legacy: 'Through a Glass Darkly'
  • 3. Literary Excesses - Eliza Davies: Imagination and Fabrication
  • 4. Queensland Frontier Adventure - Emily Cowl: Excitement and Humour
  • 5. An Early, Short-term Settler - Katherine Kirkland: Valuable Insights Through the Silences
  • 6. Mary McConnel: Christianising the Aborigines?
  • 7. Australian-born Settler - Rose Scott Cowen: Acknowledging Indigenous Humanity and Integrity
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: The Works of the Women Writers
  • Appendix B: The Works of Other Australian Women Writers Referred to in this Book.

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