Places of reconciliation : commemorating Indigenous history in the heart of Melbourne
Pinto, Sarah W.2021
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Explore the public commemorations of indigenous histories in the city of Melbourne Central Melbourne is filled with markers of the city's pasts. At its heart are the stories of exploration and settlement, of the so-called first to arrive, and of the building of a colony and nation. But when it comes to its Indigenous pasts, the centre of Melbourne has long been a place of silence. Over the last two decades, Indigenous histories and peoples have been brought into central Melbourne's commemorative landscapes. Memorials, commemorative markers, namings and public artworks have all been used to remember the city's Indigenous pasts. Places of Reconciliation shows how they came to be part of the city, and the ways in which they have challenged the erasures of its Indigenous histories. Sarah Pinto considers the kind of places that have been made and unmade by these commemorations, and concludes that the twenty-first century settler city does not give up its commemorative landscapes easily.
Pinto, Sarah W., author
Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2021.©2021
ix, 173 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
97805228723239780522872323
305.89915305.899
English
381454
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Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 305.899 PIN | Available |