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y separately published work icon The Australian Legend and Its Discontents anthology   criticism  
Issue Details: First known date: 2000... 2000 The Australian Legend and Its Discontents
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press API Network , 2000 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Mythologies, Ann Curthoys , single work criticism
Focussing on foundational white narrative and mythology as created by and associated with settlers who came from Britain and Ireland, the article considers Australian historical narratives and their relevance to 'the persistence of racialised discourses', and discusses the legacy of colonialism in Australia as a settler society. Curthoys suggest that 'the emphasis in white Australian popular historical mythology on the settler as victim works against substantial acknowledgment and understanding of a colonial past and informs and inflames white racial discourse' (16). A wide range of literary examples are used to illustrate her argument.
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Civilisation, Richard Nile , single work criticism (p. 42-58)
Australian Legend and Australien Men, Linzie Murrie , single work criticism (p. 81-94)
Tell Them that Henry Lawson Is Dead, Richard Nile , single work criticism (p. 95-104)
The Song Lines of 'Waltzing Matilda', Thérèse Radic , single work criticism (p. 105-116)
War of Words, Richard Nile , single work criticism (p. 183-199)
Romancing the City -- Australia's Bohemian Tradition: Take One, Tony Moore , single work criticism (p. 269-285)
Images of Industrialism, Richard Nile , single work criticism (p. 286-296)
Lovable Larrikins and Awful Ockers, John Rickard , single work criticism (p. 297-308)
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