Ordinary People’s History

Clark, A

Ordinary People’s History

Clark, A

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: History Australia, 2012, 9 (1), pp. 201 - 216
Issue Date:: 2012-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Clark, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1003-9673	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	History Australia, 2012, 9 (1), pp. 201 - 216	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1449-0854	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/23381
dc.description.abstract	© 2012 Taylor and Francis Group LLC. The history wars are far from over: the question is, do they resonate beyond the limited public sphere in which they play out? What do Australians think of their history in light of these politicised historical debates? By way of answer, this article examines the enduring public contest over the past and then investigates more elusive, but no less significant, everyday conversations about Australian history around the country. By proposing a method of ‘oral historiography’ to gauge contemporary historical understandings in Australia, it brings a critical new perspective to these ongoing debates. It offers ordinary people a chance to contribute to national discussions about Australian history and it challenges some of the more simplistic and troubling assumptions of the history wars. This article has been peer-reviewed.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	History Australia	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/14490854.2012.11668409	en_US
dc.title	Ordinary People’s History	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	9	en_US
utslib.for	2103 Historical Studies	en_US
utslib.for	2003 Language Studies	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/School of Communication
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CPCE - Centre for Creative Practices and the Cultural Economy
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	9	en_US

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© 2012 Taylor and Francis Group LLC. The history wars are far from over: the question is, do they resonate beyond the limited public sphere in which they play out? What do Australians think of their history in light of these politicised historical debates? By way of answer, this article examines the enduring public contest over the past and then investigates more elusive, but no less significant, everyday conversations about Australian history around the country. By proposing a method of ‘oral historiography’ to gauge contemporary historical understandings in Australia, it brings a critical new perspective to these ongoing debates. It offers ordinary people a chance to contribute to national discussions about Australian history and it challenges some of the more simplistic and troubling assumptions of the history wars. This article has been peer-reviewed.

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