Synopses & Reviews
This book examines the relationship between memory, history and the competing narratives of identity, place, and gender in Australian society. Focusing particularly on popular culture, wars, and such specific events as the Bubonic Plague of 1900 and the measles epidemic of the 1950s, these essays open up Australia's past in radically different ways and demonstrate the centrality of memory to the writing of history.
Review
"The elegant coherence of the essays in History and Memory in African-American Culture...reflects an obviously rich discussion that encouraged scholars across disciplines to contemplate the politics of memory and its relation to history."--American Literature
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-247) and index.