Taking the absence of Aboriginal people in South Australian settler descendants' historical consciousness as a starting point, 'Memory, Place and Aboriginal-Settler History' combines the methodologies and theories of historical enquiry, anthropology and memory studies to investigate the multitudinous and intertwined ways the colonial past is known, represented and made sense of by current generations. Informed by interviews and fieldwork conducted with settler and Aboriginal descendants, oral histories, site visits and personal experience, Skye Krichauff closely examines the diverse but interconnected processes through which the past is understood and narrated. 'Memory, Place and Aboriginal-Settler History' demonstrates how it is possible to unsettle settler descendants' consciousness of the colonial past in ways that enable a tentative connection with Aboriginal people and their experiences.

In-depth study of Aboriginal-settler history that combines the methodologies and theories of historical enquiry, anthropology and memory studies.

About the Author

Skye Krichauff is visiting research fellow in the Department of History, School of Humanities, University of Adelaide, Australia. An ethno-historian and anthropologist, she draws upon archival material, oral histories, fi eldwork, site visits and personal experience to research how the historical injustice of Aboriginal dispossession is known, understood and represented by current generations of Australians. She is the author of 'Nharangga Wargunni Bugi-Buggillu: A Journey through Narungga History' (2011).

Reviews

Australian Historical Studies

Journal of Australian Colonial History

"In this thought-provoking book Skye Krichauff has introduced us to a particular kind of person. Her important analysis and theory will have wider application."
-Paula Jane Byrne, "Memory, place and aboriginal-settler history: Understanding Australians' consciousness of the colonial past" [Book Review] [online]. Journal of Australian Colonial History, Vol. 20, Jul 2018: [179]-181

Book Information
ISBN 9781783086818
Author Skye Krichauff
Format Hardback
Page Count 264
Imprint Anthem Press
Publisher Anthem Press
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm * 26mm