Imagining assimilation
Author(s)
Haebich, Anna
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2002
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This article is a preliminary study of the imaginings of white Australians about assimilation. The formation of these imaginings is explored by examining representations at a particular time in our history, how they were constructed by governments to appeal to the Australian public, and how they were refracted in the public domain. The article is driven by the urgent need to clarify our understanding of the Australian experience of assimilation and, in particular, to explain the tenacious grip that this vision of nationhood still has on the minds of many Australians.This article is a preliminary study of the imaginings of white Australians about assimilation. The formation of these imaginings is explored by examining representations at a particular time in our history, how they were constructed by governments to appeal to the Australian public, and how they were refracted in the public domain. The article is driven by the urgent need to clarify our understanding of the Australian experience of assimilation and, in particular, to explain the tenacious grip that this vision of nationhood still has on the minds of many Australians.
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Journal Title
Australian Historical Studies
Volume
33
Issue
118
Copyright Statement
© 2002 Taylor & Francis. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version.
Subject
Historical Studies