Autobiographical Memory in an Aboriginal Australian Community [electronic resource] : Culture, Place and Narrative /
Monchamp, A.author.
This book shares and analyses the stories of Opal, a senior Alyawarra woman. Through her stories the reader glimpses the harsh colonial realities which many Aboriginal Australians have faced, highlighting the cultural embeddedness of autobiographical memory from a philosophical, psychological and anthropological perspective.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Remembering Alpurrurulam; 1 Opal's Stories; 2 'Auto' Is Not Automatic; 3 'Auto' Is Not Alone; 4 Translating Memory; 5 Journey of a Lifetime; 6 Country, Memory, Culture; 7 Memory and Dreaming; Discussion; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book shares and analyses the stories of Opal, a senior Alyawarra woman. Through her stories the reader glimpses the harsh colonial realities which many Aboriginal Australians have faced, highlighting the cultural embeddedness of autobiographical memory from a philosophical, psychological and anthropological perspective.
Ethnology.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Historiography.
Sociology.
Communication.
Social Anthropology.
Cultural Anthropology.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
Memory Studies.
Sociology, general.
Media Studies.