Description |
284 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, photographs ; 25 cm |
Summary |
Explores contemporary Indigenous place making; draws on examples of Indigenous cultural spaces from Australian metropolitan centres including Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Darwin, remote and regional areas; asks what makes a culturally appropriate representation of Aboriginality; surveyed cultural sites and facilities -- artworks, landscape and civic projects, purpose-built Aboriginal cultural centres and museums, commemorative sites, and political sites; discusses political struggles, decolonising ideas and community empowerment; joint project between University of Melbourne, Deakin University, the City of Melbourne Indigenous Arts Program, Reconciliation Victoria and The Victorian Traditional Owners Land Justice Group; launched as part of the 2014 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival |
Analysis |
Australian |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 280-284 |
Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- History.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Australia, Southeastern -- Antiquities.
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Archaeology -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Australia.
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Aboriginal Australians.
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Architecture -- Exhibitions.
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Architecture -- Australia, Southeastern.
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Architecture -- Australia.
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Art, Aboriginal Australian.
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Arts facilities -- Australia, Southeastern.
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Cultural property -- Protection -- Australia.
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Historic sites -- Australia, Southeastern.
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Historic buildings -- Australia.
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Historic sites -- Australia.
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Indigenous peoples -- Australia.
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Memorials -- Australia.
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Monuments -- Australia.
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Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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Author |
Berg, Rueben, author
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Johnson, Fiona
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McGaw, Janet, author
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Tootell, Naomi, author
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Melbourne School of Design, issuing body
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ISBN |
9780734049025 |
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