Eliza Fraser was an English woman shipwrecked on the Australian
coast in 1836, where she lived with an Aboriginal community until
her rescue. The story of a 'civilised' white female being taken
captive by 'savage' black men was both fascinating and repulsive.
Images and narratives surrounding this notorious episode have
proliferated from the 1830s to the present. Kay Schaffer looks at
the various literary and artistic manifestations of Eliza Fraser as
a fictional presence in Australian culture. Schaffer looks at the
contemporary narratives, and at more recent representations of Mrs
Fraser in film, in the art of Sidney Nolan, and the writing of
Patrick White. The book uses these texts to examine historical
discourses of colonialism, race, gender, and nation. This
accessible and stimulating book promises to make an impressive
contribution to women's studies, cultural studies, and Australian
history.
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