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Most Australians are familiar with the concept of land ownership
and understand the meaning of native title, which recognises
Indigenous peoples' rights to land to which they are spiritually or
culturally connected. The ownership of areas of the sea and its
resources is often overlooked however, despite Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander connections with the sea being just as
important as those with the land. The papers in this volume
demonstrate how the concept of customary marine tenure has
developed in various communities and look at some of its
implications. Originating in a session of papers at a conference in
1996, the papers in this volume were originally published as
Oceania Monograph 48 in 1998.
I had lived and hunted with these people, accompanied them on their
nomadic wanderings and learned their customs and their languages
with the result that I understood and believed in them and resented
the injustices under which they had suffered for so long at the
hands of the white man and other invaders of their territory.' In
1932 33, Yolngu people living in the Caledon Bay area of north-east
Arnhem Land were involved in the killing of five Japanese fishermen
and three Europeans. A punitive expedition was proposed to teach
the Aborigines a lesson'. In response, Donald Thomson, a
Melbourne-born anthropologist, offered to investigate the causes of
the conflict. After seven months of investigation he persuaded the
Federal Government to free the three men convicted of the killings
and returned with them to their own country, subsequently spending
fifteen months documenting the culture of the region. Whilst in
Arnhem Land, Thomson, a superb and enthusiastic photographer, made
the most comprehensive photographic record of any fully
functioning, self-supporting Aboriginal society that we will ever
have. The one hundred and thirty images included in this book cover
domestic life, su
Moving the critical debate about photography away from its current
Euro-American center of gravity, "Photography's Other Histories"
breaks with the notion that photographic history is best seen as
the explosion of a Western technology advanced by the work of
singular individuals. This collection presents a radically
different account, describing photography as a globally
disseminated and locally appropriated medium. Essays firmly
grounded in photographic practice--in the actual making of
pictures--suggest the extraordinary diversity of nonwestern
photography.
Richly illustrated with over 100 images, "Photography's Other
Histories" explores from a variety of regional, cultural, and
historical perspectives the role of photography in raising
historical consciousness. It includes two first-person pieces by
indigenous Australians and one by a Seminole/Muskogee/Dine' artist.
Some of the essays analyze representations of colonial
subjects--from the limited ways Westerners have depicted Navajos to
Japanese photos recording the occupation of Manchuria to the
changing "contract" between Aboriginal subjects and photographers.
Other essays highlight the visionary quality of much popular
photography. Case studies centered in early-twentieth-century Peru
and contemporary India, Kenya, and Nigeria chronicle the diverse
practices that have flourished in postcolonial societies.
"Photography's Other Histories" recasts popular photography around
the world, as not simply reproducing culture but creating it.
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Contributors. "Michael Aird, Heike Behrend, Jo-Anne Driessens,
James Faris, Morris Low, Nicolas Peterson, Christopher Pinney,
Roslyn Poignant, Deborah Poole, Stephen Sprague, Hulleah
Tsinhnahjinnie, Christopher Wright
For most of Australia's colonial history its indigenous people have been denied full membership in Australian society. This book examines the history of their citizenship status and asks whether it is possible for indigenous Australians to be members of a common society on equal terms with others. Leading commentators from a range of disciplines examine historical conceptions of indigenous civil rights, consider issues arising from recent struggles for equality and consider possibilities for multicultural citizenship that recognize difference.
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