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Having at hand a large pile of “might be interesting sometime” books is a wonderful anesthetic for convalescing readers, and mine includes potential gems like Alex Trumble’s “A Brief History
Having at hand a large pile of “might be interesting sometime” books is a wonderful anesthetic for convalescing readers, and mine includes potential gems like Alex Trumble’s “A Brief History
Grappling with Australia's legacies of slavery 09 Jul 2021 | 3 mins This article by Jane Lydon, Wesfarmers Chair of Australian History at UWA, and Zoe Laidlaw from The University of Melbourne, originally appeared in The Conversation on Friday 9 July 2021. As countries around the globe struggle to come to terms with the legacies of their imperial and colonial pasts, much debate about truth-telling focuses on how we remember individuals. The statues and street names honouring the achievements of eminent white men are now often seen as monuments to their privilege, secured at others’ expens...
Date Time Grappling with Australia’s legacies of slavery This article by Jane Lydon, Wesfarmers Chair of Australian History at UWA, and Zoe Laidlaw from The University of Melbourne, originally appeared in The Conversation on Friday 9 July 2021. As countries around the globe struggle to come to terms with the legacies of their imperial and colonial pasts, much debate about truth-telling focuses on how we remember individuals. The statues and street names honouring the achievements of eminent white men are now often seen as monuments to their privilege, secured at others’ expense. In Bristo...