Legacies of Violence: Rendering the Unspeakable Past in Modern Australia

Published by Berghahn Books 2016

Legacies of Violence

Rendering the Unspeakable Past in Modern Australia

Edited by: Robert Mason

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781785334375

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About this book

Whether in the form of warfare, dispossession, forced migration, or social prejudice, Australia’s sense of nationhood was born from—and continues to be defined by—experiences of violence. Legacies of Violence probes this brutal legacy through case studies that range from the colonial frontier to modern domestic spaces, exploring themes of empathy, isolation, and Australians’ imagined place in the world. Moving beyond the primacy that is typically accorded white accounts of violence, contributors place particular emphasis on the experiences of those perceived to be on the social periphery, repositioning them at the center of Australia’s relationship to global events and debates.

Author / Editor information

Robert Mason is a lecturer at Griffith University, Queensland. He is editor of several collections, including Cultures in Refuge: Seeking Sanctuary in Modern Australia (2012 with Anna Hayes) and Migration and Insecurity: Citizenship and Social Inclusion in a Transnational Era (2013 with Niklaus Steiner and Anna Hayes). His research focuses on emotion and the legacies of violence in both migration and heritage.

Reviews

“The contributions to Legacies of Violence represent a compelling effort to use violence as a framework for understanding the interconnectedness of issues like whiteness and the state. This collection makes an important contribution to our historical understanding of Australian history, and to the history of violence, race, gender, and sexuality.” · Gregory Smithers, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction: Rendering the Legacies of the Past Robert Mason Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 The Politics of State-Sanctioned Violence in Australia: Racialized Constructions of Nation Linda Briskman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Part I Hidden Violence
Chapter 2 Uncovering the Shameful: Sexual Violence on an Australian Colonial Frontier Libby Connors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Chapter 3 Fighting for Dignity: Migrant Identities in the Workplaces of Northern Australia Robert Mason Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Chapter 4 The Family Trust: On Assimilation, Migration and Concealing Ambivalent Identities Ruth Longdin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Chapter 5 Legacies of the Uyghur Homeland and Uyghur-Australians Anna Hayes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
Part II Intimate Violence
Chapter 6 The Greek Civil War, Child Removal and Traumatic Pasts in Australia Joy Damousi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Chapter 7 From Hell to Hope Postwar Jewish Holocaust Survivor Migration Suzanne D. Rutland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
Chapter 8 HIV/AIDS, Loss and the Australian Gay Community Robert Reynolds and Shirleene Robinson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
Part III Sanctioned Violence
Chapter 9 The RSL and Post-First World War Returned Soldier Violence in Australia Martin Crotty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Chapter 10 Service Personnel Australian Experiences of Interculturality and Violence in British India Richard Gehrmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Chapter 11 Race and Ethnicity in Sex Crimes Trials from 1950s Australia Andy Kaladelfos and Lisa Featherstone Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Chapter 12 The Violence of Exclusion: Australia’s Migration Zone Excision and the State of Exception Farida Fozdar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 266
Keywords: History: 20th Century to Present; History: 18th/19th Century; Colonial History

eBook

Published: December 1, 2016
ISBN: 9781785334375