Who was “Big George”? An exploration and critique of Aboriginalist discourse within historical photographic and written texts

This thesis is a series of counter-histories to the visual and written textual representations of Jaal, a Yamaji figure who was also known as “Big George the Cannibal” and “King George of Meekatharra”. It is set against the backdrop of violent colonisation and two scientific expeditions to the Murch...

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Main Author: Barrington, Robin
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1243
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-12432017-02-20T06:39:14Z Who was “Big George”? An exploration and critique of Aboriginalist discourse within historical photographic and written texts Barrington, Robin This thesis is a series of counter-histories to the visual and written textual representations of Jaal, a Yamaji figure who was also known as “Big George the Cannibal” and “King George of Meekatharra”. It is set against the backdrop of violent colonisation and two scientific expeditions to the Murchison in Western Australia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1243 en Curtin University fulltext
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Who was “Big George”? An exploration and critique of Aboriginalist discourse within historical photographic and written texts
title Who was “Big George”? An exploration and critique of Aboriginalist discourse within historical photographic and written texts
title_full Who was “Big George”? An exploration and critique of Aboriginalist discourse within historical photographic and written texts
title_fullStr Who was “Big George”? An exploration and critique of Aboriginalist discourse within historical photographic and written texts
title_full_unstemmed Who was “Big George”? An exploration and critique of Aboriginalist discourse within historical photographic and written texts
title_short Who was “Big George”? An exploration and critique of Aboriginalist discourse within historical photographic and written texts
title_sort who was “big george”? an exploration and critique of aboriginalist discourse within historical photographic and written texts
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1243