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

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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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