Abstract

One question that has permeated throughout history and continues to persist today, attracting much controversy amongst academics seems to be whether or not historians have provided an accurate account of Aboriginal history. This week 2 topic, The Battlefield of Aboriginal History, particularly offers valuable insights as individuals continue to wrangle this question, paving the way for reconciliation by proposing alternate methods of Aboriginal representation that promote authenticity.

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  • Most notably, this topic forces readers to consider historians ‘inattention' to the truths of Aboriginal Australian history, conceptualised as a ‘cult of forgetfulness practised on a national scale’ (Stanner 1969, p. 24)

  • One question that has permeated throughout history and continues to persist today, attracting much controversy amongst academics seems to be whether or not historians have provided an accurate account of Aboriginal history

  • This topic forces readers to consider historians ‘inattention' to the truths of Aboriginal Australian history, conceptualised as a ‘cult of forgetfulness practised on a national scale’ (Stanner 1969, p. 24)

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This topic forces readers to consider historians ‘inattention' to the truths of Aboriginal Australian history, conceptualised as a ‘cult of forgetfulness practised on a national scale’ (Stanner 1969, p. 24). One question that has permeated throughout history and continues to persist today, attracting much controversy amongst academics seems to be whether or not historians have provided an accurate account of Aboriginal history. This week 2 topic, The Battlefield of Aboriginal History, offers valuable insights as individuals continue to wrangle this question, paving the way for reconciliation by proposing alternate methods of Aboriginal representation that promote authenticity.

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