Bibliograph

The flash of recognition, photography and the emergence of indigenous rights, Jane Lydon

Type

Label

The flash of recognition, photography and the emergence of indigenous rights, Jane Lydon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

portraitsillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Intended audience

Tertiary/UndergraduateGeneral

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The flash of recognition

Oclc number

820522719

Responsibility statement

Jane Lydon

Sub title

photography and the emergence of indigenous rights

Summary

As a student, Jane Lydon was shocked by the photograph on the cover of Charles Rowley's 1972 classic, The Destruction of Aboriginal Society, which showed two Aboriginal men in neckchains. In this original and highly illustrated book she uses photography to tell a bigger story of the struggle for Aboriginal rights in Australia

Table Of Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1.Bearing witness -- 2.Behold the tears -- 3.A veil of convention -- 4.We are eagles -- 5.Aboriginal Overlanders -- 6.Looking is deadly -- 7.Gather round people, let me tell you a story -- 8.Out of sight and out of mind?

Target audience

adult

Classification