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Calling the shots : Aboriginal photographs

by Jane Lydon

This collection examines historical photographs of Indigenous Australians, focusing on the interactions between photographers and subjects. It incorporates Indigenous perspectives to re-evaluate these archives as tools for reclaiming culture, history, and identity.

Accession 16508 ISBN 9781922059598 Publisher Aboriginal Studies Press
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Historically, photographs of Indigenous Australians were often produced under unequal and exploitative circumstances. Today, however, such images represent a rich cultural heritage for descendants who can use this archive to explore Aboriginal history, to identify relatives, and to reclaim culture. In Calling the Shots, contributors investigate the Indigenous significance of engaging with images from each of the former colonies. The result is a fresh perspective on Australia's past, and on present-day Indigenous identities. Rather than telling us what the white photographer saw, this book focuses upon the interactions between photographer and Indigenous people and the living meanings the photos have today. --blurb

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