History Australia: Special Issue 2011: History of Popular Culture

Book Description

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History Australia: Journal of the Australian Historical Association Vol 8 Number 1 April 2011

This special issue of History Australia considers the many ways in which history has been sued, taught, invoked and reconstituted in a range of popular media and cultural forms for a wide diversity of audiences.

Featured articles include:

• Digging Up the Past: Frank Clune, Australian Historian and Media Personality - Written by prominent media historian Bridget Griffen-Foley, this major biographical research essay evaluates Frank Clune, an incredibly popular mid-20th-century travel writer, radio broadcaster, and popular historian. The paper delves into how Clune shaped public historical memory and Australian media culture prior to the formal professionalisation of academic history."
• Stories of Child Migration - Contributed by local historian and academic Ian Willis, this critical study examines the complex archival records, social frameworks, and personal narratives surrounding child migration policies into Australia during the 19th and 20th century.