Autobiographical memory in an Aboriginal Australian community : culture, place and narrative
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Autobiographical memory in an Aboriginal Australian community : culture, place and narrative
（Palgrave Macmillan memory studies）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-185) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book shares and analyses the stories of Opal, a senior Alyawarra woman. Through her stories the reader glimpses the harsh colonial realities which many Aboriginal Australians have faced, highlighting the cultural embeddedness of autobiographical memory from a philosophical, psychological and anthropological perspective.
Table of Contents
Contents List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: Remembering Alpurrurulam 1. Opal's Stories 2. 'Auto' is not Automatic 3. 'Auto' is not Alone 4. Translating Memory 5. Journey of a Lifetime 6. Country, Memory, Culture 7. Memory and Dreaming Discussion Notes References Index
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