Settling in the land of wine and honey: cultural tourism, local history and some Australian legends
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Article Title | Settling in the land of wine and honey: cultural tourism, local history and some Australian legends |
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ERA Journal ID | 34876 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Lee, Christopher |
Journal Title | Journal of Australian Studies |
Journal Citation | 29 (86), pp. 47-59 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2005 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 0314-769X |
1444-3058 | |
1835-6419 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/14443050509388031 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14443058.asp |
Abstract | This essay looks at tensions between metropolitan and local versions of history in imagining national and regional identities for tourists and locals. It pursues the theme through a case study of the uses of the reputation of Australian writer Henry Lawson (1867-1922) by regional communities in New South Wales, Australia. Lawson grew up in the Mudgee/Gulgong region and many of his stories and poems relate to the area. This body of work and his substantial national reputation provide the local population with a potent resource for local memory and cultural tourism. |
Keywords | cultural tourism, regional identity, local memory, local history, public memory, Australian literature, Henry Lawson, national identity, regional identity, race, memorialisation, reputation |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 450107. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history |
470212. Multicultural, intercultural and cross-cultural studies | |
430302. Australian history | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Public Memory Research Centre |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9xwz4/settling-in-the-land-of-wine-and-honey-cultural-tourism-local-history-and-some-australian-legends
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