My Place - Sally Morgan Flashcards
What’s the Native Act in 1944 and why was it “fake”?
It was an Act that said that Aboriginal people could apply to become citizens of Australia —> certificate of citizenship that could be taken away if the rules weren’t respected
1967 —> officially recognised as citizens by the Federal Government of Australia
Who is David Unaipon and what did he make?
He was an Aboriginal inventor, considered as the first Aboriginal author to be published, in 1929
1960s for the Aboriginal Literature
Modern, contemporary Indigenous Australian literature emerged in the late 1960s to give expression to Aboriginal cultural and political consciousness
- Kath Walker, the first aboriginal woman to be published
1970s in the Aboriginal literature
- Emergence of testimonial, autobiographical narrative and the recovery of “blood memory”
- lots of authors that published autobiographies
- the theatre as a place to let know and share the aboriginal culture —> The National Black Theatre
What’s the Western Desert Art Movement?
It’s an art movement emerged in the 1960s and involved the people that lived in the desert of the west and north Australia. They are the most art prolific people in the continent and developed all types of arts.
They speak a dialect, called the Western Desert Language
1980s in the Aboriginal literature
Sally Morgan —> My Place 1987 was the most important and significant work of the period
1990s in the Aboriginal literature
three main events that influence the literature:
- 1992 —> the mabo case in the High Court of Australia
- 1993 International Year of the World’s Indigenous People —> speech by the PM
- 1997 —> Bringing Them Home Report
Which is the most important stolen generations story written in book?
Follow the Rabbit-proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara in 1996
What are the differences between the autobiographical genre in the western and aboriginal literature?
- it is a writing-back of the white histories of Australia
- the sense of collectivity and community
Which genres appear in the aboriginal literature?
Chick lit, thriller, scientific fiction…
Is My Place an autobiography?
No, only the story of Sally is an autobiography, but the other stories are oral stories that have been written by Sally without interferences and changes
What’s the yarn language?
It’s a way of storytelling, that uses gestures, facial expressions, body language, change in tone and volume… it is a language typical of the aboriginal people, that is spoken by the 80% of them and it makes it possible to tell the experiences and the culture of the Aboriginal people.
It is common and incorrectly addressed as “broken english”
