ISBN: 9780734049025 (1 results)
INDIGENOUS PLACE; Contemporary Buildings, Landmarks and Places of Significance in South East Australia and Beyond
A. D. Pieris, N. T. Tootell, F. Johnson, J. K. McGaw, R. Berg.
Published by University of Melbourne- Melbourne School of Design, Melbourne, 2014
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- First Edition
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. With an errata slip loosely inserted at front, illustrated, a fine copy. Explores contemporary Indigenous place making; draws on examples of Indigenous cultural spaces from Australian metropolitan centres including Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Darwin, remote and regional areas; asks what makes a culturally appropriate representation of Aboriginality; surveyed cultural sites and facilities -- artworks, landscape and civic projects, purpose-built Aboriginal cultural centres and museums, commemorative sites, and political sites; discusses political struggles, decolonising ideas and community empowerment; joint project between University of Melbourne, Deakin University, the City of Melbourne Indigenous Arts Program, Reconciliation Victoria and The Victorian Traditional Owners Land Justice Group; launched as part of the 2014 Melbourne Indigenous Arts Festival. ; 250 x 210mm; 284 pages. …
