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Article: Settling in the land of wine and honey: cultural tourism, local history and some Australian legends.
- Article from:
- Journal of Australian Studies
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
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Rural mythology has historically provided an important focus for cultural explanations of Australian national identity. Since the early 1960s, however, rural myths-especially those represented through the Australian Legend-have been subjected to searching critiques from different positions within and outside the academy. (1) Research using theoretical models interested in the politics of identity exposed the racial and gender bias of the rural legends associated with key Australian writers from the 1890s, in particular. (2) At the same time, the apparent adoption of a form of identity politics in government policies related to migrants and the Indigenous community, along ...