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Public histories and private struggles: the place of Janet McCalman’s Struggletown in Australian historiography
Citation
Pascoe Leahy, C, Public histories and private struggles: the place of Janet McCalman's Struggletown in Australian historiography, History Australia, 16, (4) pp. 656-673. ISSN 1449-0854 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2019 Australian Historical Association
DOI: doi:10.1080/14490854.2019.1670074
Abstract
On the 35th anniversary of the publication of Struggletown: Public and Private Life in Richmond 1900–1965, this article explores the reception of the book and its subsequent impact on Australian historiography. In undertaking this project, author Janet McCalman drew upon strands of social history, women’s history, oral history and urban history, and indeed the book has continued to influence the further development of these sub-disciplines. In the tradition of oral history research – which draws upon collaboration and dialogue to develop historical knowledge – I have interviewed McCalman about her experiences of writing Struggletown and invited the perspectives of a group of influential Australian historians. From a modest birth in 1984, the book was received with widespread acclaim and has entered the ranks of works that outlive the time of their publication and continue to influence scholars decades after they are created.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | history, historiography, oral history, women's history, urban history, public history, Australian history, social history |
Research Division: | History, Heritage and Archaeology |
Research Group: | Historical studies |
Research Field: | Australian history |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Understanding past societies |
Objective Field: | Understanding Australia's past |
UTAS Author: | Pascoe Leahy, C (Dr Carla Pascoe Leahy) |
ID Code: | 148735 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Deposited By: | History and Classics |
Deposited On: | 2022-02-04 |
Last Modified: | 2022-03-17 |
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