Lee, Christopher (2005) Settling in the land of wine and honey: cultural tourism, local history and some Australian legends. Journal of Australian Studies, 29 (86). pp. 47-59. ISSN 1444-3058
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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.
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Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Item Status: | Live Archive |
Additional Information: | Author's version deposited with permission of Editor. Please cite this essay as Lee, Christopher.‘Settling in the land of wine and honey: cultural tourism, local history and some Australian legends.’ Terra-Recognition: New Essays in Australian Studies. Journal of Australian Studies no 86 (2006): 47-59. |
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Arts - Department of Humanities and International Studies (Up to 31 Mar 2011) |
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Arts - Department of Humanities and International Studies (Up to 31 Mar 2011) |
Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2007 00:38 |
Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2013 22:37 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | cultural tourism, regional identity, local memory, local history, public memory, Australian literature, Henry Lawson, national identity, regional identity, race, memorialisation, reputation |
Fields of Research (2008): | 21 History and Archaeology > 2103 Historical Studies > 210301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History 20 Language, Communication and Culture > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200209 Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies 21 History and Archaeology > 2103 Historical Studies > 210303 Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) |
Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/14443050509388031 |
URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/1281 |
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