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    “It is usually about the triumph of the coloniser”: Exploring young people's conceptualisations of Australian history and the implications for Australian identity

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    Authors
    Farrugia, J.
    Dzidic, Peta
    Roberts, Lynne
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Farrugia, J. and Dzidic, P. and Roberts, L. 2018. “It is usually about the triumph of the coloniser”: Exploring young people's conceptualisations of Australian history and the implications for Australian identity. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. 28 (6): pp. 483-494.
    Source Title
    Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
    DOI
    10.1002/casp.2381
    ISSN
    1052-9284
    School
    School of Psychology
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    This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Farrugia, J. and Dzidic, P. and Roberts, L. 2018. “It is usually about the triumph of the coloniser”: Exploring young people's conceptualisations of Australian history and the implications for Australian identity. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. 28 (6): pp. 483-494, which has been published in final form at 10.1002/casp.2381.This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving at http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/70998
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Australians of European descent reconstruct Australian history to silence the mistreatment of Indigenous Australians and to favour the coloniser perspective. Literature suggests that although this reconstructed history is typically accepted uncritically, in recent times, young people may have become more critical of this historical account. Exploring young people's conceptualisations of Australian history may provide insight into emerging perspectives of Australian history, and ultimately young people's understanding of Australian identity. A qualitative research design with a social constructionist approach was adopted. Twelve young people aged 18 to 25 who self-identified as having an interest in Australian history were recruited and participated in a semistructured interview. Interview transcripts were analysed thematically. Three major themes emerged: “learning and ‘relearning’ Australian history,” “making sense of what is happening,” and “who is an Australian?” Viewed through a Freirean lens, some young Australians of European descent appear to be undergoing a conceptual shift from holding perspectives associated with the oppressor to adopting a more critical stance of Australian history. Despite this, understandings of oppression were at times paradoxical. Further research is required to understand the phenomena of this proposed shift and to facilitate and encourage this process of siding with the oppressed.

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