Red Dog, Horses and Bogong Moths: The Memorialisation of Animals in Australia

In this article I examine ways in which animals are memorialised in Australia. By examining the narratives surrounding horses in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, ceremonies for Bogong moths, and touching upon the stories of Red Dog, I show how the intangible can be considered a memorial and a...

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Main Author: Rose Searby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UTS ePRESS 2008-08-01
Series:Public History Review
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Online Access:https://learning-analytics.info/journals/index.php/phrj/article/view/728
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description In this article I examine ways in which animals are memorialised in Australia. By examining the narratives surrounding horses in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, ceremonies for Bogong moths, and touching upon the stories of Red Dog, I show how the intangible can be considered a memorial and a memorial landscape conceived as one that is co-constructed by humans and animals. Understanding memorialisation as intangible facilitates a repositioning of animals in relation to humans and the creation of a new framework of reference for memorialising animals.
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spelling doaj.art-2103987a78c241f0a343507ea4324bf82022-12-21T17:31:49ZengUTS ePRESSPublic History Review1833-49892008-08-011510.5130/phrj.v15i0.728581Red Dog, Horses and Bogong Moths: The Memorialisation of Animals in AustraliaRose SearbyIn this article I examine ways in which animals are memorialised in Australia. By examining the narratives surrounding horses in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, ceremonies for Bogong moths, and touching upon the stories of Red Dog, I show how the intangible can be considered a memorial and a memorial landscape conceived as one that is co-constructed by humans and animals. Understanding memorialisation as intangible facilitates a repositioning of animals in relation to humans and the creation of a new framework of reference for memorialising animals.https://learning-analytics.info/journals/index.php/phrj/article/view/728MemorialsAnimalsHuman–Animal RelationsHeritageBogong MothsHorses
spellingShingle Rose Searby
Red Dog, Horses and Bogong Moths: The Memorialisation of Animals in Australia
Public History Review
Memorials
Animals
Human–Animal Relations
Heritage
Bogong Moths
Horses
title Red Dog, Horses and Bogong Moths: The Memorialisation of Animals in Australia
title_full Red Dog, Horses and Bogong Moths: The Memorialisation of Animals in Australia
title_fullStr Red Dog, Horses and Bogong Moths: The Memorialisation of Animals in Australia
title_full_unstemmed Red Dog, Horses and Bogong Moths: The Memorialisation of Animals in Australia
title_short Red Dog, Horses and Bogong Moths: The Memorialisation of Animals in Australia
title_sort red dog horses and bogong moths the memorialisation of animals in australia
topic Memorials
Animals
Human–Animal Relations
Heritage
Bogong Moths
Horses
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