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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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UTS ePRESS
2008-08-01
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| Series: | Public History Review |
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| Online Access: | http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/phrj/article/view/728 |
| Summary: | 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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| ISSN: | 1833-4989 |