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Bain Attwood in conversation with Arnold Zable

Published: 17 June 2009

Possession: Batman's Treaties and the Matter of History tells the fascinating story of the only treaties ever made between settlers and Aboriginal people in Australia. It contemplates why these agreements were forged, how the Aboriginal people understood their terms, and why the government repudiated them.

It considers the ways settler society has endeavoured to make good its possession by repeatedly creating histories that have recalled or repressed the memory of Batman, the treaties, and the Aborigines' destruction and dispossession. And it charts how Aboriginal people have unsettled this history through their remembering.

Bain Attwood is a leading scholar in the field of cross-cultural history. He is professor in the School of Historical Studies, Monash University, and adjunct professor in the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research at Australian National University.

Admission is free. All welcome. Book by contacting Readings on the details below.

Time: 6:30 pm
Date: Monday 22 June, 2009
Venue: Readings Bookshop Carlton

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