Bronzed Aussie: The Memorialisation of Henry Lawson

Authors

  • Chris Lee The University of Southern Queensland

Keywords:

Henry Lawson, memorials, nation

Abstract

The paper argues that Lawson's death, his burial and his memorialisation demonstrate that as an icon of Australia he is neither real nor authentic, but a source of capital to be contested by the rival interests that score and divide what can only ever be the misplaced dream of one nation.

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Published

2013-02-14

Issue

1997: Land and Identity: Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Conference

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