Historyless People

Jeanine Leane

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    Abstract

    The construct of 'history' defines time as a space that can be measured. Time flows in a certain linear direction where people 'make' history. Historical discourse defines timelessness as a existence where time is not marked but melds in an unchanging, static environment. This chapter looks at the reconfiguration of time, place, history, memory, myth, magic and impossibility in Waanyi writer Alexis Wright's story 'Carpentaria'.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationLong History, Deep Time: Deepening Histories of Place
    EditorsAnn McGrath and Mary Anne Jebb
    Place of PublicationCanberra, Australian Capital Territory
    PublisherANU Press
    Pages151-162
    Volume1
    Edition1st
    ISBN (Print)9781925022520
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

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