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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | Long History, Deep Time: Deepening Histories of Place |
Editors | Ann McGrath and Mary Anne Jebb |
Place of Publication | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
Publisher | ANU Press |
Pages | 151-162 |
Volume | 1 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Print) | 9781925022520 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |