TY - JOUR
T1 - The first casualty of war
T2 - A reply to McKenna's and Ward's 'Gallipoli pilgrimage and sentimental nationalism'
AU - Scates, Bruce
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The publication of 'Return to Gallipoli' has 'opened up a new front in the historiography of the Anzac myth '. But unlike the simple oppositional paradigms of the History Wars, the sides in this particular dispute are fluid and problematic. This reply to McKenna's and Ward's critique offers new insights into the relationship between feeling, memory and historical understanding as it explores the creative archaeology of 'Return to Gallipoli'. It challenges McKenna's and Ward's singular interpretation of the Anzac experience, identifies flawed and highly selective textual analysis and demonstrates the contested nature of commemoration through the testimony of Anzac travellers themselves.
AB - The publication of 'Return to Gallipoli' has 'opened up a new front in the historiography of the Anzac myth '. But unlike the simple oppositional paradigms of the History Wars, the sides in this particular dispute are fluid and problematic. This reply to McKenna's and Ward's critique offers new insights into the relationship between feeling, memory and historical understanding as it explores the creative archaeology of 'Return to Gallipoli'. It challenges McKenna's and Ward's singular interpretation of the Anzac experience, identifies flawed and highly selective textual analysis and demonstrates the contested nature of commemoration through the testimony of Anzac travellers themselves.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=51249145603&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10314610708601249
DO - 10.1080/10314610708601249
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:51249145603
SN - 1031-461X
VL - 38
SP - 312
EP - 321
JO - Australian Historical Studies
JF - Australian Historical Studies
IS - 130
ER -