Seeing The First Australians
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Ian Donaldson & Tamsin Donaldson
Binding: Paperback
Published: George Allen & Unwin, 1985
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Seeing the First Australians presents a powerful interdisciplinary study of how Aboriginal Australians have been visually represented from the colonial era to the modern day. This nonfiction work combines art history, anthropology, and cultural criticism to chart the shifting portrayals of Indigenous people in European art, photography, and public discourse. Donaldson argues that these images have shaped—and often distorted—public understanding of Aboriginal identity, reinforcing stereotypes while occasionally offering glimpses of truth. The book illustrates how visual culture intersects with colonial power, scientific theory, and evolving social attitudes, offering a critical lens on the politics of representation.
Author: Ian Donaldson & Tamsin Donaldson
Binding: Paperback
Published: George Allen & Unwin, 1985
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Seeing the First Australians presents a powerful interdisciplinary study of how Aboriginal Australians have been visually represented from the colonial era to the modern day. This nonfiction work combines art history, anthropology, and cultural criticism to chart the shifting portrayals of Indigenous people in European art, photography, and public discourse. Donaldson argues that these images have shaped—and often distorted—public understanding of Aboriginal identity, reinforcing stereotypes while occasionally offering glimpses of truth. The book illustrates how visual culture intersects with colonial power, scientific theory, and evolving social attitudes, offering a critical lens on the politics of representation.