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The Collective Memory of the Hairy Man

Public OpenAlex metadata record for a published work matching 'hairy man'. Work type: article. Publication/source: Swamphen a Journal of Cultural Ecology (ASLEC-ANZ). Location signal is figure-associated region (Australia), not a verified event place. Abstract excerpt: My work with the Hairy Man st…

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799
Year
2,024
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Record ID
799
Source
OpenAlex
Publication
Swamphen a Journal of Cultural Ecology (ASLEC-ANZ)
Author
Fred Gesha
Published
2024-03-01
Narrative type
Hairy Humanoid and Wild-Person Accounts
Public-text label
hairy man
Archive period
Digital Era
Location
Australia (Australia): low
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Public OpenAlex metadata record for a published work matching 'hairy man'. Work type: article. Publication/source: Swamphen a Journal of Cultural Ecology (ASLEC-ANZ). Location signal is figure-associated region (Australia), not a verified event place. Abstract excerpt: My work with the Hairy Man story aims to debunk the false narratives of colonialist invaders who sought to legitimate dominion over, and transform the identities of, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – who were often referred to as scarcely human – in order to seize land to declare ‘Terra Nullius’. I show how cultural knowledge of the Hairy Man is integral to how I identify with and connect to Country. I t

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