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y separately published work icon Wisdom Man single work   autobiography  
Note: As told to Camilla Chance
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Wisdom Man
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'The life story of Banjo Clarke, descendant of Truganini, born in the early 1920s in Victoria, who became known by thousands for his wisdom and kindness, his belief in forgiveness and his deep connection to his land and his ancient culture.' (Source: TROVE)

Notes

  • Dedication: To the future of my people.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 2003 .
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      Extent: xiv, 285p., [16] p. of platesp.
      Description: illus., (some col.) ports.
      Reprinted: 2005 New ed.
      ISBN: 0670040789
Alternative title: 대지를 지키는 사람들
Transliterated title: Taeji rǔl chik`inǔn saramdǔl
Language: Korean
    • Seoul,
      c
      South Korea,
      c
      Korea, East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
      :
      Oraedoen Mirae ,
      2004 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 261p.
      ISBN: 8995501421, 9788995501429

Other Formats

  • Also braille and eBook

Works about this Work

Negotiating the “Drunken Aborigine”: Alcohol in Indigenous Autobiography Sam Dalgarno , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 42 no. 1 2018; (p. 51-64)

'This article approaches the question of how Aboriginal Australians describe their own experiences of drinking alcohol, sometimes to excess, and how they recover, through a reading of seven autobiographies alongside the scholarship on Aboriginal drinking. The evidence contained in these life stories stresses personal factors and adds to the picture we glean from the scholarship, whether academic or governmental, epidemiological, anthropological or historical, which explains Aboriginal drinking habits in more social terms. Thus, the autobiographies themselves make an important intervention into the scholarship on Aboriginal drinking. Beyond this, negotiating with the stereotype of the “drunken Aborigine” is unavoidable for Aboriginal people who write about their drinking and these autobiographies represent a challenge to this popular image. This article examines a previously unexamined discourse on Aboriginal drinking that goes some way towards undermining the public representation of a drunken Aboriginal culture while simultaneously giving individual Aboriginal Australians greater voice in describing their past and current experiences.' (Publication abstract)

People Came from All Over the World Jan Watson , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Tain , Aug-Sept no. 26 2003; (p. 27-28)

— Review of Wisdom Man Banjo Clarke , Camilla Chance , 2003 single work autobiography
Exceptional Forgiveness Sylvia Jones , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Tain , Aug-Sept no. 26 2003; (p. 27)

— Review of Wisdom Man Banjo Clarke , Camilla Chance , 2003 single work autobiography
Wisdom Man by Banjo Clarke, as Told to Camilla Chance Christopher Thompson , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 11 no. 2 2003; (p. 28-29)
Simple Words of Wisdom to Assist Reconciliation Robert Murray , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 March 2003; (p. 6-7)

— Review of Wisdom Man Banjo Clarke , Camilla Chance , 2003 single work autobiography
Non-Fiction Steven Carroll , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 March 2003; (p. 5)

— Review of Wisdom Man Banjo Clarke , Camilla Chance , 2003 single work autobiography ; Asylum : Voices From Behind the Razor Wire 2003 anthology autobiography
Simple Words of Wisdom to Assist Reconciliation Robert Murray , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 March 2003; (p. 6-7)

— Review of Wisdom Man Banjo Clarke , Camilla Chance , 2003 single work autobiography
Exceptional Forgiveness Sylvia Jones , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Tain , Aug-Sept no. 26 2003; (p. 27)

— Review of Wisdom Man Banjo Clarke , Camilla Chance , 2003 single work autobiography
People Came from All Over the World Jan Watson , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Tain , Aug-Sept no. 26 2003; (p. 27-28)

— Review of Wisdom Man Banjo Clarke , Camilla Chance , 2003 single work autobiography
Australia's Other Banjo Martin Flanagan , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 1 March 2003; (p. 3)
Wisdom Man by Banjo Clarke, as Told to Camilla Chance Christopher Thompson , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 11 no. 2 2003; (p. 28-29)
Negotiating the “Drunken Aborigine”: Alcohol in Indigenous Autobiography Sam Dalgarno , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 42 no. 1 2018; (p. 51-64)

'This article approaches the question of how Aboriginal Australians describe their own experiences of drinking alcohol, sometimes to excess, and how they recover, through a reading of seven autobiographies alongside the scholarship on Aboriginal drinking. The evidence contained in these life stories stresses personal factors and adds to the picture we glean from the scholarship, whether academic or governmental, epidemiological, anthropological or historical, which explains Aboriginal drinking habits in more social terms. Thus, the autobiographies themselves make an important intervention into the scholarship on Aboriginal drinking. Beyond this, negotiating with the stereotype of the “drunken Aborigine” is unavoidable for Aboriginal people who write about their drinking and these autobiographies represent a challenge to this popular image. This article examines a previously unexamined discourse on Aboriginal drinking that goes some way towards undermining the public representation of a drunken Aboriginal culture while simultaneously giving individual Aboriginal Australians greater voice in describing their past and current experiences.' (Publication abstract)

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