Finding Eliza

Power and Colonial Storytelling

Larissa Behrendt

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Queensland Univ. Press
01 February 2016

History; Social & cultural history; Colonialism & imperialism; Indigenous peoples

Indigenous lawyer and writer Larissa Behrendt has long been fascinated by the story of Eliza Fraser, who was purportedly captured by the local Butchulla people after she was shipwrecked on their island off the Queensland coast in 1836. In this deeply personal book, Behrendt uses Eliza's tale as a starting point to interrogate how Aboriginal people – and indigenous people of other countries – have been portrayed in their colonisers' stories.

Exploring works as diverse as Robinson Crusoe and Coonardoo, Behrendt looks at the ideas embedded in these accounts, such as the supposed promiscuity of Aboriginal women, the fixation on cannibalism, and the myth of the noble savage. Ultimately, Finding Eliza shows how these stories not only reflect the values of their storytellers but also reinforce those values – which in Australia led to the dispossession of Aboriginal people and the enforcement of unjust laws against them.

By: Larissa Behrendt
Imprint: Queensland Univ. Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9780702253904
ISBN 10: 0702253901
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 February 2016
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Reviews for Finding Eliza: Power and Colonial Storytelling

'Larissa Behrendt takes us on the epic colonial narrative of Eliza Fraser, who has been a yoke around the necks of the Butchulla (Badtjala) people and in particular our women ...Finding Eliza covers much ground and is compelling reading.' Fiona Foley