The Aussie, 1918-1931: cartoons, digger remembrance and First World War identity

Feelings of community, cultural definition and memory were kept alive through the soldiers’ mass circulation tabloid, the Aussie, examined here in the light of theorization of memory and representation, applied to both text and cartoons. The publication’s aim for veterans’ values to become shared national values is analysed in the light of its high profile usage of soft cartoon humour and also of nostalgia – highlighting the limitations as well as the effectiveness in terms of Australia’s evolving national identity. When the post-war economic situation worsened, deeper issues of national tension were glossed over by the use of scapegoats such as ‘profiteers’ and ‘lazy workers’. The armed forces were obliged to take on a political role of lobbying for their cause, but the Aussie as ‘cheerful friend’ experienced its own identity crisis that proved to be terminal

Temptations : sex, selling and the departement store

xxii, 257 p. : il.; 22 cm

Temptation: sex, selling and the department store

xxii+257hlm.;22c

How Queensland political parties promoted crime: the 1992 election. by Gail Reekie and Paul Wilson

tag=1 data=How Queensland political parties promoted crime: the 1992 election. by Gail Reekie and Paul Wilson tag=2 data=Reekie, Gail%Wilson, Paul tag=3 data=Australian Journalism Review, tag=4 data=14 tag=5 data=2 tag=6 data=July/December 1992 tag=7 data=50-57. tag=8 data=ELECTIONS-QLD tag=10 data=How the political parties handle the issue of "law and order" can win or lose elections. tag=11 data=1993/5/2 tag=12 data=93/0097 tag=13 data=CABHow the political parties handle the issue of "law and order" can win or lose elections

On the Edge: Women\u27s Experiences of Queensland [Book Review]

Volume: 12Start Page: 212End Page: 21