134 P - Uncovering Intersectional Australian Identities in Oral History Archives

Friday, June 2, 2017: 1:45 PM-3:15 PM
SC 143 (Hofstra University)
Chair:
Marcia M Gallo, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
A Hostile Institution? Lesbian Women and the Australian Military, 1960s-1980s
Shirleene Robinson, Macquarie University
Memory, place and motherhood: Oral histories of urban and regional Australian mothers since 1945
Carla Pascoe, University of Melbourne
The Australian American "War Bride" Story: who was excluded? Desire and mobility across colourlines and the limits of race in the aftermath of the Pacific War (1941-1945).
Karen Hughes, Swinburne University

Session Abstract

This panel brings together a number of papers which use oral histories to explore the experience of Australian women. The topics addressed in this session include motherhood, lesbian military soldiers, queer lives and relationships, mixed race relationships, and immigration.

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