14th Sep 09
Dragon Tails: Re-interpreting Chinese-Australian Heritage
9-11 October 2009
Sovereign Hill, Ballarat, Victoria
The themes of this conference include:
* Chinese goldseekers and their legacy
* Developments and issues for Chinese-Australian heritage tourism (regional and urban)
* Everyday life and culture for early Chinese-Australians
* Communicating Chinese-Australian heritage (e.g. education, multimedia, internet technology)
* Early Chinese-Australian formations of politics, identity and citizenship
* Interrogating Chinese-Australian historiography and material culture
* Perspectives on heritage Chinese precincts
* Mapping historical connections between Asia and Australia
* Biographies and oral histories of Chinese-Australian ‘pioneers’
* Creative work that re-interprets Chinese-Australian history
