Locating Suburbia: Memory, Place, Creativity

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The identity of suburbia, so far as it can be ascribed one, is shifting and insecure, a borderline and liminal space. Dominant stereotypes have listed it as ‘on the margins’ beyond edges of cultural sophistication and tradition’ and the areas that make up ‘sprawl’. But in the twenty-first century this static view has to be modified. As is evident from this collection, suburban dwellers themselves have redefined themselves. This collection explores the range and complexity of twenty-first century responses to city suburbs, predominantly in Sydney. It draws on a range of approaches – from history to creative non-fiction and multi-media.

About the author

Paula Hamilton is Professor of History at the University of Technology, Sydney. She has been a practitioner of oral history for 30 years and has worked in a range of projects with community groups, museums, heritage agencies and local councils. She is also the co-director of the Australian Centre for Public History and has published widely in public history, oral history and memory studies. Her most recent publications are Places of the Heart: Memorials in Australia (with Paul Ashton and Rose Searby, 2012), History at the Crossroads: Australians and the Past (with Paul Ashton, 2010) and Oral History and Public Memories (co-edited with Linda Shopes, 2009).

Paul Ashton is Professor of Public History at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is co-editor of the journal Public History Review and Co-Director of the Australian Centre for Public History. A Board Member of the Dictionary of Sydney, his publications included Australia History Now (co-edited with Anna Clark) and History at the Crossroads: Australians and the Past (with Paula Hamilton).

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