National history and migrant history after the transnational turn: the French in Australia and the articulation of Frenchness

This article considers the advancements made in Australian historical scholarship since the transnational turn and how these can now be applied to the writing of national histories. In particular, by considering the case of ‘the French presence’ in Australia, it explores how transnational insights c...

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Main Author: Alexis BERGANTZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA) 2017-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/erea/5803
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description This article considers the advancements made in Australian historical scholarship since the transnational turn and how these can now be applied to the writing of national histories. In particular, by considering the case of ‘the French presence’ in Australia, it explores how transnational insights can help bridge the historiographical divide between ‘ethnic’ or ‘contribution’ history and mainstream Australian history through the use of cultural theory.
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National history and migrant history after the transnational turn: the French in Australia and the articulation of Frenchness
E-REA
historiography
France
multiculturalism
migration
Australia
transnational
title National history and migrant history after the transnational turn: the French in Australia and the articulation of Frenchness
title_full National history and migrant history after the transnational turn: the French in Australia and the articulation of Frenchness
title_fullStr National history and migrant history after the transnational turn: the French in Australia and the articulation of Frenchness
title_full_unstemmed National history and migrant history after the transnational turn: the French in Australia and the articulation of Frenchness
title_short National history and migrant history after the transnational turn: the French in Australia and the articulation of Frenchness
title_sort national history and migrant history after the transnational turn the french in australia and the articulation of frenchness
topic historiography
France
multiculturalism
migration
Australia
transnational
url https://journals.openedition.org/erea/5803
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