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oapen-20.500.12657-337562022-04-26T12:23:36Z Exploring the Legacy of the 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition Thomas, Martin Neale, Margo arnhem land australian aboriginal australians scientific expedition discovery exploration american Groote Eylandt Gunbalanya Northern Territory Yolngu bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHM Anthropology In 1948 a collection of scientists, anthropologists and photographers journeyed to northern Australia for a seven-month tour of research and discovery—now regarded as ‘the last of the big expeditions’. The American–Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land was front-page news at the time, but 60 years later it is virtually unknown. This lapse into obscurity was due partly to the fraught politics of Australian anthropology and animus towards its leader, the Adelaide-based writer-photographer Charles Mountford. Promoted as a ‘friendly mission’ that would foster good relations between Australia and its most powerful wartime ally, the Expedition was sponsored by National Geographic, the Smithsonian Institution and the Australian Government. An unlikely cocktail of science, diplomacy and popular geography, the Arnhem Land Expedition put the Aboriginal cultures of the vast Arnhem Land reserve on an international stage. 2013-11-09 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:55:29Z 2020-04-01T14:55:29Z 2011 book 459230 OCN: 804032395 9781921666452 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33756 eng application/pdf n/a 459230.pdf http://epress.anu.edu.au/titles/arnhem_citation ANU Press 10.26530/OAPEN_459230 10.26530/OAPEN_459230 ddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71 9781921666452 471 Canberra open access
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In 1948 a collection of scientists, anthropologists and photographers journeyed to northern Australia for a seven-month tour of research and discovery—now regarded as ‘the last of the big expeditions’. The American–Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land was front-page news at the time, but 60 years later it is virtually unknown. This lapse into obscurity was due partly to the fraught politics of Australian anthropology and animus towards its leader, the Adelaide-based writer-photographer Charles Mountford. Promoted as a ‘friendly mission’ that would foster good relations between Australia and its most powerful wartime ally, the Expedition was sponsored by National Geographic, the Smithsonian Institution and the Australian Government. An unlikely cocktail of science, diplomacy and popular geography, the Arnhem Land Expedition put the Aboriginal cultures of the vast Arnhem Land reserve on an international stage.
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