Australian History

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files and folk tales which he believed had a greater impact on our cultural beliefs and ideas. Darnton also had the idea that Cultural identity was a based on how people interpreted history for themselves. Darnton idea was that the little things in everyday life were the basis of culture and he was more interested in the uses and function of material culture irrespective of its insignificant nature. Diaries are still part of the material culture Darnton uses to define his idea of how cultural identities are formed; diaries are a good example of an everyday material culture that is good to think with whether it be to record daily tasks or in the form of journal accounts. Both of these researchers had the idea that culture comes from history but with the difference that Darnton believed cultural identities came from the way that humans interpreted history and everyday material culture instead of the idea that culture was based solely on history itself as Geertz suggested. Both of ...

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being obsessed with owning their home because they all want to have that laid back lifestyle and owning your own house in Australia is a sign of success and we all want to be recognised as successful and homeowners. Craik makes the suggestion that the Queenslander house is the most iconic of all the Aussie homes, the Queenslander intricately shows how material culture can shape the way that our homes are designed and are used as a social identity. She mentions things such as the verandah that were once used as a functionality to keep the sun out but let the breeze in and how that idea was gradually changed and the verandah became a living space on its own when family sizes with a number of ...

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