Lorina L Barker
Biographic Data
| ID | 5642233 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorina L Barker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorina L |
| FAMILY NAME | Barker |
| SIGNATURE | BARKER L L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of New England |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6483-5523 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rail relations
Australian railway histories are dominated by narratives of engineering triumphs, colonial expansion into empty land, and bringing civilisation and development through railway infrastructure. These settler-colonial stories can be read back on themselves as histories and geographies of Aboriginal dispossession and colonial possession. Indeed, Aboriginal people, lands, waterways, and cultures have always been implicated in railway infrastructures, …
The Jimmie Barker corpus
Jimmie Barker (1900–1972) was a Muruwari Elder, Cultural Knowledge Holder, linguist, historian, ethnographer, inventor and sound engineer who produced over 113 h of audio recordings using reel-to-reel tape recorders between 1968 and 1972. Jimmie was supported in his endeavours by Janet Mathews and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) (formerly, the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies). The “Ba…
What Do We Want? A Political History of Aboriginal Land Rights in New South Wales
What Do We Want? A Political History of Aboriginal Land Rights in New South Wales is a wonderfully insightful historical account of the NSW Aboriginal Lands Rights movement. It is an interdisciplinary study of a subject matter that is, as the author, Heidi Norman, explains from the outset, ‘personal, political and intellectual’ (xiii). Many Aboriginal people like myself, who grew up with Aboriginal Land Rights and the Land Council structure, feel…
Hangin’ Out” and “Yarnin”
Weilmoringle or Wayilmarrangkalku means ‘old man saltbush’ in the Muruwari language. It is a remote Aboriginal community and pastoral property two-hours northeast of Bourke and it is where I grew up. This article explores my ambivalent feelings, triggered by returning there after many years away. In collecting oral histories for community/family research, I am faced with many social and ethical issues, as well as personal ones. I am learning much…
Hangin’ Out” and “Yarnin”
Weilmoringle or Wayilmarrangkalku means ‘old man saltbush’ in the Muruwari language. It is a remote Aboriginal community and pastoral property two-hours northeast of Bourke and it is where I grew up. This article explores my ambivalent feelings, triggered by returning there after many years away. In collecting oral histories for community/family research, I am faced with many social and ethical issues, as well as personal ones. I am learning much…
Rail relations
Australian railway histories are dominated by narratives of engineering triumphs, colonial expansion into empty land, and bringing civilisation and development through railway infrastructure. These settler-colonial stories can be read back on themselves as histories and geographies of Aboriginal dispossession and colonial possession. Indeed, Aboriginal people, lands, waterways, and cultures have always been implicated in railway infrastructures, …
Hangin’ Out” and “Yarnin”
Weilmoringle or Wayilmarrangkalku means ‘old man saltbush’ in the Muruwari language. It is a remote Aboriginal community and pastoral property two-hours northeast of Bourke and it is where I grew up. This article explores my ambivalent feelings, triggered by returning there after many years away. In collecting oral histories for community/family research, I am faced with many social and ethical issues, as well as personal ones. I am learning much…
What Do We Want? A Political History of Aboriginal Land Rights in New South Wales
What Do We Want? A Political History of Aboriginal Land Rights in New South Wales is a wonderfully insightful historical account of the NSW Aboriginal Lands Rights movement. It is an interdisciplinary study of a subject matter that is, as the author, Heidi Norman, explains from the outset, ‘personal, political and intellectual’ (xiii). Many Aboriginal people like myself, who grew up with Aboriginal Land Rights and the Land Council structure, feel…
The Jimmie Barker corpus
Jimmie Barker (1900–1972) was a Muruwari Elder, Cultural Knowledge Holder, linguist, historian, ethnographer, inventor and sound engineer who produced over 113 h of audio recordings using reel-to-reel tape recorders between 1968 and 1972. Jimmie was supported in his endeavours by Janet Mathews and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) (formerly, the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies). The “Ba…
Rail relations
Australian railway histories are dominated by narratives of engineering triumphs, colonial expansion into empty land, and bringing civilisation and development through railway infrastructure. These settler-colonial stories can be read back on themselves as histories and geographies of Aboriginal dispossession and colonial possession. Indeed, Aboriginal people, lands, waterways, and cultures have always been implicated in railway infrastructures, …
History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (3 works) · Ethnology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Ambivalence (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)