I had gone to teach but stayed to learn”

Geraldine MacKenzie at Aurukun Mission, 1925–1965

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9744931
AutoresJoanna Cruickshank (0000-0001-9155-2625, Deakin University, autor de correspondencia), Patricia Grimshaw (The University of Melbourne)
Año2015
Volumen39
Número1
Páginas54-65
Fecha de publicación2015-01-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Australian Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1444-3058 • E-ISSN: 1835-6419
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14443058.2014.988636
OpenAlexW2083303597
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2

n\t\t\t\t\tThis article examines the missionary career of Geraldine MacKenzie who, with her husband Bill MacKenzie, served on the Presbyterian mission at Aurukun on the Cape York Peninsula between 1925 and 1965. It focuses primarily on MacKenzie’s own interpretation of and reflection on her experiences, as described in her memoir, Aurukun Diary. While the memoir elides some of the more controversial features of the MacKenzies’ tenure at Aurukun, it provides insights into the changing nature of missionary theology and practice on Aboriginal missions in the early twentieth century, particularly as they relate to the role of women—both missionaries and mission residents.\n\t\t\t\t

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