Six Peaks Speak

Unsettling Legacies in Southern Dja Dja Wurrung Country

Barry Golding, Clive Clive Willman

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English

Common Ground Research Networks
01 November 2024

Historical geography; Colonialism & imperialism; Mountains; Management of land & natural resources

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Mountains can tell us much about our past. Six iconic peaks in Central Victoria, Australia, Mounts Kooroocheang, Beckworth, Greenock, Tarrengower, Alexander, and Franklin, tower above the rich volcanic grasslands. Each has borne witness to dramatic changes in Dja Dja Wurrung Country over the past two centuries. Six Peaks Speak tells the unique stories and continuing legacies of these mountains from a multidisciplinary perspective. Created as part of Barry Golding's State Library Victoria Creative Fellowship in 2023, it accesses seldom-visited archives, turning the idea of 'settling' on its head, instead using 'unsettling' as its fundamental organizing principle. The book threads insights and evidence from diverse historical sources, including First Nations, geological, ecological, community, and reserve management. The peak-specific stories illustrate how many 'taken for granted' aspects of mountains may not be as they seem. This timely book raises questions about the extent to which mountain peaks and their surrounding reserves have been managed in the public interest. In the process, it seeks to answer the broader question, 'How can we help future generations deal with the unsettling legacies of what has happened to mountains?' It makes reference in its conclusion to the origins of International Mountain Day in the US, in the same era as these peaks were being unsettled in Australia in 1838. Aside from what it reveals about the six peaks, the book showcases ideas and methodologies for creatively reconnecting with and healing other mountains and the people who today live on their flanks, and on Country in between.

By: Barry Golding, Clive Clive Willman
Imprint: Common Ground Research Networks
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 993g
ISBN: 9781963049480
ISBN 10: 1963049489
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 01 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active