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Autobiography in Australian parliamentary first speeches
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posted on 2010-01-01, 00:00 authored by David MccooeyDavid Mccooey, David LoweDavid LoweThis article analyzes the autobiographical content in the First Speeches of three Australian parliaments (1950, 1976, and 1996). It argues that such autobiographical disclosure has significant political functions—in particular, representing credentials, and representing social and political affiliations. The essay argues that these functions highlight, and finesse, the paradoxical condition that parliamentarians find themselves in, of having to simultaneously represent themselves and their constituencies.
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Biography (Honolulu) : an interdiscliplinary quarterlyVolume
33Issue
1Season
WinterPagination
68 - 83Publisher
University of Hawaii Press, Journals DepartmentLocation
Honolulu, Hi.Publisher DOI
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0162-4962eISSN
1529-1456Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2010, Biographical Research CenterUsage metrics
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