Ill-conceived History: An Analysis of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Pill
| Field | Value | Language |
| dc.contributor.author | Barrat, Tiarne | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-12-07 | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-12-07 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-01-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/8813 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The fiftieth anniversary of the pill was an international commemorative event celebrated in 2010, and this thesis is an analysis of the use of history within this anniversary literature. Within the fiftieth anniversary, commemorators relied heavily on the idea of the past in order to make contemporary narratives of the pill appear less controversial to a popular audience. This supressed the polyvalent nature of the pill and resulted in an extremely narrow presentation of this history. This thesis analyses these commemorations as they occurred in the United States and Australia, concluding that this anniversary demonstrated an expedient use of public history. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en_AU | en |
| dc.rights | Other | en |
| dc.subject | Fiftieth anniversary of the pill | en |
| dc.subject | reproductive politics | en |
| dc.subject | using history | en |
| dc.subject | oral contraception | en |
| dc.subject | population control | en |
| dc.subject | commemoration | en |
| dc.title | Ill-conceived History: An Analysis of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Pill | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.type.thesis | Honours | en |
| dc.rights.other | The author retains copyright of this thesis. It may only be used for the purposes of research and study. It must not be used for any other purposes and may not be transmitted or shared with others without prior permission. | en |
| usyd.faculty | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Humanities | |
| usyd.department | Department of History | en |
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