2002, 26 Minutes

Australian Biography Series 8

Inga Clendinnen is a writer, academic and historian whose work on Aztec and Mayan cultures and the Holocaust has been praised around the world. Recently, she has also turned her attention to the historical relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. In this interview, Inga speaks eloquently about the importance of studying history, her desire to understand how people think and the need to embrace difference, both individual and cultural. She also looks back at her own life with the same candour and perceptiveness for which she is renowned.

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Mark Hamlyn

Robin Hughes

Robin Hughes

Robin Hughes (Interviewer)

Level: Secondary, Tertiary, Lifelong Learning

Curriculum links include: History, SOSE/HSIE, Health, Personal Development, Studies of Religion, English and Media Studies.

 Inga Clendinnen Teachers Notes (Acrobat PDF Document, 77Kb)

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