That old phrase "history is written by the victors" has always been a fraught equation, especially when that history – constructed by those in control of the official archive – has the power to diminish or outright erase those who don't fit the preferred narrative.
It's an issue that strikes at the heart of Western culture, both in the US and – with the ongoing questions over Indigenous erasure – in Australia, where the act of uncovering those vanished narratives can meet with considerable archival resistance.
How do we parse a clearer account of history when the archives, so heavily embedded in the public consciousness, are built on generations of lies?
