Publisher's Synopsis
The book is a compilation of papers on how the determining factors of a culture text should be considered and what the parameters of its critical value systems should be; these contentious issues have been addressed by researchers working on Australian studies. The essays included in the book cover a surprisingly extensive range: from the colonial to the contemporary, from the Aborigine to the diasporic contentions of place and space, from ritualistic praxis to environmental activism. This wide spectrum of critical approaches raises an implicit issue of coming to terms with Australian national culture. Some of the topics covered in the book include Space and Place in Australian literature, Aboriginal Studies, History, Culture and Identity and Re-negotiating the Landscape.
