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The Blackbirding Archipelago in Australian and Pacific Literatures’
Throughout history, islands have been physically and imaginatively constructed as a site of enforced isolation beyond a mainland territory: for quarantine, incarceration, and indefinite detainment. Drawing on Edouard Glissant’s concept of archipelagic thought, Dr Moore asks, under what conditions can we identify connections between islands of containment?
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Roderick Early Career Researcher Visiting Fellows
Associate Professor Roger Osborne speaks to Roderick Centre Fellows Dr Keyvan Allahyari, Dr Meg Brayshaw and Dr Dashiell Moore about how the projects they are undertaking at James Cook University speak to the present and future of Australian literary studies.
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In the News
27/08/2024 - mentioned in Mirage News: Early Career Researchers Awarded $9m Funding 27 August