Archipelagic Connections in Australian and Pacific Literature . Australia is often defined as an isolated island-continent, "girt by sea". This project aims to challenge this protectionist myth by ana

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Archipelagic Connections in Australian and Pacific Literature . Australia is often defined as an isolated island-continent, "girt by sea". This project aims to challenge this protectionist myth by analysing literary and historical connections between different geographical sites that have been represented as enclosed in Australian history. It expects to offer new interpretations of interconnected narratives of Aboriginal Australian, South Sea Islander and migrant enclosure in Australian literature. The project will provide significant benefits, a more inclusive and situated understanding of Australia's connections to the Pacific region, the intersections between colonisation, enslavement, and border protection, and Aboriginal, South Sea Islander, and migrant literatures.. Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. Field: 4705 - Literary Studies. Lead: Dr Dashiell Moore