A Political History of Colonial Australian Poetry. This project aims to provide the first comprehensive study of colonial Australian poetry and to demonstrate that poetry's political claims and impact

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A Political History of Colonial Australian Poetry. This project aims to provide the first comprehensive study of colonial Australian poetry and to demonstrate that poetry's political claims and impacts. It expects to generate new knowledge of the ways in which poetry served as a powerful medium for the advancement and contestation of colonial regimes of political, cultural and legal settlement. Based on archival research covering poetry's circulation in the long nineteenth century, the project's outcomes will show how poetry formed an indispensable element in the constitution of Australian political and cultural formations that endure today. Expected benefits include better public understanding of Australia's literary heritage and its critical contributions to culture and nationhood.. Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships. Field: 4705 - Literary Studies. Lead: Dr Thomas Ford