[Editor: This article by P. R. Stephensen was published in the “Forum” section of The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 16 June 1962.] Colonialism in our literature My thirty years’ war By P. R. Stephensen This is an abridgment of a Commonwealth Literary Fund Lecture which Mr … [Read more...] about Colonialism in our literature: My thirty years’ war [by P. R. Stephensen, 16 June 1962]
cultural nationalism
Our neglected culture [5 June 1964]
[Editor: This article was published in Tharunka (Journal of the New South Wales Students’ Union) (Kensington, NSW), 5 June 1964.] Our neglected culture Do you belong to the nescient mass, guilty of neglecting your own culture or of regarding it as something inferior or … [Read more...] about Our neglected culture [5 June 1964]
The cultural cringe [Arthur Phillips, Summer 1950]
[Editor: This article by Arthur Phillips was published in Meanjin, Summer 1950.] Arthur Phillips The cultural cringe The Australian Broadcasting Commission has a Sunday programme, designed to cajole a mild Sabbatarian bestirment of the wits, called ‘Incognito’. Paired … [Read more...] about The cultural cringe [Arthur Phillips, Summer 1950]
“Foreigners in their own country” [The Bulletin, 20 July 1911]
[Editor: This article was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 20 July 1911.] “Foreigners in their own country.” Over three hundred years ago William Camden wrote in the preface to one of his books:— If any there be which are desirous to be strangers on their own … [Read more...] about “Foreigners in their own country” [The Bulletin, 20 July 1911]
Australian Universities and the importing mania [The Bulletin, 20 July 1911]
[Editor: This article was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 20 July 1911. The article attacks the practice of Australian institutions filling important positions with people from overseas, instead of appointing Australians.] Australian Universities and the importing … [Read more...] about Australian Universities and the importing mania [The Bulletin, 20 July 1911]
“There is nothing wrong with Australian speech” [by Dr. A. G. Mitchell, 12 September 1942]
[Editor: This article by Dr. A. G. Mitchell was published in The ABC Weekly (Sydney, NSW), 12 September 1942. This was the second of two articles written by Dr. A. G. Mitchell on the subject for The ABC Weekly; the first article, “Australian speech is here to stay”, was published … [Read more...] about “There is nothing wrong with Australian speech” [by Dr. A. G. Mitchell, 12 September 1942]
Australian speech is here to stay [by Dr. A. G. Mitchell, 5 September 1942]
[Editor: This article by Dr. A. G. Mitchell was published in The ABC Weekly (Sydney, NSW), 5 September 1942. This was the first of two articles written by Dr. A. G. Mitchell on the subject for The ABC Weekly; the second article, “There is nothing wrong with Australian speech”, … [Read more...] about Australian speech is here to stay [by Dr. A. G. Mitchell, 5 September 1942]
Popularising Australian literature and another matter [by P. I. O’Leary, 6 April 1922]
[Editor: This article by P. I. O’Leary was published in The Advocate (Melbourne, Vic.), 6 April 1922.] Popularising Australian literature and another matter. The Australian Natives’ Association was on good ground when it recommended, as it did at its recent conference, … [Read more...] about Popularising Australian literature and another matter [by P. I. O’Leary, 6 April 1922]
Australianism
A collection of items promoting, or relating to, Australianism (an idea which, broadly speaking, relates to Australian patriotism, nativism, and cultural nationalism; the Collins dictionary defines this concept of “Australianism” as “loyalty to Australia, its political … [Read more...] about Australianism