Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0557081

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0557081

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Sex in a Strange Country: Literary Obscenity in Twentieth-Century Australia. As recently as February 2004, Australian newspapers were again raising the question of how obscenity is defined. This project is the first comprehensive literary treatment of Australian obscenity censorship. It places the Australian case in context for similar studies in the UK and US, and particularizes it as an instance of colonial regimes. The publications that result will enhance the knowledge base of key stakeholders in that debate, from the Australian Film and Literature Classification Board to writers and other cultural producers, to public policy debates, and scholarship in the fields of literary, legal and cultural history in Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-02-2005

End Date: 31-12-2009

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $250,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Literary Studies | Culture, Gender, Sexuality | Australian And New Zealand | Postcolonial And Global Cultural Studies |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Australian And New Zealand | Culture, Gender, Sexuality | Languages and Literature | Literary Studies | Postcolonial And Global Cultural Studies | Understanding Australia'S Past

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