Western research and education draw heavily on evidence-based approaches underpinned
by positivism. Reliance on this scientific approach informs what is to be counted, measured …

Postcolonial Locations seeks to clarify the meaning of 'the postcolonial'through close textual
readings, and prioritises material and located readings over more abstract theoretical …

Something about the apparent romanticism of islands prompts creative reflections such as
those comprising visual artworks in the Dis-covery exhibition touring Australia for 2 years …

Tattooing, piercing and related forms of body modification have become increasingly
popular in recent years, in the United States, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. This has in …

Watchers of the academic skies might have noticed the emergence of a new celestial system
in the last several years: Shakespeare, race, and book history. We have long known of one …

This research examines Samoan student experiences in two Homework Study Groups in
Melbourne using a researcher-practitioner approach. The study highlights the need for …

This chapter argues that the English developed an identity as a bookish people in
innumerable quotidian acts, including meditations on the tattoo in travel narrative and stage …

On 23 April 2017, the first round of the French presidential election led to a run-off between
Emmanuel Macron, leader of the centrist party La République En Marche!, and the far-right …

Tattoos have various meanings and functions among different cultures, ranging from cultural
rituals to aesthetic body ornamentation; likewise many different tattoo designs and tattooing …

This dissertation examines the American tattoo renaissance from the late 1960s through the
1980s, an era in which a subcultural movement worked to elevate body ink from its …