Review of Damousi (2010): "Colonial Voices: A Cultural History of English in Australia 1840-1940"

What is it about?

Damousi (2010) is "an examination of the imperial spread of English from the Australian perspective, taking as its focus the key role voice culture, elocution and eloquence played in the civilising mission of the British Empire and how this impacted Australian culture over the century covered by the book."

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Why is it important?

Joy Damousi is a distinguished cultural historian in the department of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne.

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