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Links to Australian Sites
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Australian Public Intellectual Network (API)

Located at Curtin University, the api network is one of the best starting-points for any foray into Australian cultural and literary studies on the web. The website presents new books, offers free downloadable reviews, allows access to all major academic journals with Australian content, and informs about conferences in the field of Australian studies. 



 
 
Australian Studies Network

The Australian Studies network sees itself as "central point of contact" for all those involved in Australian studies centers, associations, programs etc. 
Their website has links to Australian Studies groups all over the world and is well worth a visit. 



International Consortium of Australian Studies Centres (ICASC)

The International Consortium of Australian Studies Centres (ICASC) functions as a node for Australian Studies Centers worldwide. 
Their website guides the visitors to Australia Centers in Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia. 
 
 

Australian Studies Centers



 
 
Australian Studies Centre

Based at the University of Queensland, the Australian Studies Centre offers a vast programme to students and researchers in the field of Australian studies. It sees itself as a "research centre focused on the interdisciplinary study of Australian culture, society and history."
Their world wide web node features sites on the Centre's projects (like GRADNet, AustLit , Crossings, ICASC etc.), its programs, courses, and events. 



 
Edward A. Clark
Center for Australian and 
New Zealand Studies

Hosted at the University of Texas at Austin, the Edward A. Clark Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies wants to be "a focal point for academic, artistic, and public interchanges between the two countries. Funded by a special endowment, the Center is launching a variety of programs."



 
The Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies, Georgetown University

The Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies is part of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington. 
The website offers course overviews of the centre, events, publications sites



 
 
Deutsch-Australisches Netzwerk (DEAN)

The DEAN sees itself as an information broker for German students willing to study in Australia. 
The website features a great deal of information concerning studying in Australia. 



 
 
Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, London

The Menzies Centre sees itself as  an Australian cultural link in Britain. The Center organizes public lectures, conferences, seminars, briefings and literary readings about Australian topics. 
The website features information on their activities, scholarships, publications etc. 
 



 
 
Australian Studies Centre - 
Barcelona
  • The Australian Studies Centre Barcelona wants to "promote and facilitate exchange; promote research and interdisciplinarity in the field of Australian studies; provide information on activities in Catalunya and abroad; provide a website."



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    Australian Studies at University College Dublin

    The Australian Studies Centre was set up in the Faculty of Arts of University College Dublin in 1996.
    The website mainly presents the Centre's program and its members. 



     
    Australian Studies Centre Thailand

    Situated at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, the Australian Studies Centre (ASC) wants to disseminate "knowledge on Australia in Thailand." 
    The website is a gateway for Thailand's Australian Studies. 



     
     
    Australian Education Centre, Japan

    Gateway to Australian Studies in Japan.
    Their websites require browsers with Asian fonts. 



     
    Australian Studies Centres  in China

    Listing of Australian Studies Centres in China with descriptions of their programs.
    This website also requires browsers with Asian fonts.



     
     
    Australia Centre, Berlin 

    Located in Berlin Mitte, the Australien Zentrum seeks to promote Australian-German relations and to showcase Australian knowledge, expertise and dynamism in academic, cultural and policy fields.The website offers an overview over the centre's conferences, publications.



     
     
    Centre for Australian Studies in Wales (CASW)

    Website of Australian Studies in Lampeter, Wales. Their website introduces the visitors to Australian studies courses at the University of Wales, symposia organized by the Centre, as well as an extensive collection of links and resources to Australian Studies. 



     
     
    Centre for Australian Studies, Vancouver

    The Centre for Australian Studies, the first in Canada, was established at the University of British Columbia in 1997. 
    The website presents the centre's activities, mainly the organization of seminar, conferences, and Canadian-Australian academic exchanges. 
     



     
     

    Academic Associations



     
    The Australian Historical Association (AHA)

    The Australian Historical Association was founded in 1973 and comprises around 500 members, including universities, libraries and other affiliates. 
    The website informs about the AHA's conferencesd and its publications. 



     
     
    Australian & New Zealand Studies Association of North America (ANZSANA)

    Located at the the University of Texas, Austin, the ANZSANA aims at a strengthening of Australian-American ties. 
    The website mainly provides information about the organization's annual conferences.



     
     
    Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL)

    "The Association for the Study of Australian Literature promotes the study, discussion and creation of Australian writing." On their website, ASAL provide information about their conferences, publications, and offers a directory of postgraduate research projects. 



     
     
    British Australian Studies Association (BASA)

    The British Australian Studies Association was established in 1982 and seeks to "further the exchange of information and assistance amongst its membership, and to promote work and interest in all aspects of Australian experience and endeavour." 
    Their website introduces the BASA organization. 



     
     
    The Cultural Studies Associations of Australia (CSAA)

    The objective of the mainly is to to "promote and coordinate the teaching, study and research relating to cultural studies in Australia." 
    Their website features information about their conferences, about the affiliated Continuum Journal, as well as as extensive collection of links to organizations and journals in the field of cultural studies. 
     



     
    European Association for Studies on Australia (EASA)

    Founded in 1989, the European Association for Studies on Australia "seeks to promote the teaching of and research in Australian Studies at European tertiary institutions."
    The website informs about the association's activities, resources, publications, conferences, and about visiting experts. 



     
     
    Gesellschaft für Australienstudien (GAST), Germany

    The Gesellschaft für Australienstudien is an interdisciplinary academic association which organizes biennial conferences, publishes collections of scholarly articles, and awards a prize to the year's best scholarly work on Australia. 
    Their website offers an overview over publications, conferences, the organization's members and its objectives. 



     
     
    International Australian Studies Association (InASA)

    InASA has one of the most extensive web-gateways to all fields of interest within Australian Studies. Founded in 1995, InASA seeks to "promote links between the Australian and international Australian studies communities." 
    The website is a very useful site for anyone researching topics within Australian Studies. There is a section on the organization's very own newsletter-journal Crossings (online as etext). Their website also hosts the following affiliates: JAS; the Australian Studies International Database; the Australian Studies Centre at the University of Queensland
     
     

    Academic Journals






     
     
    Antipodes 

    Antipodes was established in 1987 by the AAALS (American Association of Australian Literary Studies). Since then, the journal has become widely respected for its extensive and distinctive coverage of Australian literature and culture--and a valuable source for those interested in the antipodes. 
    The Antipodes-website introduces the journal and features a number of sample articles from past issues. 



     
     
    Australian and New Zealand Studies in CANADA (ANZSC)

    The ANZSC was published from 1989 to 1994 at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. edited by Thomas E. Tausky.
    The website features a searchable full-text archive of all issues of the ANZSC!



     
     
    Australian Book Review

    Australian Book Review is a monthly journal of essays and reviews of new Australian fiction, poetry and literature. It is one of the established journals in Australian literary and cultural studies and was first  published in 1961.
    The website features the contents of past issues as well as a good deal of reviews as full-texts online.



     
     
    Australian Humanities Review 

    Australian Humanities Review is an interdisciplinary electronic journal with a searchable database of past issues. It is a peer-reviewed and published quarterly. 



     
     
    Australian Literary Studies

    Australian Literary Studies (ALS) is one of the most prestigious academic journals in Australian literary criticism. It publishes critical essays and reviews in the field. 
    The volumes of the past couple of years are available as full-text versions at www.northernlight.com



     
     
    HEAT

    The new series of HEAT magazine is a literary magazine "renowned for its publication of creative and interpretive writing by Australian and overseas authors."
    Their website features a table of contents of the current issue, subscription and contribution information, as well as an overview over back issues and their contents.  .



     
    JAS Review of Books

    JAS Review of Books is an online monthly published in association with the Journal of Australian Studies. It is produced by the Australian Studies Centre at Curtin University of Technology in association with the Australian Public Intellectual Network www.api-network.com. 



     
     
    Journal of Australian Studies (JAS)

    The Journal of Australian Studies (JAS) is a fully refereed international quarterly published by the Australian Studies Centre at Curtin University of Technology in association with the Australian Public Intellectual Network www.api-network.com and University of Queensland Press. 



     
    Meanjin

    Founded in 1940, Meanjin is one of the most time-honoured journals on Australian literature around. It is published quarterly and has a long tradition of engaging with issues like "migrant writing, television, suburbia, popular music, the Anzac tradition, and Australia's 'cultural cringe.'"
    The website has a table of contents of the current issue and offers the same service for back issues since 1996.



     
     
    Southerly

    Southerly is Australia's oldest literary magazine. First published in 1939, it publishes fiction, poetry and criticism. 
    The website features information on the current issue as well as subscription and contribution guidelines. 



     
    Westerly

    Westerly is published annually at the Centre for Studies in Australian Literature in the English Department of The University of Western Australia and as first published in 1956. 
    On the website one can browse and search the contents pages from issue one onwards. 
     


    Australian Literature Online


    National Library of Australia

    The National Library of Australia offers one of the most extensive collections of links to websites in the field of Australian Studies available on the web. 



     
     
    OZLIT

    The Ozlit webpages are an excellent starting-point for research in Australian literature. They have more than 500 pages of Australian Literary information as well as more than 1100 entries in a fully searchable Database. 



     
     
    Perry Middlemiss's Literature Site

    Perry Middlemiss's gateway to Australian literature offers websites dedicated to dozens of Australia's most renown writers. Other sections of the gateway are on literary prizes, and Australian poems. 



     
    Project Gutenberg Australia

    The Australian branch of the Project Gutenberg has put more than 6,000 etexts online. Classics like Marcus Clarke, Henry Lawson, Rolf Boldrewood etc. are mongst them. An indispensible resource for anyone doing research in the field of Australian literature. 


    Booksellers 



     
    Australian Book Web

    The relaunched website of the Australian Book Web aims to be  itself as "the most useful Australian book resource there is."
    The website features a new section all around Australian book market, links to booksellers, publishers etc. 



     
     
    BibliOZ

    Offers millions of out-of-print copies of Australian books.