In recent years, Australian cultural studies has gained significant recognition internationally. However, despite its prominence, there have been few attempts to chart the history of this intellectual formation. This essay offers a historical account that is framed by the biography of the Australian cultural studies theorist Meaghan Morris. Morris’s intellectual development has been strongly influenced by a mixture of both local and foreign intellectual traditions. This article maps out her specific intellectual genealogy as a way of highlighting the complex interchanges between the local, the national, and the transnational influences that have contributed to the development of Australian cultural studies.
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