“Folkalising” convicts: a “Botany Bay” ballad and its cultural contexts.
Widespread interest in Australian folklore and folk music began in the 1950s as a response to the international popularity of the folk revival, led principally by American and British artists and organisations. In revising their own folk traditions, Australian scholars looked to the convict era as a...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Australian Studies Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 32 - 52 |
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Mar2014
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