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Icons, Landmarks, Archives and Polls: Australian Studies Now

Icons, Landmarks, Archives and Polls: Australian Studies Now JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIAN STUDIES https://doi.org/10.1080/14443058.2023.2203537 EDITORIAL In another bumper issue of the Journal of Australian Studies, the expanse of Australian studies takes us from frontier history, crime narrative and visual culture through to questions of free speech, minority cultural identity, “larrikins” in Australian televisual culture, and feral horses. We are also pleased to offer an insight into current polling in the lead-up to the late 2023 referendum on the question of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament inscribed in the Consti- tution. The picture that emerges reflects the uncertain terrain of the referendum’s outcome, an extremely timely piece given the rancorous debate that surrounds it. Why are we drawn to seeing Big Things—oversized three-dimensional representations of everyday objects—when we travel around Australia? In the first article of this issue, “Making a Mark: Displays of Regional and National Identity in the Big Things of Australia and Canada”, Amy Clarke looks closely at these phenomena, which have attracted only minimal academic attention to date despite their pervasive presence across several countries. Sometimes dis- missed as “lowbrow” or commercialised art forms, Big Things are, in fact, landmarks that can be investigated as material evidence of the identities and values of the communities— local, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Australian Studies Taylor & Francis

Icons, Landmarks, Archives and Polls: Australian Studies Now

Magner, Brigid; Potter, Emily
Journal of Australian Studies , Volume 47 (2): 3 – Apr 3, 2023
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JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIAN STUDIES https://doi.org/10.1080/14443058.2023.2203537 EDITORIAL In another bumper issue of the Journal of Australian Studies, the expanse of Australian studies takes us from frontier history, crime narrative and visual culture through to questions of free speech, minority cultural identity, “larrikins” in Australian televisual culture, and feral horses. We are also pleased to offer an insight into current polling in the lead-up to the late 2023 referendum on the question of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament inscribed in the Consti- tution. The picture that emerges reflects the uncertain terrain of the referendum’s outcome, an extremely timely piece given the rancorous debate that surrounds it. Why are we drawn to seeing Big Things—oversized three-dimensional representations of everyday objects—when we travel around Australia? In the first article of this issue, “Making a Mark: Displays of Regional and National Identity in the Big Things of Australia and Canada”, Amy Clarke looks closely at these phenomena, which have attracted only minimal academic attention to date despite their pervasive presence across several countries. Sometimes dis- missed as “lowbrow” or commercialised art forms, Big Things are, in fact, landmarks that can be investigated as material evidence of the identities and values of the communities— local,

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Published: Apr 3, 2023

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