Lips in language and space: Imaginary places in James Dawson's Australian Aborigines (1881)

Exploring the links between concepts of space and place, Spatiality and Symbolic Expression focuses on the ways in which cultural expression occurs. With a view to identifying commonalities, chapters examine four key facets of an emerging framework and analyze language, literature, translation, pedagogy, film, music, art and the use of iconic imagery in nation-building projects. Contributing to an on-going conversation, these essays aim to offer a greater sense of how symbolic expression and cultural production rely on spatial realities to achieve their ends.