Association for the Study of Australian Literature
January 01, 1970
The Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) is an Australian organisation which promotes the creation and study of Australian literature and literary culture especially through the interaction of Australian writers with teachers and students. It administers several awards, holds a yearly conference, publishes a newsletter and journal, and has sponsored several publications.[1][2]
Association for the Study of Australian Literature Ltd
Founded
1977
Type
Literary and educational; Australian public company, limited by guarantee (from date 17 May 1984)
The Australian Literature Society, which had been formed in Melbourne in 1899, merged into ASAL which, since 1982, has administered the ALS Gold Medal.[1] In addition, ASAL administers the following awards:[3]
A.D. Hope Prize, awarded annually for the best paper delivered by a postgraduate student to the ASAL annual conference
Walter McRae Russell Award, for the best book of literary scholarship on an Australian subject published in the preceding two calendar years; before 1994, it was awarded to a young or unestablished author for an outstanding work of literary scholarship
the Magarey Medal for biography, a biennial prize for the best published biographical writing by a female author on an Australian subject in the preceding two years
the A.A. Phillips Award, an occasional award for a work or the work of an author which the ASAL executive considers an outstanding contribution to Australian literature or literary studies
Historyedit
In May 1978, writer and academic Mary Lord organized the inaugural ASAL conference at Monash University.[4] At this conference, the Association adopted its constitution and appointed A.D. Hope and Judith Wright as patrons.[1]
From October 1978 until October 2000, ASAL published 43 issues of a bulletin, Notes and Furphies. The bulletin was merged with ASAL's publication of conference proceedings to form the Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature.
ASAL initiated the ASAL Literary Studies Series of specialist monographs on Australian writing. The following volumes have appeared:
Paul Genoni, Subverting the Empire: Explorers and Exploration in Australian Fiction (2004) ISBN1863355537
Anne Pender, Christina Stead: Satirist (2002) ISBN1863350837
Susan Lever, Real Relations: The Feminist Politics of Form in Australian Fiction (2000) ISBN1875684417
Alison Bartlett, Jamming the Machinery: Contemporary Australian Women’s Writing (1998) ISBN0958712123
Leigh Dale, The English Men: Professing Literature in Australian Universities (1997) ISBN0646311611
David Carter, A Career in Writing: Judah Waten and the Cultural Cringe (1997) ISBN0958712107
The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia (1987, revised 1993)
the Penguin New Literary History of Australia (1988) and
the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian Quotations (1990).
Referencesedit
^ abcde"Association for the Study of Australian Literature" in William H. Wilde, Joy Hooton, and Barry Andrews (eds) (1994) The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature via Oxford Reference Online, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
^"Association for the Study of Australian Literature" in AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource, National Library of Australia and Australian Studies Centre, Department of English, University of Queensland, [2002 -]
^"Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) - Awards | AustLit".
^History, in Official website, Retrieved 18 December 2019
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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The Association for the Study of Australian Literature ASAL is an Australian organisation which promotes the creation and study of Australian literature and literary culture especially through the interaction of Australian writers with teachers and students It administers several awards holds a yearly conference publishes a newsletter and journal and has sponsored several publications 1 2 Association for the Study of Australian Literature LtdFounded1977TypeLiterary and educational Australian public company limited by guarantee from date 17 May 1984 VAT ID no ABN 37 002 755 599Registration no ACN 002 755 599LocationBurwood VictoriaArea servedAustraliaWebsitewww wbr asal wbr org wbr au Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian LiteratureDisciplineAustralian literatureLanguageEnglishEdited byJoe Cummins Helen Groth Susan Lever Brigitta Olubas Tony Simoes da Silva Jay Daniel ThompsonPublication detailsFormer name s Notes and FurphiesHistory1978 presentPublisherAssociation for the Study of Australian Literature Australia FrequencyBiannuallyOpen accessYesLicenseCC BY NC SA 2 1 AustraliaStandard abbreviationsISO 4 alt Bluebook alt1 alt2 NLM alt MathSciNet alt ISO 4J Assoc Study Aust Lit IndexingCODEN alt JSTOR alt LCCN alt MIAR NLM alt ScopusJournal of the Association for the Study of Australian LiteratureISSN1447 8986OCLC no 71365111Notes and FurphiesISSN0156 806XLinksJournal homepage Online access Online archive Journal page at association s website Contents 1 Awards 2 History 3 Life members 4 Publications 5 References 6 External linksAwards editThe Australian Literature Society which had been formed in Melbourne in 1899 merged into ASAL which since 1982 has administered the ALS Gold Medal 1 In addition ASAL administers the following awards 3 Mary Gilmore Award A D Hope Prize awarded annually for the best paper delivered by a postgraduate student to the ASAL annual conference Walter McRae Russell Award for the best book of literary scholarship on an Australian subject published in the preceding two calendar years before 1994 it was awarded to a young or unestablished author for an outstanding work of literary scholarship the Magarey Medal for biography a biennial prize for the best published biographical writing by a female author on an Australian subject in the preceding two years the A A Phillips Award an occasional award for a work or the work of an author which the ASAL executive considers an outstanding contribution to Australian literature or literary studiesHistory editIn May 1978 writer and academic Mary Lord organized the inaugural ASAL conference at Monash University 4 At this conference the Association adopted its constitution and appointed A D Hope and Judith Wright as patrons 1 Life members editASAL has conferred life membership upon Clem Christesen Mary Lord Judith Wright Thea Astley Peter Cowan Rosemary Dobson Gwen Harwood Eric Irvin Ken Stewart Julian Croft and Ian McLaren 1 Publications editFrom October 1978 until October 2000 ASAL published 43 issues of a bulletin Notes and Furphies The bulletin was merged with ASAL s publication of conference proceedings to form the Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature ASAL initiated the ASAL Literary Studies Series of specialist monographs on Australian writing The following volumes have appeared Paul Genoni Subverting the Empire Explorers and Exploration in Australian Fiction 2004 ISBN 1863355537 Anne Pender Christina Stead Satirist 2002 ISBN 1863350837 Susan Lever Real Relations The Feminist Politics of Form in Australian Fiction 2000 ISBN 1875684417 Alison Bartlett Jamming the Machinery Contemporary Australian Women s Writing 1998 ISBN 0958712123 Leigh Dale The English Men Professing Literature in Australian Universities 1997 ISBN 0646311611 David Carter A Career in Writing Judah Waten and the Cultural Cringe 1997 ISBN 0958712107 Other publications ASAL has sponsored are 1 The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia 1987 revised 1993 the Penguin New Literary History of Australia 1988 and the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian Quotations 1990 References edit a b c d e Association for the Study of Australian Literature in William H Wilde Joy Hooton and Barry Andrews eds 1994 The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature via Oxford Reference Online Oxford University Press Retrieved 20 August 2011 Association for the Study of Australian Literature in AustLit The Australian Literature Resource National Library of Australia and Australian Studies Centre Department of English University of Queensland 2002 Association for the Study of Australian Literature ASAL Awards AustLit History in Official website Retrieved 18 December 2019External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Association for the Study of Australian Literature amp oldid 1212387159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
