Elocution Lessons: A History of Elocution, Speech and the Auditory Self in Australian Cultural Life.

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This project makes a contribution to the national and community benefit by showing that speech and voice has played a central role in how Australians have come to define and understand their national identity. A study of the aural dimension of Australian culture will also shed light on how Australians have heard themselves as well. By understanding the influence of sound and listening, this project will open up a new understandings of cultural life. Finally, an analysis of the shifting sonic environment through technological discoveries will highlight the ways in which the experience of listening has changed over time.