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

该项目通过展示言论和声音在澳大利亚人如何定义和理解他们的国家认同中发挥了核心作用，为国家和社区的利益做出了贡献。 对澳大利亚文化听觉层面的研究也将有助于了解澳大利亚人是如何倾听自己的声音的。通过了解声音和听力的影响，这个项目将打开对文化生活的新理解。最后，通过对通过技术发现而变化的声音环境的分析，将突出显示聆听体验随着时间的推移而发生变化的方式。

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.