Suppression of Australian Literature in the 19th Century
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The nineteenth century in Australia is particularly interesting from the literary suppression point of view. In this talk, Dr Cains addresses suppression - items of literature are withdrawn from the market and not available to the general reader – rather than censorship, a State based activity often invoked to protect the morals of the population. During this period, the Port Phillip colony moved with increasing confidence to self-government and federation, and there were tentative shoots of a domestic literature. But as a young boisterous colony, the excesses of expression and behaviour were curbed, often by legal means and occasionally by literary suppression: some of these instances are the subject of this lecture.Date
Thursday 23 July 2026 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (UTC+10)Location
Tonic House
386 Flinders Lane, Melbourne Victoria 3000
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Suppression of Australian Literature in the 19th Century
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