Meaghan Morris and the Formation of Australian Cultural Studies: a Narrative of Intellectual Exchange and Located Transnationalism

Abstract

In recent years, Australian cultural studies has gained significant recognition internationally. However, despite its prominence, there have been few attempts to chart the history of this intellectual formation. This essay offers a historical account that is framed by the biography of the Australian cultural studies theorist Meaghan Morris. Morris’s intellectual development has been strongly influenced by a mixture of both local and foreign intellectual traditions. This article maps out her specific intellectual genealogy as a way of highlighting the complex interchanges between the local, the national, and the transnational influences that have contributed to the development of Australian cultural studies.