Published   semiannually
Language(s)   English
     
ISSN   0705-7113
     
Editorial Board

EDITORS

CLARE CORBOULD, School of Philosophical, Historical, and International Studies, Monash University
MICHAEL ONDAATJE, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle
HEATHER NEILSON, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, UNSW@ADFA

REVIEW EDITORS

TIMOTHY VERHOEVEN (History and related disciplines), School of Philosophical, Historical, and International Studies, Monash University
MELISSA HARDIE (Literature and related disciplines), Department of English, University of Sydney

EDITORIAL BOARD

JENNIFER FROST, University of Auckland
PAUL GILES, University of Sydney
IAN GORDON, Department of History, National University of Singapore, Singapore
MARILYN LAKE, University of Melbourne
JANE PARK, University of Sydney
STEPHEN ROBERTSON, University of Sydney
PAUL TAILLON, University of Auckland
IAN TYRRELL, University of New South Wales
SHANE WHITE, University of Sydney

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Editorial correspondence should be addressed to:
Clare Corbould (email: clare.corbould@monash.edu); or
Michael L. Ondaatje (email: Michael.Ondaatje@newcastle.edu.au); or
Heather Neilson (email: h.neilson@adfa.edu.au)

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Australasian Journal of American Studies

Published by the Australian and New Zealand American Studies Association

AJAS (ISSN 0705-7113) is the official journal of the Australian and New Zealand American Studies Association.  It is published twice a year, in July and December.

AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION

The purpose of the Australian and New Zealand American Studies Association (ANZASA) is to encourage study and research in all aspects of U.S. culture and society.  In addition to publishing this Journal, the Association holds scholarly biennial conferences, supports postgraduate seminars, publishes occasional papers, supports research travel to the United States for postgraduate research candidates and encourages scholarly exchanges between Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

 

July 2009, Vol. 28 No. 1

Barack Obama and Race in the United States: A History of the Future


‘Roadmaps for the Soul’ History and Cartography in Bob Dylan’s Early Songs


Race, Sex, Violence and the Problem of Agency in North Carolina, 1889-1903


The Treasury of the United States of America and the Asian Financial Crisis: A Decade in Review


Winner of the Norman Harper Prize: ADHD: 'Truth Discourse with a Vengeance'


Winner of the Norman Harper Prize: Confronting Entrenched Weapons Programs: A Short Story of Success from the George W. Bush Administration


TEACHING AMERICAN STUDIES: TEACHING FORUM: SURVEYING THE U.S. HISTORY SURVEY Introduction


TEACHING AMERICAN STUDIES: TEACHING FORUM: SURVEYING THE U.S. HISTORY SURVEY Teaching the American History Survey in Omaha and Adelaide: From Activist History to Foreign Curiosity


TEACHING AMERICAN STUDIES: TEACHING FORUM: SURVEYING THE U.S. HISTORY SURVEY 'Coverage' and 'Uncoverage': Teaching the US History Survey in New Zealand in Twelve Weeks


Killing for Coal: America’s Deadliest Labor War by Thomas G Andrews


U.S. Foreign Policy: Procedure and Substance by Lukasz Wordliczek


Complex Justice: The Case of Missouri v. Jenkins by Joshua M. Dunn


Why Is There No Labor Party In The United States? by Robin Archer


Formative Acts: American Politics in the Making by Stephen Skowronek; Matthew Glassman


Writing the Republic: Liberalism and Morality in American Political Fiction by Anthony Hutchison


Consumers’ Imperium: The Global Production of American Domesticity 1865-1920 by Kristin Hoganson


Hollywood’s Censor: Joseph I. Breen and The Production Code Administration by Thomas Doherty


Proud to be an Okie: Cultural Politics, Country Music, and Migration to Southern California by Peter La Chapelle


Battles & Lullabies by Richard Michelson; Interrogation Palace: New and Selected Poems 1982-2004 by David Wojahn


Down in the Dumps: Place, Modernity and American Depression by Jani Scandura


IN MEMORIAM DR LIONEL FREDMAN 19.07.1931 - 20.04.2008


IN MEMORIAM PROFESSOR EMORY ELLIOTT 30.10.1942 - 31.03.2009


Other Issues

July 2015, Vol. 34 No. 1
December 2014, Vol. 33 No. 2
July 2014, Vol. 33 No. 1
December 2013, Vol. 32 No. 2
July 2013, Vol. 32 No. 1
December 2012, Vol. 31 No. 2
July 2012, Vol. 31 No. 1
December 2011, Vol. 30 No. 2
July 2011, Vol. 30 No. 1
December 2010, Vol. 29 No. 2
July 2010, Vol. 29 No. 1
December 2009, Vol. 28 No. 2
December 2008, Vol. 27 No. 2
July 2008, Vol. 27 No. 1
December 2007, Vol. 26 No. 2
July 2007, Vol. 26, No. 1
December 2006, Vol. 25 No. 2
July 2006, Vol. 25 No. 1
December 2005, Vol. 24 No. 2
July 2005, Vol. 24, No. 1
December 2005, Vol. 24, No. 2