Judging the past in a post-Cold War world. What are the consequences of the end of the Cold War? How do we make sense of the post-war world, apportion blame, redress wrongs and find a path to the future? This project will investigate the consequences of the most important international event since the end of the Second World War in four countries on the 'front-line' of the Cold War: Spain, Indonesia, Chile and France.
Globalising the magic system: a history of advertising industry practices in Australia 1959-1989. Some 40,000 Australians are employed in advertising or related industries. But who are they and how do they come up with the campaigns we see on television? Given the impact of globalisation on the industry, exactly how Australian is the Australian advertising industry.
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE130101789
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$355,754.00
Summary
The cartoon empire: The Anglo-American tradition of political satire and comic art, 1720-2020. This project will provide a much-needed broadening of our understanding of this pivotal form of political art, which is dominated by a narrow focus on national traditions. The project will provide a comprehensive, transnational history of Anglo-American political comic art, which is the basis of today's global political cartoon genre.