The academic fellowship and supportive ambience of Wright College

Abstract

Desiderata: One of the more obvious limitations to the systematic collection of - and more widespread and thorough tertiary level studies in the rich field of (Australian) folklore and folklife - and so to related close research analysis of these materials in this country - is still the fact that there are scarcely any well known, purposefully continuing and adequately-staffed centres where, in dedicated and scholarly fashion, careful collecting / scrutinising of folkloric / like, or historical and supportive material has been a regular activity for considerable periods; or where, at the same time, there has been sympathetic teaching at both undergraduate and / or postgraduate levels, as well as the regular publication of the results of significant research from / into these and other settlement clashes / mixes, as deriving from European / non-British folkloric areas. For, ideally, several - and variously located - study /research settings are certainly needed where sensitive bush / colonial - and, duly, later periods of the more popular / urbanised culture, can be - and ideally have been - steadily researched for some time, and so led to significant publication.