Riverhood: Histories across Time, Place, and Waters

A symposium on river histories, organised by the Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair in Australian Studies, Prof. Katie Holmes.

Places are limited, so please register!

‘Riverhood’ is a nineteenth century word meaning the ‘state of being a river’. But what makes a river? How has the idea of a river changed over time? Who decides and to what effect? With a particular focus on First Nations and settler-colonial relationships with rivers, this symposium brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars from Australia and North America, to engage with this idea of ‘riverhood’ and to explore the more-than-human histories and cultures of rivers across the Pacific and Atlantic worlds.

We're looking forward to welcoming you to the symposium!
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See the attached PDF's below for the abstracts and event program.