Books and reading in Australian society

Literatuuropgave : p. 141-146 Papers of the conference held on 1 and 2 December, 1990. A central aim of the conference was to establish closer connections between academic research into patterns of book-reading in Australia and the formation and implementation of policy relating to this important facet of national life, with speakers representing both research and policy interests in the following areas: history and sociologies of reading; literary canons and library policies; reading and education systems; book distribution and book culture; multiculturalism and reading; reading and gender; books and Aboriginal culture.