Professor Ken Gelder

Professor, English, School of Culture and Communication, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne

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Arts & Culture

Did Charles Dickens invent Christmas?

While the Victorian author didn’t actually invent Christmas, he did renew – and redefine – its generous spirit

Arts & Culture

Kangaroo hunting in colonial Australia

A new book explores how the kangaroo became a quarry, a resource and a point of violent conflict between settlers and Australia’s Aboriginal people

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