<p>Australia's oceans are both inviting and terrifying. In colonial and early post colonial Australia, people turned to the ocean for survival and recreation. But the fearsome shark took the lives of many and struck fear into the hearts of countrymen and women.</p>

Australia's oceans are both inviting and terrifying. In colonial and early post colonial Australia, people turned to the ocean for survival and recreation. But the fearsome shark took the lives of many and struck fear into the hearts of countrymen and women.

Girt by Bloody Sea

Australia. The Antipodes. The gothic dungeon at the bottom of the world. A land of reversals. Where swans are black instead of white. Where colonisers brought their own dark subconscious and had it realised huge and grotesque upon the landscape. 

This series will examine colonial and post-colonial history to understand where we’ve come from and how this shapes who we are today. How did we get from there to here? And after such bloody beginnings, what spectres still haunt the Australian subconscious? 

Who are the Ghosts of the Australian Psyche?

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Australia. The Antipodes. The gothic dungeon at the bottom of the world. A land of reversals. Where swans are black instead of white. Where colonisers brought their own dark subconscious and had it realised huge and grotesque upon the landscape. This series will examine colonial and post-colonial history to understand where we’ve come from and how this shapes who we are today. How did we get from there to here? And after such bloody beginnings, what spectres still haunt the Australian subconscious? Who are the Ghosts of the Australian Psyche?

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