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Image: John Frederick Kensett, Eaton's Neck, Long Island, 1872. Source.

Explore Writing New Waves here or by clicking the image above.

Writing New Waves: On Surfing and Disability is a joint outcome of Dr Rebecca Olive's Waves of Fiction: Surfing in Australian Literature and Dr Jessica White's Writing Disability in Australia.

This illustrated bibliography is an introduction to texts at the intersection of surfing and disability.

As fields of interest that focus upon the body, surfing and disability have much in common. When these fields overlap in the realm of Australian literature, they reveal rich insights, challenging the stereotype of the bronzed surfer and illuminating how the disabled body re-envisions responses to a watery world.

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Explore Mortal Tides here or by clicking the image above.

Mortal Tides is an outcome of Dr Rebecca Olive's Waves of Fiction, supported by research assistant and AustLit intern Lacey Walker.

This illustrated bibliography is an introduction to works that show an intersection of surfing culture and crime, from gritty noir and underworld bosses to young-adult works and sexual assault.