Novel The Fellow What is knowledge? Who should own it? Why is it used? Who can use it? Is knowledge power, or is it an illusion? These are some of the questions addressed in The Fellow. At the time of Australian federation, the year 1901, while a nation is being drawn into unity, one of its primary educational institutions is being drawn into disunity when an outsider challenges the secure world of The University of Melbourne. Arriving in Melbourne after spending much of his life travelling around Australia, an old Jack-of-all-trades bushman finds his way into the inner sanctum of The University of Melbourne. Not only a man of considerable and varied skill, he is also a man who is widely read and self-educated. However, he applies his knowledge in practical ways, based on what he has experienced in the
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/178463 |
Date | January 2008 |
Creators | Penazzi, Leonardo |
Publisher | University of Western Australia. School of Social and Cultural Studies, University of Western Australia. English, Communication and Cultural Studies Discipline Group |
Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Rights | Copyright Leo Penazzi, http://www.itpo.uwa.edu.au/UWA-Computer-And-Software-Use-Regulations.html |
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