Melissa Harper is a senior lecturer in Australian Studies and Cultural History at the University of Queensland. Her research interests include everyday cultural practices, in particular on bushwalking and dining out, Australian popular culture and national identity.
Richard White was born in Sydney and taught Australian history and the history of travel and tourism at the University of Sydney for 23 years. He is well-known as an authority on national identity, tourism and popular culture. His publications include Inventing Australia, The Oxford Book of Australian Travel Writing, Cultural History in Australia and On Holidays: A History of Getting Away in Australia.
