Rethinking Island Methodologies

This book shares critical and creative insights on the methodologies in island studies. It explores why and how islands serve powerful analytical ends. Considering interdisciplinary questions shaping the field, the book models what it means to think about and rethink island methodologies.

Elaine Stratford is professor of cultural and political geography at the University of Tasmania. She led the Rethinking the Island series with Godfrey and Elizabeth, is editor-in-chief of Geographical Research, a deputy editor of Island Studies Journal, and an active member of the International Small Islands Studies Association.

Godfrey Baldacchino is professor of sociology at the University of Malta. He previously served as Canada research chair and UNESCO co-chair in island studies at the University of Prince Edward Island and as president of the International Small Islands Studies Association. He set up Island Studies Journal in 2006 and served as its editor until 2016.

Elizabeth McMahon is professor of English at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Her book, Islands, Identity and the Literary Imagination, won two national awards for literary scholarship. She has edited Southerly, Australia’s oldest literary journal, since 2008 and previously edited Australian Humanities Review.