Bernard Hickey : (1931-2007) : in memoriam

Abstract

In the mid-1970s the Australian government began to stimulate departments of English at various European  universities to include in their curricula  the teaching of Australian literature. Literature Board of the Australia Council helped organize vari­ ous seminars and conferences, it provided some basic text-books and literary  works, and also financially supported Australian university professors to give lectures at these institutions. The Department of English at the University of Ljubljana showed interest in developing these relations and Bernard Hickey was one of the first Australian guests at our university.