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Amanda Laugesen on Boganism

Reflections on class and Australian English
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The ABR Podcast 17 November 2022

Amanda Laugesen on Boganism

Reflections on class and Australian English
by
The ABR Podcast 17 November 2022

Amanda Laugesen

In this week’s ABR podcast, Amanda Laugesen asks what the word ‘bogan’ says about Australian culture and society. Laugesen, who is Chief Editor of The Australian National Dictionary, explains the history of the word and its derivatives, including boganity. Listen to Amanda Laugesen’s reading ‘On Boganism’, which appears in the November 2022 issue of ABR.

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