Acknowledgement of Country

I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the unceded lands, skies and waterways on which Deakin University students and teachers come together – the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin Nation, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and the Peek Whurrong people of the Maar Nation.

I myself am located on Wurundjeri Country, where most of the work for this book was conducted. On behalf of this book’s co-authors and readers, I pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Custodians, Elders and Ancestors. In creating this open educational resource I acknowledge with gratitude that education has a long and rich heritage on this continent.

I also acknowledge that the scholarship of communication is enriched when we reflect on the meaning of place. When we communicate, it’s important to think about where we are communicating from: our places, and the contexts, traditions, and cultures in which our communication is embedded.