Abstract
This chapter argues for the importance of holistic systems-thinking and collaborative interdisciplinarity when approaching the blue humanities. The co-authors propose an ecosystem approach for considering the emerging field of Australian Blue Shakespeare. Beginning with a discussion of the presence and absence of the blue in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the chapter moves to a brief examination of Shakespeare’s wider watery worlds through the lens of ecological cognition. This, they suggest, offers a pathway through which to examine the entanglements between mind, body, and environment within Shakespeare’s work. Discussion then turns to place-based potential for Australian blue interpretations, concluding with an interview with postcolonial critic Rahul K. Gairola in relation to Australian blue pedagogy and The Tempest.