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1 Cultural Revitalization, Trauma, and Healing Chelsey Zibell , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , vol. 32 no. 1/2 2018; (p. 317-318)

— Review of Taboo Kim Scott , 2017 single work novel

'Land theft, language suppression, cultural genocide. These forms of abuse are the historical background that feature in the story of Taboo, the latest work of fiction by the writer Kim Scott. Taboo is a story of trauma, decolonization, and healing. The main character, Tilly Coolman, must reconcile her recent discovery about her Noongar Aboriginal roots as she meets her biological father and his family, along with healing from horrific abuse from the people closest to her. Additionally, the novel draws attention to the descendants of white settlers who attempt to address their own culpability. The novel centers around the creation of a "Peace Park" being set up near the site of a massacre in order to bring reconciliation between the Wirlomin Noongar and the white population of the area. The story of Tilly, whose heritage is of mixed Wirlomin Noongar heritage, reflects a long history of abuse suffered by the Aboriginal peoples of Australia and by many indigenous groups from colonized countries worldwide.' (Introduction)

1 [Review] Either, Orpheus by Dan Disney Chelsey Zibell , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 30 no. 2 2016; (p. 427-428)

— Review of Either, Orpheus Dan Disney , 2016 selected work poetry
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