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y separately published work icon Mediating Memory : Tracing the Limits of Memoir anthology   criticism  
Issue Details: First known date: 2017... 2017 Mediating Memory : Tracing the Limits of Memoir
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Contents

* Contents derived from the London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:Routledge , 2017 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
After He Shot Arthur Calwell : Peter Kocan's Use of the Second Person, Tony Davis , single work criticism

'Tony Davis reviews how Peter Kocan's linked novellas pioneered the use of the inherently unstable and shape-shifting second-person narrative voice to give an insider's view of mental illness and disassociation. By heightening the effects of paranoia and the claustrophobia of institutional life, Davis argues that Kocan's novella produces a richer reading experience than his first-person work. Davis also argues that the cloak of fiction gave Kocan freedom to describe his experience more openly, so the novellas become convincing, if unconventional, memoirs.'

Source: Introduction, p.6

 (p. 91-103)
Eco-Memoir : Protecting, Restoring, and Repairing Memory and Environment, Jessica White , single work criticism

'Jessica White examines eco-memoir in two examples: Tim Winton's Island Home (2015) and Kim Scott's and Hazel Brown's Kayang and Me (2005). She explores how memory can describe the loss of an environ-ment but also promote its recovery, and the implications for each writer's identity. Her chapter argues that, alongside science, literary expressions of memory have an important role to play in raising awareness of the sustainable use and protection of our environment.'

Source: Introduction (p.6).

 (p. 141-156)
Travel Memoir and Australia : From Twain to Tracks and the Present Day, Ben Stubbs , single work criticism

'Ben Stubbs' chapter demonstrates the new depths possible within hy-brid travel memoir. He looks at its evolution from works by Mark Twain to Robyn Davidson and Don Watson, tracing the progression of the genre from Twain's self-centered imperialism to Davidson and Watson's cultural self-awareness.'

Source: Introduction, p.7

 (p. 192-204)
Redressing the Silence : Racism, Trauma, and Aboriginal Women's Life Writing, Willa McDonald , single work criticism

'Willa McDonald looks at works by three Indigenous women writers which have played a significant role in breaking the silences that exist around the lives of Australia's First Peoples under European Settlement. These texts respectively tackle overlapping yet distinct themes, broaden-ing western notions of individual memoir to include collective and oral traditions, contributing to a long-term public dialogue about Indigenous history and politics.'

Source: Introduction, p.8

 (p. 284-298)
Lest We Forget : Mateship, Masculinity and Australian Identity, Jack Bowers , single work criticism

'Jack Bowers examines the role of national narratives in creating con-text for gender relations and social attitudes. He analyzes memoirs writ-ten by three Australian men raised by fathers whose lives were framed by a masculinist discourse of mateship in war and struggles against adversity. He demonstrates how a national identity which is fundamentally misogynist, violent, and controlling, has sent ripples of trauma across generations.'

Source: Introduction, p.8

 (p. 299-314)
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