Cattle Camp : Murrie Drovers and Their Stories
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
1994
Z271270
1994
selected work
prose
biography
(taught in 2 units)
Wharton's stories, based on interviews and conversations with Murri stockmen and women, document the contribution of Aboriginal workers to Australia's pastoral history. Wharton says: 'I felt honoured to be allowed to write the stories of these Aborigines, whose names are now recorded as part of the history of Australia' (Foreword to Cattle Camp).
Heat and Light
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
2014
7667260
2014
selected work
short story
fantasy
(taught in 1 units)
'In this award-winning work of fiction, Ellen van Neerven takes her readers on a journey that is mythical, mystical and still achingly real.'
'Over three parts, she takes traditional storytelling and gives it a unique, contemporary twist. In ‘Heat’, we meet several generations of the Kresinger family and the legacy left by the mysterious Pearl. In ‘Water’, a futuristic world is imagined and the fate of a people threatened. In ‘Light’, familial ties are challenged and characters are caught between a desire for freedom and a sense of belonging.'
'Heat and Light presents an intriguing collection while heralding the arrival of an exciting new talent in Australian writing.' (Publication summary)
Mullumbimby
St Lucia
:
University of Queensland Press
,
2013
Z1911852
2013
single work
novel
(taught in 8 units)
'When Jo Breen uses her divorce settlement to buy a neglected property in the Byron Bay hinterland, she is hoping for a tree change, and a blossoming connection to the land of her Aboriginal ancestors. What she discovers instead is sharp dissent from her teenage daughter, trouble brewing from unimpressed white neighbours and a looming Native Title war between the local Bundjalung families. When Jo unexpectedly finds love on one side of the Native Title divide she quickly learns that living on country is only part of the recipe for the Good Life.' (Source: TROVE)
This course introduces you to examples of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writing in novels, essays, songs, blogs, and more. You will learn to contextualise this writing within broader social and cultural concerns, and to identify themes and devices in the writing. The course emphasis on reflective practice will also give you the opportunity to better understand yourself as a reader, and to better understand how you make your own meanings through reading this writing. The course will encourage you to imagine this writing as potential sources for lifelong learning.
Dhuuluu-yala: Straight Talk Publishing Aboriginal Literature In Australia
