image of person or book cover 9071281674103519248.jpg
Image courtesy of publisher's website.
y separately published work icon A Companion to the Works of Kim Scott anthology   criticism  
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 A Companion to the Works of Kim Scott
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'Since the mid-1980s there has been a sharp rise in the number of literary publications by Indigenous Australians and in the readership and impact of those works. One contemporary Aboriginal Australian author who continues to make a contribution to both the Australian and the global canon is Kim Scott (1957-). Scott has won many awards, including Australia's highest, the prestigious Miles Franklin Award, for his novels Benang (2000) and That Deadman Dance(2011). Scott has also published in other literary genres, including poetry, the short story, children's literature, and he has written and worked professionally on Indigenous health issues. Despite Scott's national and international acclaim, there is currently no comprehensive critical companion that contextualizes his work for scholars, students, and general readers. A Companion to the Works of Kim Scott fills this void by providing a collection of twelve original essays focusing on Scott's novels, short stories, poetry, and his work with the Wirlomin Noongar language project and Indigenous health. The companion also includes an original interview with the author.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Also includes:

    Note on Orthography (pp.xi-xii).

    Chronology of Key Writings (xiii-xvii).

Contents

* Contents derived from the Rochester, New York (State),
c
United States of America (USA),
c
Americas,:Camden House , 2016 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction, Belinda Wheeler , single work criticism (p. 1-8)
Kim Scott's Publishing History in Three Contexts : Australian Aboriginal, National, and International, Per Henningsgaard , single work criticism (p. 9-24)
Kim Scott's True Country as Aboriginal Bildungsroman, Brenda Machosky , single work criticism (p. 25-36)
The Land Holds All Things : Kim Scott's Benang–A Guide to Postcolonial Spatiality, Lisa Slater , single work criticism (p. 37-48)
Kim Scott's Kayang and Me : Noongar Identity and Evidence of Connection to Country, Christine Choo , single work criticism (p. 49-60)
'Wreck / Con / Silly / Nation' : Mimicry, Strategic Essentialism, and the 'Friendly Frontier; in Kim Scott's That Deadman Dance, Arindam Das , single work criticism (p. 61-73)
The International Reception of Kim Scott's Works : A Case Study Featuring Benang, Gillian Whitlock , Roger Osborne , single work criticism (p. 74-87)
Traumatic Landscapes : Inscribing Spectrality and Identity in Kim Scott's 'A Refreshing Sleep', 'Capture' and 'An Intimate Act', Lydia Saleh-Rofail , single work criticism (p. 88-100)
Spatial Poetics and the Uses of Ekphrasis in Kim Scott's 'Into the Light' and Other Stories, Nathanael Pree , single work criticism (p. 101-113)
The Poetry of Kim Scott, Tony Hughes-d'Aeth , single work criticism (p. 114-129)
The Wirlomin Project and Kim Scott : Empowering Regional Narratives in a Globalized World of Literature, Natalie Quinlivann , single work criticism (p. 130-145)
Kim Scott as Boundary Rider : Exploring Possibilities and New Frontiers in Aboriginal Health, Rosalie Thackrah , Sandra Thompson , single work criticism (p. 146-157)
An Interview with Kim Scott, Belinda Wheeler , single work interview (p. 158-170)
VIEW ENTIRE CONTENTS ( works)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Rochester, New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Camden House ,       2016 .
      image of person or book cover 9071281674103519248.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 204p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 30 June 2016
      ISBN: 9781571139498
VIEW PUBLICATION DETAILS FOR ALL VERSIONS ()

Works about this Work

Through Country Bernadette Brennan , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 384 2016; (p. 19)
— Review of A Companion to the Works of Kim Scott 2016 anthology criticism 'In 2004 Kim Scott delivered the prestigious Herbert Blaiklock Memorial Lecture to a predominantly academic audience at the University of Sydney. Provocatively, he began by saying that he did not know much about Australian literature; the literature of this country did not reflect his experiences or his sense of identity. It certainly was not the literature of his country. Scott wanted to question and complicate the categories of Australian and indigenous literature. His concern that indigenous literature was considered to be a lesser version, or subset, of our national literature had seemed to be confirmed when he located his novel Benang: From the heart (1999) in a bookshop under 'Australiana'.' (Introduction)
Through Country Bernadette Brennan , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 384 2016; (p. 19)
— Review of A Companion to the Works of Kim Scott 2016 anthology criticism 'In 2004 Kim Scott delivered the prestigious Herbert Blaiklock Memorial Lecture to a predominantly academic audience at the University of Sydney. Provocatively, he began by saying that he did not know much about Australian literature; the literature of this country did not reflect his experiences or his sense of identity. It certainly was not the literature of his country. Scott wanted to question and complicate the categories of Australian and indigenous literature. His concern that indigenous literature was considered to be a lesser version, or subset, of our national literature had seemed to be confirmed when he located his novel Benang: From the heart (1999) in a bookshop under 'Australiana'.' (Introduction)
VIEW ALL WORKS ABOUT (1)
Last amended 20 Jul 2018 08:52:43
Subjects:
Common subjects:
Newspapers:
    Powered by Trove
    X