Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 The Regenerative Spirit : Volume 1 : Polarities of Home and Away, Encounters and Diasporas, in Post-Colonial Literatures
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Notes

  • Epigraph is a quotation from Anna Rutherford, to whom the work is dedicated.
  • Dedication: To the memory of our inspirational friend and mentor, Anna Rutherford.
  • Contents indexed selectively.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,:Lythrum Press , 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The New Consummation : Home and Away in Singapore and Australia, Kirpal Singh , single work criticism (p. 1-5)
Introducing David Unaipon, Sue Hosking , single work criticism (p. 6-13)
Dialect of the Diaspora : Sourceland, Empire and Homelands, John McLaren , single work criticism
McLaren delineates the Indian diaspora into three stages before discussing a number of literary works by Shiva Naipaul, David Dabydeen, Rohinton Mistry and Adib Khan.
(p. 36-44)
Realms of Possibility : Australia, Britain and India in John Lang's The Wetherbys, Rick Hosking , single work criticism (p. 45-56)
A Family Closeness? : Australia, India, Indonesia, Bruce Bennett , single work criticism (p. 57-67)
Widening the Tasman : 1940s New Zealand Literary Nationalism Writes out Oz, Ken Arvidson , single work criticism (p. 68-76)
Before Postcolonialism : A Critique of Garry Disher's Past the Headlands, Ioana Petrescu , single work criticism (p. 77-83)
Koch : From Dis to Boeotia, Chad Habel , single work criticism
Author's introduction: 'This essay will discuss Koch's most recent novel, Out of Ireland, in which concepts of "home" and "away" demonstrate clear relevance to post-colonial studies. One of Koch's central concerns is the fundamental opposition between cityscape and landscape, symbolised by his evocation of the mythical lands Dis and Boeotia. Within this construct we glimpse Koch's views of society and of the human spirit, as well as a final warning about the dangers of harbouring a romantic sensibility.' (84)
(p. 84-90)
Astronauts, Tourtists and Pilgrims: Narratives of Return to Sri Lanka, Tamara Athique , single work criticism (p. 126-137)
Transforming Trauma : Post Tiananmen Narratives and the Chinese Intellectual Diaspora, Kay Schaffer , single work criticism
The articles discusses the writings that have emerged in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing in 1989, written in part by Chinese dissident exiles in the US, Canada, Australia, Japan and England. A majority of the stories, mainly written by women, take a fictional form, and transform the events not through political critique but rather through 'a new, feminised politics of the body' (146).
(p. 145-157)
Cross-cultural Encounters : Reflections on a Personal Journey, Kirpal Singh , single work essay
Singaporean writer and academic Kirpal Singh remembers his crosscultural encounters and experiences during his time as a PhD student in Adelaide in the mid-seventies. His personal reflections include thoughts on Australian ways and attitudes, cultural misunderstandings and misinterpretations, exile, racism, and multiculturalism, including some of these as they appear in literary works.
(p. 208-214)
Australian Landscapei"Here where five bells toll south of my days", Kirpal Singh , single work poetry satire (p. 213)
A Window View (for Anna Rutherford)i"This window view of the estuary,", S. C. Harrex , single work poetry (p. 215)

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