y separately published work icon Balanda : My Year in Arnhem Land single work   autobiography  
Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 Balanda : My Year in Arnhem Land
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Mary Ellen Jordan left her Melbourne city life to spend fourteen months in Maningrida, a coastal community in Arnhem Land. A place that would challenge her perceptions of race, culture, political correctness, art, language, and whiteness.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2005 .
      Extent: viii, 224p.p.
      ISBN: 1741142806

Works about this Work

Paternalism and Complicity : Or How Not to Atone for the 'Sins of the Father' Fiona Probyn , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 23 no. 1 2007; (p. 92-103)
This article critiques the complex relationship with and presentation of, paternalism in Mary Ellen Jordan's autobiographical work.
Untitled John Greatorex , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , vol. 35 no. 2006; (p. 113-114)

— Review of Balanda : My Year in Arnhem Land Mary Ellen Jordan , 2005 single work autobiography
Gifts and Hobbies 2006 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 280 2006; (p. 1)
A Year Spent Observing Brian McCoy , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , January-February vol. 16 no. 1 2006; (p. 44)

— Review of Balanda : My Year in Arnhem Land Mary Ellen Jordan , 2005 single work autobiography
Out of Place Liz Reed , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 17 no. 2 2005; (p. 4-7)

— Review of Balanda : My Year in Arnhem Land Mary Ellen Jordan , 2005 single work autobiography
Brown Skin : Black Hearts Inga Clendinnen , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , June no. 2 2005; (p. 54-56)

— Review of Kayang and Me Kim Scott , Hazel Brown , 2005 single work biography ; Balanda : My Year in Arnhem Land Mary Ellen Jordan , 2005 single work autobiography
Untitled Rose Michael , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , June vol. 84 no. 11 2005; (p. 29)

— Review of Balanda : My Year in Arnhem Land Mary Ellen Jordan , 2005 single work autobiography
A Year Between Two Worlds Bill Fogarty , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 July 2005; (p. 12)

— Review of Balanda : My Year in Arnhem Land Mary Ellen Jordan , 2005 single work autobiography
Racket in the Sun Rosemary Neill , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 July 2005; (p. 11)

— Review of Balanda : My Year in Arnhem Land Mary Ellen Jordan , 2005 single work autobiography
Brave Journeys to a Country's Heart Michael McGirr , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 31 July 2005; (p. 19)

— Review of Balanda : My Year in Arnhem Land Mary Ellen Jordan , 2005 single work autobiography ; Kayang and Me Kim Scott , Hazel Brown , 2005 single work biography
Other People's Stories David Thomas , 2005 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Monthly , September no. 5 2005; (p. 66)
David Thomas doubts the objectivity of Mary Ellen's reporting during her year in Arnhem Land.
Mary Ellen Jordan Replies: Balanda: My Year in Arnhem Land Mary Ellen Jordan , 2005 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Monthly , September no. 5 2005; (p. 66)
Gifts and Hobbies 2006 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 280 2006; (p. 1)
Paternalism and Complicity : Or How Not to Atone for the 'Sins of the Father' Fiona Probyn , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 23 no. 1 2007; (p. 92-103)
This article critiques the complex relationship with and presentation of, paternalism in Mary Ellen Jordan's autobiographical work.
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