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This paper is a reworked version of Peter Craven's presentation for his debate with Ken Gelder during the 2008 Sydney Writers' Festival.
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Literary Criticism in Australia
2020
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criticism
— Appears in: The Routledge Companion to Australian Literature 2020; (p. 125-133)'This chapter examines three major strands of literary criticism in Australia: scholarly criticism, popular criticism, and vernacular criticism. Scholarly criticism refers to peer-reviewed critical work produced by credentialed scholars within the bureaucratic structures of contemporary universities. Popular criticism is aimed at the general public and produced in print or online periodicals; its most prevalent form is the book review. Vernacular criticism refers to non-specialised modes of everyday criticism that occurs on social reading sites like Goodreads, in book clubs, in classrooms, and so forth. While these practices all have different contexts, many of them are undertaken by the same practitioners, and there is often significant overlap between scholarly and popular criticism, in particular. While it is often claimed that Australian literary criticism is in decline, available data suggest something more ambivalent: the production of scholarly criticism has increased but popular criticism may have experienced a slight decline.'
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Criticism and Fiction in Australia
2008
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criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 193 2008; (p. 64-67) 'Susan Lever on the Peter Craven and Ken Gelder Debate.' (Overland, no. 192 2008)
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Criticism and Fiction in Australia
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 193 2008; (p. 64-67) 'Susan Lever on the Peter Craven and Ken Gelder Debate.' (Overland, no. 192 2008) -
Literary Criticism in Australia
2020
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Routledge Companion to Australian Literature 2020; (p. 125-133)'This chapter examines three major strands of literary criticism in Australia: scholarly criticism, popular criticism, and vernacular criticism. Scholarly criticism refers to peer-reviewed critical work produced by credentialed scholars within the bureaucratic structures of contemporary universities. Popular criticism is aimed at the general public and produced in print or online periodicals; its most prevalent form is the book review. Vernacular criticism refers to non-specialised modes of everyday criticism that occurs on social reading sites like Goodreads, in book clubs, in classrooms, and so forth. While these practices all have different contexts, many of them are undertaken by the same practitioners, and there is often significant overlap between scholarly and popular criticism, in particular. While it is often claimed that Australian literary criticism is in decline, available data suggest something more ambivalent: the production of scholarly criticism has increased but popular criticism may have experienced a slight decline.'
Source: Abstract.
