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Argues that the trope of place has been used in Australian literary criticism either to connect particular writers and their work with the idea of a national project and a national canon, or to exclude them from it.
Argues that Australian women poets have claimed 'possession' of the Australian landscape in their writing after recovering from the initial shock of 'otherness' of the land, citing Mary Gilmore, Judith Wright and Gwen Harwood as examples.
Louise Morrison discusses Elizabeth Durack's incursion into 'Aboriginal' art through her paintings as the fictional character 'Eddie Burrup' and the storm of criticism which erupted in its wake in the 1990s.
All Set for ISIK Conference2009single work column — Appears in:
Koori Mail,18 November
no.
4642009;(p. 48)The fourth annual Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Knowledge: Dialogue or Conflict in the Academy? [ISIK] conference will be held in Perth, Western Australia ,on 30 November 2009 and on December 1 in Fremantle. The event is convened by the School of Indigenous Studies, University of Western Australia and the Nulungu Centre for Indigenous Studies, University of Notre Dame. One of the features of the conference will be the launch of a special issue of the literary journal Westerly which will include short fiction, poetry, articles and essays by Aboriginal authors.
All Set for ISIK Conference2009single work column — Appears in:
Koori Mail,18 November
no.
4642009;(p. 48)The fourth annual Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Knowledge: Dialogue or Conflict in the Academy? [ISIK] conference will be held in Perth, Western Australia ,on 30 November 2009 and on December 1 in Fremantle. The event is convened by the School of Indigenous Studies, University of Western Australia and the Nulungu Centre for Indigenous Studies, University of Notre Dame. One of the features of the conference will be the launch of a special issue of the literary journal Westerly which will include short fiction, poetry, articles and essays by Aboriginal authors.