Namorrodor prose   dreaming story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Namorrodor
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'A shooting star crosses the night sky. This meteor transforms into a terrifying spirit creature that is attracted to the smell of cooking meat and hunts babies to eat their hearts. This ancient Yirritja story is told throughout Arnhem Land region.'

Source: Nunga Screen 2024.

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    form y separately published work icon Dust Echoes : Ancient Stories, New Voices 2004 Z1611900 2004 website film/TV dreaming story

    The Dust Echoes consists of twelve dreamtime stories from the Wugularr Community in Arnhem Land located in the northern Territory of Australia. Narrated by Tom E. Lewis, this series has been screened during film festivals throughout the world. The Dust Echoes provides young people with 12 dreamtime stories to inspire interest and respect for Aboriginal culture

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White shadows: The Gothic Tradition in Australian Aboriginal Literature Katrin Althans , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: A Companion to Australian Aboriginal Literature 2013; (p. 139-154)

In this chapter, the author argues '...to appreciate the many shapes of the Gothic in Aboriginal literature takes, it is necessary to consider the discursive peculiarities of the Gothic and to rewind to the eighteenth century before fast-forwarding to contemporary Aboriginal literature.' (Introduction)
White shadows: The Gothic Tradition in Australian Aboriginal Literature Katrin Althans , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: A Companion to Australian Aboriginal Literature 2013; (p. 139-154)

In this chapter, the author argues '...to appreciate the many shapes of the Gothic in Aboriginal literature takes, it is necessary to consider the discursive peculiarities of the Gothic and to rewind to the eighteenth century before fast-forwarding to contemporary Aboriginal literature.' (Introduction)
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