Just Words?: Australian Authors Writing for Justice

by Bernadette Brennan (Editor)

Overview

Over the past decade Australians have witnessed a significant shift to more insular and conservative economic, ethical and cultural norms. The problems of valuing and achieving justice seem more acute than ever, yet the solutions to those problems are not obvious nor are those in power taking the lead.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780702241239
Publisher:	University of Queensland Press
Publication date:	09/01/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	377 KB

About the Author

Bernadette Brennan is a lecturer in Australian literature at the University of Sydney.

Table of Contents

Introduction Bernadette Brennan ix

Art in a time of crisis Eva Sallis 1

Writing in an 'Age of Terror' Peter Manning 13

In praise of political fiction Rosie Scott 30

Just poetry Noel Rowe 46

My journey through Stolen Jane Harrison 62

Speaking shadows: Justice and the poetic Gail Jones 76

Boring humanist bodies Adrian Martin 87

Aboriginal children's literature: More than just pretty pictures Anita Heiss 102

Writing for performance: Privilege, politics and goose bumps Katherine Thomson 118

Travelling towards ourselves: Rights and recognition in Clara Law's Letters to Ali Bernadette Brennan 137

An island home Kim Scott 152

Writing: Seeking justice and truth amidst the imperfect good and the necessary Frank Brennan 162

Acknowledgments 185

Notes on contributors 187

Endnotes 193