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* Contents derived from the 2021 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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To Be Free : On Writing and Its Reasons,
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(p. 20-25)'The author reflects on the meaning of the freedom to write in Australia. Topics discussed include the significance of the freedom to think and to consider oneself as a free being to the ability to write with freedom, effect of the libel laws and national security laws on freedom of speech in the country, and the importance of learning to be free and accepting heresy for writers who aim to write about hope and love.' (Abstract)
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Transforming the National Imaginaion,
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criticism
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'The article looks at the issues surrounding the depiction of Indigenous Australians in the book "Dark Emu" by Bruce Pascoe. Topics discussed include the failure of Pascoe to ask the Indigenous people about the practices and lifestyles of older Aborigines according to a scholarly critique, call of Pascoe for change in farming practices and lifestyle choices in the book, and failure of Pascoe to provide carefully crafted, respectful and informed stories.' (Abstract)
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