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Adam Shoemaker Adam Shoemaker i(A1136 works by) (a.k.a. Adam Maximilian Shoemaker)
Born: Established: 1957
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Canada,
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Americas, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Canadian
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1 Mudrooroo : ‘Waiting to be Surprised’ Adam Shoemaker , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 11 no. 2 2011;
1 Hard Dreams and Indigenous Worlds in Australia's North Adam Shoemaker , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Hecate , vol. 34 no. 1 2008; (p. 55-61) Hibiscus and Ti-Tree : Women in Queensland 2009; (p. 308-315) Adam Shoemaker explores the irony of the Howard Government announcing its Northern Territory Intervention Policy just twelve hours before Alexis Wright was announced as the 2007 Miles Franklin Award winner. Shoemaker explores Wright's deft handling of the situation in national media interviews at the time.
1 1 Mudrooroo and the Curse of Authenticity Adam Shoemaker , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Mongrel Signatures : Reflections on the Work of Mudrooroo 2003; (p. 1-23)
1 Note on the Edition Stephen Muecke , Adam Shoemaker , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines 2001; (p. xlv-xlvi)
1 Introduction : Repatriating the Story Adam Shoemaker , Stephen Muecke , 2001 single work non-fiction correspondence
— Appears in: Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines 2001; (p. xi-xliii)
3 31 y separately published work icon Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines David Unaipon , Melbourne : Melbourne University Press , 2001 Z900600 1924 selected work prose dreaming story (taught in 1 units)

Originally written in the 1920s by David Unaipon. The original work was edited by W. Ramsay Smith and published in 1930 credited to W. Ramsay Smith as Myths & Legends of the Australian Aboriginals, without acknowledgement of Unaipon's authorship. Shoemaker and Muecke republished it in 2001 under Unaipon's name and original title.

AustLit uses the original Unaipon title as the main title showing Ramsay Smith's title as an alternative title on those editions published prior to the restitution edition.
1 Perverse Pursuits Adam Shoemaker , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 224 2000; (p. 42-43)
— Review of The Promised Land Mudrooroo , 2000 single work novel
1 Tracking Black Australian Stories: Contemporary Indigenous Literature Adam Shoemaker , 1998 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Oxford Literary History of Australia 1998; (p. 332-347)
1 Indigenous Visions Adam Shoemaker , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1998-1999) no. 207 1998; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998 anthology extract poetry criticism autobiography prose short story
1 White on Black / Black on White Adam Shoemaker , 1998 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Oxford Literary History of Australia 1998; (p. 9-20)
1 Introduction : The Power of Transformation Adam Shoemaker , 1998 single work prose
— Appears in: A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography 1998; (p. 8-13)
1 4 y separately published work icon A Sea Change : Australian Writing and Photography Adam Shoemaker (editor), Sydney : Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games , 1998 Z286345 1998 anthology biography short story extract poetry prose

'The unique collection explores the sea change in Australian life today. Two years before the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games the nation is witness to transformations of all types, whether they are radical, magical, sexual or political. In this especially-commissioned anthology, twenty-five of Australia's finest writers and photographers take up the challenge of exploring that theme, including David Malouf, Lily brett, Robert Drewe, Beth Yahp, Robert Dessaix, Tracey Moffatt, Anne Zhalka and William Yang.

This unusual anthology conterpoints essays and photographic images, short stories and the cartoons of Matthew Martin to challenge, surprise and entertain.' (Source: Back cover)
1 Mudrooroo : Australia's Most International Author? Adam Shoemaker , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Aratjara : Aboriginal Culture and Literature in Australia 1997; (p. 87-96)
1 Janette Turner Hospital and the National Dilemma Adam Shoemaker , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Canada-Australia : Towards a Second Century of Partnership 1997; (p. 427-436)
1 Trancing Into the Desert Adam Shoemaker (interviewer), 1996 single work interview
— Appears in: Thamyris , Spring vol. 3 no. 1 1996; (p. 5-17)
1 Paper Tracks : Indigenous Literatures in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand Adam Shoemaker , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: New National and Post-colonial Literatures : An Introduction 1996; (p. 245-262) The literary works produced by the Aboriginal Australian writers listed is compared to that of Jeannette Armstrong and Thomas King in Canada and Witi Ihimaera, Patricia Grace, Keri Hulme and Alan Duff in New Zealand. Shoemaker briefly examines and compares a number of anthologies, suggesting that the life-story genre, popular in the 1970s, has been followed by 'the anthologizing of aboriginal people' from the mid-1980s onwards.
1 The Power of Black Words Adam Shoemaker , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 168 1995; (p. 23-24)
— Review of Aboriginal Mythology : An A-Z Spanning the History of Aboriginal Mythology from The Earliest Legends to The Present Day Mudrooroo , 1994 reference non-fiction
1 Adam Shoemaker Reports on the Gold Coast Somerset Festival Adam Shoemaker , 1995 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 170 1995; (p. 67)
1 Mutating the Message Adam Shoemaker , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Republica , no. 3 1995; (p. 84-91)
1 Performance for the People Adam Shoemaker , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , vol. 16 no. 4 1994; (p. 164-177)

'Presents the personal experiences of the author with Australian writer and activist Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal). Author's meeting with Walker; Walker's ability to motivate and enthuse others; Walker's effort to reconcile black and white Australians.' (Publication abstract)
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