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y separately published work icon Aboriginal Writing Today : Papers from the First National Conference of Aboriginal Writers anthology   criticism  
Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 Aboriginal Writing Today : Papers from the First National Conference of Aboriginal Writers
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Opening Address, Ronald M. Berndt , single work criticism (p. 7-9)
Aboriginal Writing : A Personal View, Jack Davis , single work criticism

'...the Aboriginal people, have been recording our history for thousands of years. Our medium has been stone, hair wood, the walls of caves; and the flat surface of rock has been the canvas of our ancestors. Hiar string manipulated by fingers can tell a myraid of stories and the land was our drawing board.' (Source: Jack Davies 1983)

 (p. 11-19)
White Forms, Aboriginal Content, Colin Johnson , single work criticism (p. 21-33)
Black Policies, Kevin Gilbert , single work criticism (p. 35-41)
The Politics of Aboriginal Literature, Bruce McGuinness , Bejam Kunmunara Jarlow Nunukel Kabool , single work criticism (p. 43-54)
The Role of Research, Faith Bandler , single work criticism (p. 55-62)
Black Theatre, Gerry Bostock , single work criticism (p. 63-73)
Aboriginal Poetry and White Criticism, Clifford Watego , single work criticism (p. 75-90)
Traditional Aboriginal Oral Literature, Catherine H. Berndt , single work criticism (p. 91-103)
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