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Interpretation of Academic Fiction in Britain, America and Australia
2015
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criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies – Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of Australian Studies in China 2015; (p. 102-109) 'As a literary genre, academic fiction has emerged in recent years as one of the most popular modes for satirizing the cultural conflicts and sociological nuances inherent in campus life. Well-known academic novels include Kingsley Amis's Lucky Jim and David Lodge's Small World in Britain; Saul Bellow's Herzog; Nabokov's Pnin in America; Michael Wilding's Academia Nuts and Elizabeth Jolley's The Sugar Mother in Australia. From a global point of view, this paper aims to explore the development of academic fiction in Britain, America as well as Australia. Academic novels are often comic or satirical, often counterpointing intellectual pretensions and human weaknesses. Some, however, attempt a serious treatment of university life. Academic fiction develops at a rapid speed in the 20th century and has become an indispensable and distinct genre of literature worldwide.' (102) -
Michael Wilding (1942-)
Pradeep Trikha
(interviewer),
2007
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interview
— Appears in: Delphic Intimations : Dialogues with Australian Writers and Critics 2007; (p. 11-25) -
The New Idea of the University as an Academic Theme Park: Academia Nuts
2007
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criticism
— Appears in: Asian Journal of Literature, Culture and Society , no. 1 2007; -
Reality beyond Imagining
2006
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essay
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Autumn no. 11 2006; (p. 65-73) -
The (Im)Pure Good of Literature
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 2 May 2004; (p. 24) This column deals with the relationships that form between literature teachers and their students and how this theme is treated in novels. There is also a reference to J.M. Coetzee's novel Disgrace.
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Soft Covers
2003
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review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 February 2003; (p. 8)
— Review of Academia Nuts 2002 single work novel -
The Tertiary Industry
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 47 no. 3 2003; (p. 85-86)
— Review of Academia Nuts 2002 single work novel -
University of Hamburger
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 249 2003; (p. 61)
— Review of Academia Nuts 2002 single work novel -
Playful, Satiric and Fabulous
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 92 2003; (p. 72-77)
— Review of Alanna 2002 single work novel ; Academia Nuts 2002 single work novel ; Spirit of the Rose 2002 selected work short story -
Going Feral
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , April vol. 7 no. 1 2003;
— Review of Academia Nuts 2002 single work novel -
Writer's Reality Stranger Than Tale
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 12-13 April 2003; (p. 13) Slattery reports on the impounding of the first edition of Wilding's Academia Nuts by the English Department at the University of Sydney. The move led to Wilding revising the ending of his novel prior to the publication of the second edition in April 2003. -
Two Takes on the Naked Campus
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 16 April 2003; (p. 36) -
The (Im)Pure Good of Literature
2004
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 2 May 2004; (p. 24) This column deals with the relationships that form between literature teachers and their students and how this theme is treated in novels. There is also a reference to J.M. Coetzee's novel Disgrace. -
Reality beyond Imagining
2006
single work
essay
— Appears in: Griffith Review , Autumn no. 11 2006; (p. 65-73) -
The New Idea of the University as an Academic Theme Park: Academia Nuts
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Asian Journal of Literature, Culture and Society , no. 1 2007;
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