AustLit
Latest Issues
Notes
-
Contents indexed selectively.
Contents
-
Rose Quong Becomes Chinese : An Australian in London and New York,
single work
criticism
'The story of Rose Quong (1879-1972) reveals how an Australian learned to use the pervasive Orientalism of the early twentieth century to her own ends. Quong claimed an essential ability to interpret Chinese culture, forging a career out of lecturing and writing on Chinese literature and traditions, and performing her own Chineseness. She juggled her mixed Australian, British and Chinese heritage in both London and New York, showing the plasticity and transportability of ethnic identities. Quong's story points to the role of London as imperial metropolis in the staging of an Australian's transnational career, even for an Australian whose imaginary homeland was China. The fact that Quong was embraced by the Australian community in London adds a new perspective on White Australia, even though that community was instrumental in steering her towards Chineseness and Orientalism.'
Source: Abstract.
-
Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of Ida Leeson : A Life 2006 single work biography ; (p. 196-197) -
Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of Will Dyson : The Sentimental Larrikin 1980 single work criticism biography ; (p. 198-199) -
Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of Voyage of Hope : Vietnamese Australian Women's Narratives 2005 multi chapter work biography ; (p. 204)