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Works about this Work
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Dorothy Green Memorial Lecture : Archipelagic Space and the Uncertain Future of National Literatures
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 13 no. 2 2013;'This essay joins in the discussion about the future of national literatures in the shifting formations of globalisation. Specifically, I want to interrogate what we mean by the future when we speak of literature and, specifically, of Australian or New Zealand literature.
The essay proposes a literary cartography that overlays the alienation of this ‘no world’ with the ‘no-place’ of island utopias as they are mobilised in archipelagic chains or threads. This alternative model of spatial relationality and dynamism differs from conventional global traffic. It is a cartography derived from islands: from their history, fictions, and their theorists. This project is at least partly utopian in a strictly generic sense; that is, in its implication in the reading practices and politics of utopian texts.' (Author's abstract)
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Andrew McGahan's Wonders of a Godless World : A Transparent Space of Darkness
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Commonwealth Essays and Studies , Autumn vol. 35 no. 1 2012; (p. 93-102) 'Andrew McGahan's Wonders of a Godless World (2009) explores consciousness, reality and madness through the main viewpoints of two odd and mysterious characters. Set in a psychiatric ward reminiscent of Bentham's panopticon, the story is an eye-opening journey into a transparent society characterized by the singular connections it makes between the visible and the invisible. Dreams and fantasy delineate spaces of otherness that call forth questions of perspective and reliability. The multi-layered narrative combines strategies of invisibility with the staging of the self so that while transparency normally implies openness, communication, and accountability, it can also operate in such a way that it becomes difficult to ascertain the characters' actions.' (Author's abstract)
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Kill Your Darlings in Conversation with Andrew McGahan
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , July no. 10 2012; (p. 109-136) -
Pathological Geomorphology and the Ecological Sublime Andrew McGahan's Wonders of a Godless World
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 72 no. 3 2012; (p. 55-77) -
Wonders of a Godless World by Andrew McGahan
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Specusphere , February no. 12 2010;
— Review of Wonders of a Godless World 2009 single work novel
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Visions of Wonder
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 September 2009; (p. 13)
— Review of Wonders of a Godless World 2009 single work novel -
Islands of Disasters
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 - 4 October 2009; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Wonders of a Godless World 2009 single work novel -
Books
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 - 4 October 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of Wonders of a Godless World 2009 single work novel -
Fine, but Mostly Clouded
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 October 2009; (p. 22-23)
— Review of Wonders of a Godless World 2009 single work novel -
Books
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 10 October 2009; (p. 20)
— Review of Wonders of a Godless World 2009 single work novel ; King of the Cross 2009 single work novel ; The Paperbark Shoe 2009 single work novel -
In Thrall to the Power of Nature
2009
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 October 2009; (p. 26-27) The Age , 10 October 2009; (p. 24-25) -
Kill Your Darlings in Conversation with Andrew McGahan
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings , July no. 10 2012; (p. 109-136) -
Andrew McGahan's Wonders of a Godless World : A Transparent Space of Darkness
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Commonwealth Essays and Studies , Autumn vol. 35 no. 1 2012; (p. 93-102) 'Andrew McGahan's Wonders of a Godless World (2009) explores consciousness, reality and madness through the main viewpoints of two odd and mysterious characters. Set in a psychiatric ward reminiscent of Bentham's panopticon, the story is an eye-opening journey into a transparent society characterized by the singular connections it makes between the visible and the invisible. Dreams and fantasy delineate spaces of otherness that call forth questions of perspective and reliability. The multi-layered narrative combines strategies of invisibility with the staging of the self so that while transparency normally implies openness, communication, and accountability, it can also operate in such a way that it becomes difficult to ascertain the characters' actions.' (Author's abstract)
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Pathological Geomorphology and the Ecological Sublime Andrew McGahan's Wonders of a Godless World
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 72 no. 3 2012; (p. 55-77) -
Dorothy Green Memorial Lecture : Archipelagic Space and the Uncertain Future of National Literatures
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 13 no. 2 2013;'This essay joins in the discussion about the future of national literatures in the shifting formations of globalisation. Specifically, I want to interrogate what we mean by the future when we speak of literature and, specifically, of Australian or New Zealand literature.
The essay proposes a literary cartography that overlays the alienation of this ‘no world’ with the ‘no-place’ of island utopias as they are mobilised in archipelagic chains or threads. This alternative model of spatial relationality and dynamism differs from conventional global traffic. It is a cartography derived from islands: from their history, fictions, and their theorists. This project is at least partly utopian in a strictly generic sense; that is, in its implication in the reading practices and politics of utopian texts.' (Author's abstract)