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* Contents derived from the 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Uus-Meremaa?, single work criticism (p. 112-113)
- In Memoriam : Terry Sturm, single work obituary (p. 114-115)
- Symbol Thingi"the standoff is between a dolphin &"", single work poetry (p. 116)
- Grasshopper in a Fieldi"Who took the young thin stems", single work poetry (p. 123)
- Written in a Woman's Handi"Yellowed and chipped the teeth of Gomez", single work poetry (p. 124)
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Writing Hybridity : The Theory and Practice of Autobiography in Rey Chow's "The Secrets of Ethnic Abjection" and Brian Castro's Shanghai Dancing,
single work
criticism
Katherine Hallemeier employs a close reading of Rey Chow's essay "The Secrets of Ethic Abjection' (2012) and Brian Castro's autobiographical essays in Looking for Estrellita (1999) and his fictional autobiography Shanghai Dancing (2003) and argues that both authors 'are similar insofar as their writing challenges essentialist understanding of hybrid identity by in fact straddling the genres of autobiography and theory'. (p. 125)
- Self-Portrait with Advicei"The weirdo at the gym lifts less", single work poetry (p. 131)
- On Rosa-Luxembourg-Strasse in a Vietnamese Cafe, single work short story (p. 132-137)
- Gently, Gently, single work short story (p. 138-143)
- Bare Feeti"When my son said ting", single work poetry (p. 144)
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America, the Forbidden Fruit : Anti-American Sentiment in Robbery under Arms,
single work
criticism
James Dahlstrom looks for anti-American sentiment in Rolf Bolderwood's novel, Robbery under Arm. This is achieved by examining the novel 'in its historical context and by placing the author in this historical context and by treating the novel as colonial narrative.' (p. 145)
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Beverley Farmer's Embrace of the Mirror,
single work
criticism
Janice Shaw examines Beverley Farmer's A Body of Water. Shaw states that the Farmer's term 'embrace of the mirror' is a motif that 'characterises Farmer's writing in terms of the relationships she presents. The gender issues revealed through these relationships are characterised by feelings of coldness, otherness, and love, being a reflection of the self which only serves to emphasise its 'selfish nature...' (p. 151)
- Homage to Mapplethorpei"When a perfect purple iris", single work poetry (p. 156)
- "You Are My Australia" " Brian Medlin's Contribution to Iris Murdoch's Concept of Australia in The Green Knight, single work criticism (p. 157-162)
- The Myth of the Eternal Studenti"Teachers at the Institute observe", single work poetry (p. 163)
- The Idea of Europe, single work short story (p. 164-167)
- Beforei"I'd given in to martyrdom", single work poetry (p. 167)
- Bravery, single work short story (p. 168-170)
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Love and Vertigo : The Blue Mountains as Veranda in Australian Women's Writing,
single work
criticism
The Blue Mountains have often been used as a backdrop in Australian literature. Elizabeth Hicks looks at several of these texts by Australian women which were written during the fifteen years between 1987 and 2002, a period which loosley corresponds to theat of third-wave feminism.
- Ekphrasisi"The artist was a farm laborer", single work poetry (p. 176-177)
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