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2012...
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16 February
2012
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The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture
est. 2012
Australasian Journal of Popular Culture
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* Contents derived from the 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Crossing Over : Academic and Popular History,
single work
criticism
'This article considers the divide between popular and academic history, especially as perceived by popular and academic historians. It argues that the two forms of history, though clearly connected to one another, have different priorities and audiences. In particular, where academic historians prize originality of research, popular historians will tend to prize powerful storytelling. The article suggests that popular historians could acknowledge more handsomely that many do owe their debt to the research findings of academic historians, while in their turn academic historians have much to learn from popular historians about how to communicate the pleasures and importance of understanding the past.' (Author's abstract p. 7)
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In Search of the Great Australian (Graphic) Novel,
single work
criticism
'The critical acclaim enjoyed by such recent Australian graphic novels as Shaun Tan's The Arrival (2006) and Nicki Greenberg's adaptation of The Great Gatsby (2007) suggested that Australia had finally 'caught up' with the United States and Britain, by embracing the graphic novel as a legitimate creative medium, on a par with literature and cinema. The media interest generated by a succession of Australian graphic novels during recent years often implied that their very existence was a relatively new phenomenon. Accepting this premise without question, however, overlooks the evolution of the graphic novel in Australia, early examples of which - such as Syd Nicholls' Middy Malone: A Book Pirates (1941) - date back to the 1940s. Documenting how historical changes in the production and dissemination of graphic novels in Australia have influenced their critical and popular reception therefore creates new opportunities to explore a largely overlooked facet of Australian print culture. Furthermore, the study of the graphic novel in an exclusively Australian context provides a new perspective for re-examining the origins, definitions and, indeed, the limitations of the term 'graphic novel', and extends the parameters of the academic literature devoted to the medium beyond the traditionally dominant Anglo-American focus.' (Author's abstract)
- His Natural Life, single work criticism (p. 93-95)
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[Review] Manga : An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives,
single work
review
— Review of Manga : An Anthology of Global and Cultural Perspectives 2010 anthology criticism ; (p. 97-99) -
[Review] Reg Grundy,
single work
review
— Review of Reg Grundy 2010 single work autobiography ; (p. 105-107)
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