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UNINA9910825933103321 |
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Titolo |
Just words? : Australian authors writing for justice / / edited by Bernadette Brennan |
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St Lucia, Qld., : University of Queensland Press, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BrennanBernadette (Bernadette M.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Australian literature - History and criticism |
Politics and literature - Australia - History |
Justice in literature |
Ethics in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographic references (p. [193]- 200). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; About the Author; Title page; Contents; Introduction; Art in a time of crisis; Writing in an 'Age of Terror'; In praise of political fiction; Just poetry; My journey through Stolen; Speaking shadows: Justice and the poetic; Boring humanist bodies; Aboriginal children's literature: More thanjust pretty pictures; Writing for performance: Privilege, politicsand goose bumps; Travelling towards ourselves:Rights and recognition in Clara Law'sLetters to Ali; An island home; Writing: Seeking justice and truth amidst theimperfect good and the necessary; Acknowledgments; Notes on contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Can words make Australia a better place? Can writing help to inform a collective national consciousness? Over the past decade Australians have witnessed a significant shift to more insular and conservative economic, ethical and cultural norms"--Backcover. |
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