Brennan, Bernadette.
Just Words? : Australian Authors Writing for Justice. - 1 online resource (217 pages)
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 -- Endnotes.
Demonstrating that it is possible for writing to articulate ethical concerns and enlighten the broader community, this powerful collection of essays explores the relationship between writing and justice. Including thought-provoking contributions from Australian poets, essayists, playwrights, critics, and novelists—including Gail Jones, Eva Sallis, and Frank Brennan—it asks if writing can inform a collective national consciousness and challenge citizens to take action.
9780702241208
Australian literature -- History and criticism.
Ethics in literature.
Justice in literature.
Politics and literature -- Australia -- History.
Electronic books.
PR9604.6 -- .J87 2008eb
809.93353 820.9994
Just Words? : Australian Authors Writing for Justice. - 1 online resource (217 pages)
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 -- Endnotes.
Demonstrating that it is possible for writing to articulate ethical concerns and enlighten the broader community, this powerful collection of essays explores the relationship between writing and justice. Including thought-provoking contributions from Australian poets, essayists, playwrights, critics, and novelists—including Gail Jones, Eva Sallis, and Frank Brennan—it asks if writing can inform a collective national consciousness and challenge citizens to take action.
9780702241208
Australian literature -- History and criticism.
Ethics in literature.
Justice in literature.
Politics and literature -- Australia -- History.
Electronic books.
PR9604.6 -- .J87 2008eb
809.93353 820.9994