TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brennan,Bernadette
TI  - Just Words?: Australian Authors Writing for Justice
SN  - 9780702241208
AV  - PR9604.6 -- .J87 2008eb 
U1  - 809.93353820.9994 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Saint Lucia
PB  - University of Queensland Press
KW  - Australian literature -- History and criticism
KW  - Ethics in literature
KW  - Justice in literature
KW  - Politics and literature -- Australia -- History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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