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Uchronic Australia : Serious Issues Are Raised in Two Alternate Histories of Australia during the Pacific War
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , vol. 32 no. 1/2 2018; (p. 278-296)'Though previous scholarship into alternate history narratives has been conducted, to date a set of "poetics" that defines this genre has not yet been developed (Chapman and Yoke 21). Indeed, there is a significant gap in knowledge regarding the alternate history genre; a collection of papers appearing in Classic and Iconoclastic Alternate History Science Fiction, edited by Edgar L. Chapman and Carl B. Yoke, identify this gap: "For while numerous alternate history tales have now been written, … no comprehensive poetics of this genre … has been developed" (21). This article seeks to address part of this gap by first coining a new term for the genre (Uchronic fiction) and by using two examples of alternate history narratives unique and particular to Australia (John Hooker's The Bush Soldiers and John A. Scott's N) to highlight some of the hitherto undefined "poetics" for this genre as they appear in these two examples of Uchronic fiction. These two novels also bring to the fore serious issues that are relevant to the discussion regarding the political agenda on the part of authors John Hooker and John A. Scott, both of whom do not shy away from addressing white Australia's historically poor treatment of Aboriginal people or from Australia's historical ambivalence and hostility toward nonwhite immigrants and people from Asia.' (Introduction)
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Paperbacks
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 August 1998; (p. 7)
— Review of The Bush Soldiers 1984 single work novel -
Of Big Blokes and Manhood's Myths
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 December 1990; (p. rev 5) -
After the Thaw
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sunday Herald (Sunday Review) , 23 December 1990; (p. 36) -
The Brisbane Line in Australian Literature : Aspects of a Reality?
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Notes & Furphies , April no. 20 1988; (p. 7-10)
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The Grotesque and the Innocent
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , December no. 97 1984; (p. 66-68)
— Review of Palomino 1980 single work novel ; Milk and Honey : A Novel 1984 single work novel ; The Bush Soldiers 1984 single work novel ; Bearded Ladies : Stories 1984 selected work short story poetry -
Old Enemies Fight on in Occupied Australia
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 October, 1984; (p. 12)
— Review of Down Under 1978 single work novel ; The Bush Soldiers 1984 single work novel -
A Soldier at War with his Past
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 October 1984; (p. 36)
— Review of The Bush Soldiers 1984 single work novel -
Plot Beaten About the Bush
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 November 1984; (p. 9)
— Review of The Bush Soldiers 1984 single work novel -
The Bush Overcomes All
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 October 1984; (p. 17)
— Review of The Bush Soldiers 1984 single work novel -
The Brisbane Line in Australian Literature : Aspects of a Reality?
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Notes & Furphies , April no. 20 1988; (p. 7-10) -
After the Thaw
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sunday Herald (Sunday Review) , 23 December 1990; (p. 36) -
Of Big Blokes and Manhood's Myths
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15-16 December 1990; (p. rev 5) -
Uchronic Australia : Serious Issues Are Raised in Two Alternate Histories of Australia during the Pacific War
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , vol. 32 no. 1/2 2018; (p. 278-296)'Though previous scholarship into alternate history narratives has been conducted, to date a set of "poetics" that defines this genre has not yet been developed (Chapman and Yoke 21). Indeed, there is a significant gap in knowledge regarding the alternate history genre; a collection of papers appearing in Classic and Iconoclastic Alternate History Science Fiction, edited by Edgar L. Chapman and Carl B. Yoke, identify this gap: "For while numerous alternate history tales have now been written, … no comprehensive poetics of this genre … has been developed" (21). This article seeks to address part of this gap by first coining a new term for the genre (Uchronic fiction) and by using two examples of alternate history narratives unique and particular to Australia (John Hooker's The Bush Soldiers and John A. Scott's N) to highlight some of the hitherto undefined "poetics" for this genre as they appear in these two examples of Uchronic fiction. These two novels also bring to the fore serious issues that are relevant to the discussion regarding the political agenda on the part of authors John Hooker and John A. Scott, both of whom do not shy away from addressing white Australia's historically poor treatment of Aboriginal people or from Australia's historical ambivalence and hostility toward nonwhite immigrants and people from Asia.' (Introduction)
- Bush,
- Bourke, Bourke - Brewarrina area, Far West NSW, New South Wales,
- Northern Territory,
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,
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cJapan,cEast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
- 1910s
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s