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Greek Olives and Italian Prosciutto on Crusty French Bread : Food in Contemporary Fiction by Australian Women
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies , vol. 2 no. 2010; 'Women have often had a troubled relationship with food, but in recent decades there has been a bit of a turn around - at least in fictional terms. In some earlier Australian feminist fiction from the 1970s and 1980s, women were often portrayed as oppressed by, or resistant to, food and eating. Here I explore food in Kate Grenville's Lilian's Story, Andrea Goldsmith's Gracious Living, and two works by Helen Garner - The Children's Bach and Cosmo Cosmolino. In these stories women refrain from eating, or over indulge, as forms of resistance to oppression. But times have changed. This essay examines the changing nature of how food is represented in fiction by Australian women. The later novels explored here - Drusilla Modjeska's The Orchard, Marion Halligan's The Fog Garden, Stephanie Dowrick Tasting Salt and Amanda Lohrey's Camille's Bread (1995) - significantly reframe food preparation and consumption as positive experiences that promote women's independence, and contribute to their creative lives and personal relationships. These later texts transcend the earlier view of domesticated women as anxious or resistant consumers of food. Instead, food is aesthetically rich and sensually rewarding; a controllable and pleasurable experience promoting health, wellbeing, and positive loving relationships. (Author's abstract) -
The Taste of Freedom
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 197 1997-1998; (p. 44-45)
— Review of Tasting Salt 1997 single work novel -
Freedom Has One Taste
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 November 1997; (p. 8)
— Review of Tasting Salt 1997 single work novel -
Adding a Pinch of Realism
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 26 October 1997; (p. 42) Cordite Poetry Review , December no. 48.1 2014;
— Review of Tasting Salt 1997 single work novel -
Aspirations and the Written Word
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 19 October 1997; (p. 14)
— Review of Tasting Salt 1997 single work novel
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Paperbacks
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 November 1997; (p. wkd 9)
— Review of Oyster 1996 single work novel ; Tasting Salt 1997 single work novel -
Ageing, Friendship and Dying, with a Touch of Dickinson
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times Sunday Times , 2 November 1997; (p. 22)
— Review of Along Came the Sky : A Novel 1997 single work novel ; Hot News 1997 single work novel ; Tasting Salt 1997 single work novel ; Steam Pigs 1997 single work novel ; The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco 1997 single work novel -
Salt of Two Lives
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 18 October 1997; (p. 21)
— Review of Tasting Salt 1997 single work novel -
Aspirations and the Written Word
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 19 October 1997; (p. 14)
— Review of Tasting Salt 1997 single work novel -
Adding a Pinch of Realism
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 26 October 1997; (p. 42) Cordite Poetry Review , December no. 48.1 2014;
— Review of Tasting Salt 1997 single work novel -
Greek Olives and Italian Prosciutto on Crusty French Bread : Food in Contemporary Fiction by Australian Women
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies , vol. 2 no. 2010; 'Women have often had a troubled relationship with food, but in recent decades there has been a bit of a turn around - at least in fictional terms. In some earlier Australian feminist fiction from the 1970s and 1980s, women were often portrayed as oppressed by, or resistant to, food and eating. Here I explore food in Kate Grenville's Lilian's Story, Andrea Goldsmith's Gracious Living, and two works by Helen Garner - The Children's Bach and Cosmo Cosmolino. In these stories women refrain from eating, or over indulge, as forms of resistance to oppression. But times have changed. This essay examines the changing nature of how food is represented in fiction by Australian women. The later novels explored here - Drusilla Modjeska's The Orchard, Marion Halligan's The Fog Garden, Stephanie Dowrick Tasting Salt and Amanda Lohrey's Camille's Bread (1995) - significantly reframe food preparation and consumption as positive experiences that promote women's independence, and contribute to their creative lives and personal relationships. These later texts transcend the earlier view of domesticated women as anxious or resistant consumers of food. Instead, food is aesthetically rich and sensually rewarding; a controllable and pleasurable experience promoting health, wellbeing, and positive loving relationships. (Author's abstract) -
Inner Journeys That Lead to New Love
1997
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times Sunday Times , 9 November 1997; (p. 22)
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