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Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia:
Type of disability Spinal cord injury. Type of character Primary. Point of view First person.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Abjection in Contemporary Australian Young Adult Fiction
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 11 no. 3 2001; (p. 24-31)Wilson argues that '...[A]n understanding of abjection is crucial to perceiving both the implied and explicit limitations placed upon the human construction of agency and the effect it has on the construction of teenagers within story discourses' (24). Wilson critiques three novels, Night Train (Judith Clarke), Touching Earth Lightly (Margo Lanagan) and Peeling the Onion (Wendy Orr) alongside the concept of abjection, which is 'intimately associated with the repulsive, despicable and loathsome aspects of human nature and society ' (24). Wilson points out how most young adult novels are concerned with narratives of maturation and the construction of (adult) subjectivity and as such abjection 'is a constant threat to subjective development' through its ability to disturb ordered systems, which includes one's identity (24). According to Wilson,the novels demonstrate an 'ubiquitous concern...with issues of subjectivity and maturation' in fiction for young adult readers and essentially support the view that 'the identity of the subject engulfed by abjection will ultimately be erased' (29-30).
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Writers Up Close
1999
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 March 1999; (p. 4-5) -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1997
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 41 no. 3 1997; (p. 4-13) An overview of the entries, shortlisted, and award winners for the 1997 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award -
An Act of Discovery
1997
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 5 no. 1 1997; (p. 18-19) -
Coming of Age
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , June 1997; (p. 26 - 31)
— Review of Peeling the Onion 1996 single work novel ; Victor's Quest 1996 single work children's fiction
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[Review] Peeling the Onion
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 40 no. 4 1996; (p. 40-41)
— Review of Peeling the Onion 1996 single work novel -
[Review] Peeling the Onion
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 11 no. 4 1996; (p. 38)
— Review of Peeling the Onion 1996 single work novel -
First Fumbles, Fact and Fiction
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 August-1 September 1996; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Asturias 1996 single work novel ; The First Time : True Stories 1996 anthology short story ; Peeling the Onion 1996 single work novel -
The Elusive Line Between Truth and What is Imagined
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 September 1996; (p. C11)
— Review of Peeling the Onion 1996 single work novel ; Lily and Me 1996 single work children's fiction -
[Review] Peeling the Onion
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , July vol. 76 no. 1071 1996; (p. 78)
— Review of Peeling the Onion 1996 single work novel -
The Children's Book Council of Australia Annual Awards 1997
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 41 no. 3 1997; (p. 4-13) An overview of the entries, shortlisted, and award winners for the 1997 Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award -
Writers Up Close
1999
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 March 1999; (p. 4-5) -
An Act of Discovery
1997
single work
autobiography
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 5 no. 1 1997; (p. 18-19) -
Abjection in Contemporary Australian Young Adult Fiction
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 11 no. 3 2001; (p. 24-31)Wilson argues that '...[A]n understanding of abjection is crucial to perceiving both the implied and explicit limitations placed upon the human construction of agency and the effect it has on the construction of teenagers within story discourses' (24). Wilson critiques three novels, Night Train (Judith Clarke), Touching Earth Lightly (Margo Lanagan) and Peeling the Onion (Wendy Orr) alongside the concept of abjection, which is 'intimately associated with the repulsive, despicable and loathsome aspects of human nature and society ' (24). Wilson points out how most young adult novels are concerned with narratives of maturation and the construction of (adult) subjectivity and as such abjection 'is a constant threat to subjective development' through its ability to disturb ordered systems, which includes one's identity (24). According to Wilson,the novels demonstrate an 'ubiquitous concern...with issues of subjectivity and maturation' in fiction for young adult readers and essentially support the view that 'the identity of the subject engulfed by abjection will ultimately be erased' (29-30).
