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y separately published work icon Black Writers White Editors : Episodes of Collaboration and Compromise in Australian Publishing History single work   criticism  
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Black Writers White Editors : Episodes of Collaboration and Compromise in Australian Publishing History
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Contents

* Contents derived from the North Melbourne, Flemington - North Melbourne area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Australian Scholarly Publishing , 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Postcard from Oodgeroo : 'I'm No Parrot', Jennifer Jones , single work criticism
In this postcard, Jennifer Jone's discusses how Oodgeroo Noonuccal was shocked when the process of collaborative criticism resulted in the alteration of her writings in the early 1970's.
 (p. 2-3)
Editing Oodgeroo: Transforming 'Stradbroke Dreamtime' from Strident Political Prose into Harmless Entertainment, Oodgeroo Noonuccal , single work criticism
In this chapter, Jennifer Jones analyses how the 3,700 editorial changes to Oodgeroo's original manuscript drew Stradbroke Dreamtime away from its hardhitting political intention and directed it toward a representation of Aboriginality more acceptable to white readers of the era.
 (p. 4-47)
Publishing and Politics : Oodgeroo's Collaborative Journey, Jennifer Jones , single work criticism
In this chapter Jennifer Jones examines why Stradbroke Dreaming was so easily distorted during the editorial process. The author also discusses how, by the time editing was completed, Oodgeroo was experiencing an uncharacteristic loss of resolve.
 (p. 48-80)
Postcard from Margaret Tucker : 'God Told Me to Write This, I'm Writin' What He's Tellin' Me', Jennifer Jones , single work criticism
In this postcard, Jennifer Jones relates details of the writing process utilised by Margaret Tucker.
 (p. 82-83)
Editing According to the Guidance of God : The Making of Margaret Tucker's 'If Everyone Cared', Jennifer Jones , single work criticism
In this chapter, Jennifer Jones examines how the 830 editorial alterations to the If Everyone Cared manuscript impacted on Magaret Tucker's ability to express of her Aboriginal identity.
 (p. 84-116)
The Contested Memory of Margaret Tucker : Moral Re-Armament, Communism and Unfashionable Commitment, Jennifer Jones , single work criticism
In this chapter, Jennifer Jones considers why the Aboriginal position in relation to land, kinship and activism expressed in Margaret Tucker's autobiography presented obstacles that well-meaning white friends, supporters and editors were ill-equipped to deal with.
 (p. 117-146)
Postcard from Monica Clare : 'It was Like This for Most of Us. That's How it Was, and That's How it is for Aboriginal Kids', Monica Clare , single work criticism
In this postcard, Jennifer Jones poses a question. What hope did Monica Clare, the first Aboriginal female novelist, have of getting her message about forced removal across to white readers?
 (p. 148-149)
Invisible Workers : The Posthumous Editing of Monica Clare's Karobran, Jennifer Jones , single work criticism
Monica Clare's autobiography Karobran was published posthumously. In this chapter, Jennifer Jones examines the editorial process after Monica's death and how this impacted on the original spirit and intent of the author's message regarding Aboriginal issues.
 (p. 150-175)
Literary Links : Monica Clare and Left-Wing Politics, Jennifer Jones , single work criticism
In this chapter, Jennifer Jones examines how the conventional treatment by editors led Aboriginal female authors, such as Clare, into positions that compromised the political, marginal and controversial positons adopted in their works.
 (p. 176-205)
Questioning Collaboration : The Past, Present and Future of Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Australian Publishing, Jennifer Jones , single work criticism
In this chapter, Jennifer Jones argues that while editorial style may have changed overtime, the normativity, centrality and invisibility of whiteness continues to impact upon contemporary editorial practices in relation to Aboriginal women's writing.
 (p. 206-236)
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