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'This article discusses the vision behind the Jindyworobak movement in terms of its complex interplay between progressive utopianism and ideological regression. The Jindyworobaks, an Australian literary movement of the twentieth century, sought a deeper connection with the Australian environment based on appreciation and a willingness to learn from its indigenous traditions. At the same time, however, their writings still deny the Aboriginal subaltern a voice, and effectively perpetuate the power structures the Jindyworobaks seemingly oppose. This intriguing interplay forms the basis of this article, which draws on a conceptual framework inspired by Paul Ricœur, Ernst Bloch and Slavoj Zizek to map out the interactions between utopia and ideology in the vision of the Jindyworobaks.' (Publication abstract)
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http://www.easa-australianstudies.net/node/436
Utopia and Ideology in the Vision of the Jindyworobaks
Journal of the European Association for Studies on Australia
Subjects:
- The Gangrened People 1944 single work poetry
- Conditional Culture 1938 selected work criticism
- Desert Dawn 1944-1940 single work poetry
- The Great South Land : An Epic Poem 1951 sequence poetry
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