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Gayatri Nair Reviews Monsters by Alison Croggon
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , December no. 27 2021;
— Review of Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay'I initially didn’t want to review this book. It is written by a white woman, and as a person of colour (POC) who wants to elevate diverse writing, I thought it was important to only review other diverse writers. However, after discussion with a mentor and writer I realised that it is also important that we, as POC women especially, participate in criticism, not just of diverse literature but also more established writers. It is possible also to challenge and change traditional criticism by introducing diverse perspectives from diverse critic-subjects. This is called auto-ethnographic criticism, which acknowledges the inextricable link between the personal and the cultural and makes room for non-traditional forms of inquiry and expression. It is a way to quietly address the assumed authority of the ‘literary review’ or the role of ‘critic’. So, in this way it’s subversive for a POC to review white authors and writing.' (Introduction)
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Monsters: A Reckoning by Alison Croggon Review : Beware the Many-tentacled Beast of Empire
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 March 2021;
— Review of Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay -
Drip by Drip
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13 March 2021; (p. 17)
— Review of Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay -
What Is It about Sisters? : Alison Croggon’s Deeply Wounded Memoir
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 430 2021; (p. 23)
— Review of Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay'Alison Croggon has written poetry, fantasy novels, and whip-smart arts criticism for decades, but Monsters is her first book-length work of non-fiction. In this deeply wounded book, Croggon unpacks her shattered relationship with her younger sister (not named in the book), a dynamic that bristles with accusations and resentments. In attempting to understand the wreckage of this relationship, Croggon finds herself going back to the roots of Western patriarchy and colonialism, seeking to frame this fractured relationship as the inexorable consequence of empire.' (Introduction)
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Books Roundup Dropbear, Emotional Female, Friends & Dark Shapes, Monsters
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , March 2021;
— Review of Dropbear 2021 selected work poetry essay ; Friends and Dark Shapes 2021 single work novel ; Emotional Female 2021 single work autobiography ; Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay
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Books Roundup Dropbear, Emotional Female, Friends & Dark Shapes, Monsters
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Kill Your Darlings [Online] , March 2021;
— Review of Dropbear 2021 selected work poetry essay ; Friends and Dark Shapes 2021 single work novel ; Emotional Female 2021 single work autobiography ; Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay -
What Is It about Sisters? : Alison Croggon’s Deeply Wounded Memoir
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 430 2021; (p. 23)
— Review of Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay'Alison Croggon has written poetry, fantasy novels, and whip-smart arts criticism for decades, but Monsters is her first book-length work of non-fiction. In this deeply wounded book, Croggon unpacks her shattered relationship with her younger sister (not named in the book), a dynamic that bristles with accusations and resentments. In attempting to understand the wreckage of this relationship, Croggon finds herself going back to the roots of Western patriarchy and colonialism, seeking to frame this fractured relationship as the inexorable consequence of empire.' (Introduction)
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Drip by Drip
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13 March 2021; (p. 17)
— Review of Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay -
Monsters: A Reckoning by Alison Croggon Review : Beware the Many-tentacled Beast of Empire
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 March 2021;
— Review of Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay -
Gayatri Nair Reviews Monsters by Alison Croggon
2021
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , December no. 27 2021;
— Review of Monsters 2021 single work autobiography essay'I initially didn’t want to review this book. It is written by a white woman, and as a person of colour (POC) who wants to elevate diverse writing, I thought it was important to only review other diverse writers. However, after discussion with a mentor and writer I realised that it is also important that we, as POC women especially, participate in criticism, not just of diverse literature but also more established writers. It is possible also to challenge and change traditional criticism by introducing diverse perspectives from diverse critic-subjects. This is called auto-ethnographic criticism, which acknowledges the inextricable link between the personal and the cultural and makes room for non-traditional forms of inquiry and expression. It is a way to quietly address the assumed authority of the ‘literary review’ or the role of ‘critic’. So, in this way it’s subversive for a POC to review white authors and writing.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2021 longlisted Mark and Evette Moran Nib Award for Literature