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Megumi Kato (International) assertion Megumi Kato i(A2457 works by) (birth name: 加藤・めぐみ)
Born: Established: 1960 ;
Gender: Female
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2 2 y separately published work icon Hope: Refugees and Their Supporters in Australia Since 1947 Ann-Mari Jordens , Ultimo : Halstead Press , 2012 Z1866394 2012 selected work autobiography 'This is the turbulent history of the modern world, reflected in the memories of refugees who have settled in Australia from WWII to the 21st century.' (Trove record)
5 35 y separately published work icon This House of Grief Helen Garner , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2014 7674634 2014 single work non-fiction (taught in 3 units)

'Anyone can see the place where the children died. You take the Princes Highway past Geelong, and keep going west in the direction of Colac. Late in August 2006, soon after I had watched a magistrate commit Robert Farquharson to stand trial before a jury on three charges of murder, I headed out that way on a Sunday morning, across the great volcanic plain.

'On the evening of 4 September 2005, Father’s Day, Robert Farquharson, a separated husband, was driving his three sons home to their mother, Cindy, when his car left the road and plunged into a dam. The boys, aged ten, seven and two, drowned. Was this an act of revenge or a tragic accident? The court case became Helen Garner’s obsession. She followed it on its protracted course until the final verdict.

'In this utterly compelling book, Helen Garner tells the story of a man and his broken life. She presents the theatre of the courtroom with its actors and audience, all gathered for the purpose of bearing witness to the truth, players in the extraordinary and unpredictable drama of the quest for justice.

'This House of Grief is a heartbreaking and unputdownable book by one of Australia’s most admired writers.' (Publication summary)
1 メンターを求めて――オーストラリアの女性離国作家たち Seeking a Mentor : Australian Female Departure Writers Megumi Kato , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: オーストラリア・ニュージーランド文学論集 2017;
1 Testimony of War : Australian Memoirs and Fiction of the Pacific War Megumi Kato , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: Life Writing , vol. 14 no. 4 2017; (p. 475-484)

'Pacific War writings, especially memoirs by those who were involved as soldiers or prisoners of war, occupy a significant place in Australian literature. They have contributed to the creation of national stories and myths, constructing a collective memory of war for Australians.' (Publication abstract)
1 Madogoshi ni mieru 'tabunka': Keito Darian-Sumisu, Arimitsu Yasue hen Daiyamondo doggu Megumi Kato , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Eigo Seinen/Rising Generation , February vol. 154 no. 11 2009; (p. 622-623)
1 2 y separately published work icon Narrating the Other : Australian Literary Perceptions of Japan Megumi Kato , Clayton : Monash Asia Institute , 2008 Z1531754 2008 single work criticism Explores Australian writers' representations of the Japanese from the late 19th century to the 21st century.
1 Typical Evil? The Japanese Represented in Australian War Writings Megumi Kato , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Beyond Good And Evil? Essays on the Literature and Culture of the Asia-Pacific Region 2005; (p. 65-78)
1 y separately published work icon Representations of Japan and Japanese People in Australian Literature Megumi Kato , 2005 Z1384694 2005 single work thesis 'This thesis is a broadly chronological study of representations of Japan and the Japanese in Australian novels, stories and memoirs from the late nineteenth century to the twenty-first century. Adopting Edward Said's Orientalist notion of the 'Other', it attempts to elaborate patterns in which Australian authors describe and evaluate the Japanese. As well as examining these patterns or representation, this thesis outlines the course of their development and change over the years, how they relate to the context in which they occur, and how they contribute to the formation of wider Australian views on Japan and the Japanese. - from the Author's abstract (p.ii)
1 The Scared Who Want to Scare : Fear of a Japanese Invasion in Australian Literature Megumi Kato , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Complicities : Connections and Divisions : Perspectives on Literatures and Cultures of the Asia-Pacific Region 2003; (p. 43-51)
1 Madame Izan, Butterflies and the Incomprehensible Japanese Megumi Kato , 2000 single work criticism
— Appears in: Interactions : Essays on the Literature and Culture of the Asia-Pacific Region 2000; (p. 164-170) Analyses Praed's novel and contrasts it with depictions of Japanese women in other western fiction which illustrate the 'Butterfly phenomenon' - the exoticisation of Japanese women and portrayals of the inevitable tragedy in relationships between them and western men. She finds Praed's novel remarkably free of romanticising and sees it as providing a fairly clear-eyed view of an actual country. 'Praed's perspective as a female, expatriate writer enabled her to approach Japan from a different perspective to that of male writers who had their own, masculine versions of Orientalism' (170).
1 Australian Literary Images of Japan: A Japanese Perspetive Megumi Kato , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Crossing Cultures : Essays on Literature and Culture of the Asia-Pacific 1996; (p. 195-203)
18 223 y separately published work icon My Place Sally Morgan , Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 1987 Z384564 1987 single work autobiography (taught in 30 units)

'In 1982, Sally Morgan travelled back to her grandmother's birthplace. What started as a tentative search for information about her family, turned into an overwhelming emotional and spiritual pilgrimage. My Place is a moving account of a search for truth into which a whole family is gradually drawn, finally freeing the tongues of the author's mother and grandmother, allowing them to tell their own stories.' Source: Publisher's blurb.
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