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Kateryna Olijnyk Longley Kateryna Olijnyk Longley i(A30755 works by)
Born: Established: 1944 ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1949
Heritage: Ukrainian
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1 Killing Me Softly: Storytelling, Ageing and the Migrant Experience Kateryna Olijnyk Longley , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Diaspora : The Australasian Experience 2005; (p. 87-103) This article considers the 'demise of the family story-telling tradition' and emphasises the importance of the telling of life-narratives in the process of ageing. Longley focuses on 'migrant' families and takes examples from her own experience. The article contains much autobiographical and biographical material and is illustrated with portraits showing Longley's parents, herself and her siblings.
1 Remembering Rublivka : Life Stories from Lost Worlds Kateryna Olijnyk Longley , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Life Writing , vol. 1 no. 1 2004; (p. 109-120) Within an autobiographical context - her own experiences and those of her Ukrainian family - Longley looks at 'general patterns that may allow us to better understand the special difficulties of those who have crossed over from one culture to another, difficulties that are reflected in their story-telling' (p.109)
1 Beyond Multiculturalism : Australia and Canada Kateryna Olijnyk Longley , 1999 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian-Canadian Studies , vol. 17 no. 2 1999; (p. 75-83)
1 Fabricating Otherness: Demidenko and Exoticism Kateryna Olijnyk Longley , 1997 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Westerly , Autumn vol. 42 no. 1 1997; (p. 29-45)
1 Little Histories : Diasporan Family Narratives in Australia Kateryna Olijnyk Longley , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southern Review , vol. 30 no. 2 1997; (p. 212-225) New Directions in Australian Studies : Papers of the Inaugural Conference of The Asian Association for the Study of Australia (ASAA), "Creative Configurations", Kerala, India (1997) 2000; (p. 262-280)
1 Origins and Destinations : Compromising Postcoloniality Kateryna Olijnyk Longley , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Masks, Tapestries, Journeys : Essays in Honour of Dorothy Jones 1996; (p. 27-46)
1 Tato (from a Story of Peter Olijnyk) Kateryna Olijnyk Longley , 1993 single work short story
— Appears in: Harbour : Stories by Australian Writers 1993; (p. 173-181)
1 Autobiographical Storytelling by Australian Aboriginal Women Kateryna Olijnyk Longley , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Decolonizing the Subject : The Politics of Gender in Women's Autobiography 1992; (p. 370-384) 'It is only very recently that the written autobiographies of Aboriginal people have begun to be published in Australia. So extreme has been the degradation and virtual erasure of Aboriginal culture that it is impossible for white readers to imagine the scale of obstacles that have to be negotiated and compromises that have to be made in order for Aboriginal people to offer their personal stories to a white reading public, and to do so in genres and modes that are not only foreign to Aboriginal culture but have been brutally efficient agents of its destruction for two hundred years. Much Aboriginal history is difficult to relate because it is literally unspeakable. For white readers there are also difficulties that go well beyond the challenges of cross-cultural comprehension. Even the most sympathetic white observers and promoters of Aboriginal culture face the now familiar risk of consolidating the old patterns of domination each time they attempt to act as interpreters of Aboriginal production. It can be argued, however, that there is a much more serious risk of perpetuating the negation of Aboriginal culture by ignoring the new work and remaining silent, and it is from this position that this essay is written. Further, Aboriginal autobiography offers much more than a window for viewing authentic "first-hand" presentations of black experience; it also contributes to a more understanding of the genres by which cultures tell their personal and communal stories and so define themselves. In other words, the window enables vision and reflection both ways, upon fundamentally different worlds and their representations.' (Author's introduction, 370-371)
1 17 y separately published work icon Striking Chords : Multicultural Literary Interpretations Sneja Gunew (editor), Kateryna Olijnyk Longley (editor), North Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 1992 Z368496 1992 anthology criticism prose poetry autobiography

'If a national literature is composed of the varieties of ways that inhabitants construct and represent their experiences over time, then Australia does not yet possess a national literature. Rather "Australian literature" is a sub-set of English literature which does not acknowledge the literary and cultural traditions of a third of the population. The philosophy behind "Striking Chords" is to move debates beyond the current artificial opposition between multiculturalism and Australian culture so that the latter is enriched by the inclusion of the former. Migration is, after all, part of the tradition of all non-Aboriginal Australians. "Striking Chords" is aimed at teachers at all levels of the educational sector who are interested in but puzzled by this new field and these new writers as well as at members of the general public who would also like to know more about these changes in our culture. It is not merely concerned with multiculturalism, although this is its departure and remains its main focus. It also encompasses the supposed split between writers and critics; community versus the so-called mainstream of writing; minorities within minorities; and gender, where the different ways in which men and women position themselves in these debates is of substantial interest. "Sneja Gunew is an Associate Professor at Deakin University. Kateryna Longley is a Senior Lecturer at Murdoch University.".' (Publication summary)
1 Fifth World Kateryna Olijnyk Longley , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Striking Chords : Multicultural Literary Interpretations 1992; (p. 19-28)
1 Directions Kateryna Olijnyk Longley , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 131 1991; (p. 30-31)
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