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Heather Scutter Heather Scutter i(A6850 works by) (a.k.a. Heather Margaret Scutter)
Born: Established: 1946 ;
Gender: Female
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1 Writing the Childhood Self : Australian Aboriginal Autobiographies, Memoirs, and Testimonies Heather Scutter , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Lion and the Unicorn , April vol. 25 no. 2 2001; (p. 226-241) The author discusses how Australian Aboriginal writers are dealing with cultural loss by calling on childhood memories to restore a sense of reality, significance and wholeness.
1 Children's Literature Heather Scutter , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: A History of the Book in Australia, 1891-1945 : A National Culture in a Colonised Market 2001; (p. 297-309)
1 All Our Christmases Come at Once: War, Peace and the 'Fin de Siecle' Heather Scutter , 2000 single work criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , December vol. 10 no. 3 2000; (p. 32-37) Scutter examines a range of children's texts which are predominantly British, although a few American and Australian works are represented, including Gillian Rubinstein's Beyond the Labyrinth and Sonya Hartnett's Sleeping Dogs. Fascinated with representations of Christmas in children's fiction, Scutter argues that 'In many children's books...the mythos of Christmas forms a motif which sets a particular kind of family, child, nation and culture against the mythos of war' (32). Focusing on the fin de siecle, as characterised by 'tranformative millenialism, enervation and impotence' (32), she says 'The anxious enervation of our culture is marked not only by early rehearsal of ends of cycles, and of cultural rituals such as Christmas and Easter, but also the end of childhood to adolescent and young adulthood' (32). While there has been a shift in representations of Christmas, war and peace, Scutter concludes that the fin de siecle of children's texts continues to rely on a sense of apocolypse in what she views as as ongoing and 'anxious attempts to recuperate threatened cultural values' (36).
1 10 y separately published work icon Displaced Fictions : Contemporary Australian Books for Teenagers and Young Adults Heather Scutter , Carlton South : Melbourne University Press , 1999 Z303724 1999 single work criticism
1 y separately published work icon Hunting for History : Children's Literature Outside, Over There, and Down Under Heather Scutter , St Lucia : AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource , 2009 Z926034 1997 single work criticism
1 y separately published work icon Housekeeping: From the House of Misrule to The House That Was Eureka Heather Scutter , St Lucia : AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource , 2009 Z62001 1997 single work criticism
1 Making It Really Feral Heather Scutter , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Making It Real : Proceedings of the Fourth Children's Literature Conference 1997; (p. 76-83)
1 Representing the Child: Postmodern Versions of Peter Pan Heather Scutter , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Writing the Australian Child : Texts and Contexts in Fictions for Children 1996; (p. 1-16)
1 Australian Children's Book Awards : Why the Children's Book Council Awards Need Radical Change Heather Scutter , 1995 single work essay
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 10 no. 2 1995; (p. 14-17) The author believes that the Children's Book Council of Australia needs to undergo radical organisational change as it is in danger of becoming too large and cumbersome. Scutter also warns against the danger of the awards becoming too influential on how people and organisations purchase children's books.
1 Ten Little Australians for Middle-Aged Children Heather Scutter , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , November vol. 7 no. 3-4 1995; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Foxspell Gillian Rubinstein , 1994 single work novel ; The White Guinea-Pig Ursula Dubosarsky , 1994 single work novel ; Somewhere Around the Corner Jackie French , 1994 single work children's fiction ; Jake and Pete Gillian Rubinstein , 1995 selected work children's fiction ; Way Home Libby Hathorn , 1994 single work picture book ; Featherbys Mary Steele , 1993 single work novel ; A Bit of a Hitch Mary Steele , 1995 selected work children's fiction ; The Magic Caravan Paty Marshall-Stace , 1995 single work children's fiction ; Ark in the Park Wendy Orr , 1994 single work children's fiction ; Power and Glory Emily Rodda , 1994 single work picture book ; The White Guinea-Pig Ursula Dubosarsky , 1994 single work novel
1 Writing His Story : An Intereview Heather Scutter , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , December vol. 6 no. 4 1994; (p. 15-17)
— Review of Mr Enigmatic Jenny Pausacker , 1994 single work novel
1 Kidnapped Heather Scutter , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , September vol. 6 no. 3 1994; (p. 30-32)
— Review of Pet Problem Sally Morgan , 1994 single work picture book ; Our Excursion Kate Walker , 1994 single work picture book ; Lucy in the Leap Year Nadia Wheatley , 1993 single work children's fiction ; The Future Trap Catherine Jinks , 1993 single work novel
1 A Friend in Need Heather Scutter , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , March vol. 6 no. 1 1994; (p. 10-11)
— Review of The Oxford Companion to Australian Children's Literature 1993 reference criticism bibliography
1 Back to Back to Billabongg Heather Scutter , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Children's Literature : Finding a Voice 1993; (p. 18-26)
1 Two Viewpoints on Gary Crew's 'Angel's Gate' Heather Scutter , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 1 no. 4 1993; (p. 17-18)
— Review of Angel's Gate Gary Crew , 1993 single work novel
1 Choose Your Own Madonna Heather Scutter , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , September vol. 5 no. 3 1993; (p. 16-18)
— Review of Landmarks : Nine New Australian Stories 1991 anthology short story ; Dresses of Red and Gold Robin Klein , 1992 single work novel ; All in the Blue Unclouded Weather Robin Klein , 1991 single work novel
1 In Praise of Bolder Women Heather Scutter (interviewer), 1993 single work interview
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , December vol. 5 no. 4 1993; (p. 24-26)
1 'A Green Thought in a Green Shade' : A Study of the Pastoral in Australian Children's Fiction of the 1980s Heather Scutter , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Children's Literature and Contemporary Theory 1991; Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 4 no. 1 1993; (p. 22-37) Scutter canvasses over 20 Australian children's and young adult novels, some in more detail than others, with a view to examining their representation of the 'pastoral'. While drawing attention to the changing significance of how the pastoral is portrayed, Scutter points out that the fundamental paradigm of the pastoral continues to depend upon the dichotomy, or contrast between the city and country (23). Scutter believes that 'the future locus of the pastoral' lies in 'the continued exploration of what is perceived to be other in our lives' (36) and sees the genre as moving in two distinct directions: 'towards the otherness that is within the individual psyche' and 'towards a more expansive otherness', one which takes the pastoral out of the 'secret garden or hidden valley into the wider world' (36).
1 A Very Long Way from 'Billabong' Heather Scutter , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 2 no. 1 1991; (p. 30-35)
1 Einstein Goes Bung Heather Scutter , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 115 1989; (p. 32-33)
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