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1 [Review] Literary Activists : Australian Writer-Intellectuals and Public Life Chad Habel , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , November vol. 3 no. 1 2010;
— Review of Literary Activists : Australian Writer-Intellectuals and Public Life Brigid Rooney , 2009 multi chapter work criticism
1 Untitled Chad Habel , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 2 no. 2 2010;
— Review of China Fictions-English Language: Literary Essays in Diaspora, Memory, Story 2008 anthology criticism
1 Christopher Koch : Crossing Sea Walls Chad Habel , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Something Rich and Strange : Sea Changes, Beaches and the Littoral in the Antipodes 2009; (p. 224-231) Discusses some of Koch's novels with focus on the notion of crossing boundaries and entering new spaces, where transformation of identities is possible. Using sea travel and the sea wall as a boundary which serves to prevent a crossing, the novels focus on liminal spaces, but the transformative potential of such liminal spaces is rarely fulfilled. The notion of 'crossing over' 'serves to help understand Koch's fiction as a unified body of work' (231), representing a coherent vision despite shifts in focus and emphasis.
1 y separately published work icon Transnational Literature Literary Migrations vol. 2 no. 1 November Chad Habel (editor), 2009 Z1663975 2009 periodical issue
1 [Review] Stray Dog Winter Chad Habel , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 309 2009; (p. 46)
— Review of Stray Dog Winter David Francis , 2008 single work novel
1 [Review] The Memory Room Chad Habel , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 3 no. 4 2008;
— Review of The Memory Room Christopher Koch , 2007 single work novel
1 2 y separately published work icon Ancestral Narratives: Irish-Australian Identities in History and Fiction Chad Habel , Saarbrucken : VDM Verlag , 2008-2009 Z1664583 2008-2009 single work criticism
1 Untitled Chad Habel , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 306 2008; (p. 51)
— Review of Where I Stand Serge Liberman , 2008 selected work short story
1 [Review] Bias : Offensively Chinese/Australian : A Collection of Essays on China and Australia Chad Habel , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: JASAL , no. 8 2008; (p. 170-173)
— Review of Bias : Offensively Chinese/Australian : A Collection of Essays on China and Australia Yu Ouyang , 2007 selected work autobiography criticism correspondence review interview essay biography
1 Spur to Imagination Chad Habel , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 302 2008; (p. 31)
— Review of Lamplighter David Cornish , 2008 single work children's fiction
1 Irish Roots, Australian Rhizomes: Ancestry and Diasporic Cultural Identity in the Works of Thomas Keneally and Christopher Koch Chad Habel , 2007-2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Irish Studies , vol. 7 no. 2007-2008; (p. 37-49)
1 Shadow on Screen The Wayang Kulit in The Year of Living Dangerously Chad Habel , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 7 no. 2007; (p. 46-58) 'The Year of Living Dangerously is perhaps the clearest example of Koch's engagement with Asia. In this novel the wayang kulit, the Javanese shadow-puppet play, is used for a variety of purposes. It appears at crucial points within the narrative, and also serves as an overall structuring device for the novel. It frames the novel's main plot, which depicts the last days of the Sukarno regime in 1965 and the coup which brought Indonesia to the brink of crisis. Furthermore, the characters of the wayang are used as archetypes for the characters in the novel, which creates space for reflections on stereotyping and the complicity of Western characters in the instability and violence experienced by Indonesia. Ultimately, the wayang is a motif and device of narrative and characterisation which allows Koch to explore notions of power and the abuse of power in a post-colonial context.' (Author's abstract)
1 Martial Arts Chad Habel , 2007-2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 297 2007-2008; (p. 33)
— Review of Heaven's Net Is Wide Lian Hearn , 2007 single work novel ; Blue Dragon Kylie Chan , 2007 single work novel
1 Tom's Tapestry and Travels Chad Habel , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 295 2007; (p. 15)
— Review of Searching for Schindler Thomas Keneally , 2007 single work autobiography
1 Blurry Portrait Chad Habel , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 293 2007; (p. 57-58)
— Review of Water from the Moon : Illusion and Reality in the Works of Australian Novelist Christopher Koch Jean-François Vernay , 2007 multi chapter work criticism
1 Koch : From Dis to Boeotia Chad Habel , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Regenerative Spirit : Volume 1 : Polarities of Home and Away, Encounters and Diasporas, in Post-Colonial Literatures 2003; (p. 84-90) Author's introduction: 'This essay will discuss Koch's most recent novel, Out of Ireland, in which concepts of "home" and "away" demonstrate clear relevance to post-colonial studies. One of Koch's central concerns is the fundamental opposition between cityscape and landscape, symbolised by his evocation of the mythical lands Dis and Boeotia. Within this construct we glimpse Koch's views of society and of the human spirit, as well as a final warning about the dangers of harbouring a romantic sensibility.' (84)
1 Untitled Chad Habel , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , May no. 15 2003;
— Review of On Post-Colonial Futures : Transformations of Colonial Culture Bill Ashcroft , 2001 multi chapter work criticism
1 Christopher Koch, Out of Ireland : No More 'Hiding the Stain' Chad Habel , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies in the 21st Century 2001; (p. [128]-134) Habel discusses the significance of ancestry for Koch's characters with focus on Langford in Highways to War and Devereaux in Out of Ireland.
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