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1 y separately published work icon Creating Pathways through Tangled Roots : Poems and Stories Noela McNamara , Cairns : Jabiru Publishing , 2018 13180811 2018 selected work poetry short story

'While studying Australian Indigenous literature, Noela McNamara became interested in the interface between cultures in Australia. In her poems and short stories, the author blends history with personal experience and imagination to provide poignant insights into life in multicultural Australia. She aims to bring a message of hope to a world that all too easily turns a blind eye to the pain and suffering of others. Tangled Roots is a reminder that our past is part of our present and will become part of our future, encoded not only in the bodies, cultures and lands of its people, but also in the memories, stories, hearts and souls of future generations.' (Publication summary)
1 Literature : A Step in the Right Direction Noela McNamara , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Etropic , vol. 13 no. 1 2014; 'Literature offers the opportunity to encounter worlds beyond one’s own circumstances, environment, and situation. As an intercultural phenomenon, literary critique and analysis without borders can only be achieved by recognising cultural borders. Reading the literature of different cultures opens literary discourses to cross-cultural dialogue, but for too long, the lack of Indigenous literature within Australian literary discourses stymied the social potential of this intercultural phenomenon. Pressure from the global literary community has necessitated a vast shift of white consciousness to actively embrace narratives of different cultural dimensions, and novels that highlight cultural borders have become a key feature of Australian literature. Invisible literary borders have become apparent through exposure to the once silent voices that now emphasise messages of difference. Indigenous writers including Alexis Wright, Sally Morgan, Kim Scott, Jackie Huggins, Anita Heiss, Larissa Behrendt and Alice Nannup have opened reader consciousness to a broad scope of Indigenous perspectives. Within the arena of literary theories, the writer, reader and novels themselves have all had moments of glory, and while particular texts or authors have been immortalised, others have slipped into oblivion. Through the first person narrative of a non-Indigenous woman, this paper reveals how an intercultural literary experience revealed the restrictions of standard literary critique practices and inspired the creation of a relational discourse to engage with Indigenous voices as part of a methodological process. This intercultural literary process has the potential to inspire cultural awareness through acceptance and understanding of difference to overcome cultural unconsciousness. Such development has the capacity to destabilise invisible borders embedding lasting change in the consciousness of Australian readers and provide a foundational and fundamental step toward sustainable outcomes for Indigenous people.' (Publication summary)
1 The Literary Transformation of Memory Across Generations Noela McNamara , 2013 single work criticism
— Appears in: Etropic : Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics , vol. 12 no. 2 2013; (p. 230-238)

'Artistic and cultural representations of space, place, memory, and belonging are some of the fundamental aspects of fictional narratives. This paper focuses on how the tropics evolve as a place of belonging in Terri Janke’s Butterfly song through literary transformation of generational memories of personal and family experiences combined with historical fact. The notion of the tropics as ‘different’ is examined through complex relationships between the place where the protagonist, Tarena Shaw, lives in Sydney;

the place that she calls home, Cairns; and the place of her ancestors, Thursday Island in the Torres Straits. Layers of memory unfold through family stories revisited in the context of contemporary cultural life to ensure the return of a pearl brooch lost for nearly forty years. Components of culture, a love story, a connection of things to ancestors and people, and the history of the Torres Straits and Cairns are the foci of Janke’s novel. These features demonstrate how multiple perspectives of place and memory can

enrich the literary imagination and in turn, enlighten Australian readers to the historical past and present life of tropical North Queensland. ' (Publication abstact)
1 y separately published work icon Echoes of the Past Noela McNamara , Cairns North : Jabiru Publishing , 2012 9083247 2012 selected work poetry

'This collection of poems tells the story of the McNamara family, offering a rare glimpse into the lives of two people who married during World War II and raised a family of seven children through what were often hard times. Their story is a testament to love and family values.' (Source: Publishers website)
1 A Mother's Fear i "When night time falls and wild winds howl", Noela McNamara , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Raining on the Sun 2008; (p. 99)
1 Belonging Noela McNamara , 2008 single work short story
— Appears in: Raining on the Sun 2008; (p. 47-50) Andrea's rural life, growing up with her parents and three country bumpkin brothers, fills her with boredom and shame. She longs for a refined life filled with music and dance. However, when the ballet comes to town, along with monsoonal rain, she learns to respect and admire her brothers.
1 Reaching Out Noela McNamara , 2007 single work short story
— Appears in: Mangoes on Fire 2007; (p. 141-143)
1 Untitled Noela McNamara , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , May & October vol. 33 no. 1 & 2 2006; (p. 70-74)
— Review of Tell the Black Water Terry Yates , 2005 selected work poetry ; The People Singers : The Surfers Paradise Poems John Millett , 2005 selected work poetry
1 Studies in Time and Place Noela McNamara , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , October vol. 32 no. 2 2005; (p. 118-121)
— Review of The New Arcadia John Kinsella , 2005 selected work poetry ; Cities with Moveable Parts Luis Gonzalez-Serrano , 2005 selected work poetry
1 Up Up and Away Noela McNamara , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , May vol. 32 no. 1 2005; (p. 104-108)
— Review of Lavender Blood : Poems Barbara De Franceschi , 2004 selected work poetry ; On a Moon Spiced Night Jude Aquilina , 2004 selected work poetry
1 Let's Talk About Life Noela McNamara , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , October vol. 31 no. 2 2004; (p. 101-103)
— Review of Washing My Mother's Hair Lesley Lebkowicz , 2001 selected work short story ; The Yugoslav Women and Their Pickled Herrings : Some Hard-Working Women Poems : 1960-2000, SA & Victoria Cathy Young , 2004 selected work poetry
1 The Otherlanders Noela McNamara , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , May vol. 31 no. 1 2004; (p. 109-111)
— Review of Drums and Bonnets Miriel Lenore , 2003 selected work poetry ; Two Hearts, Two Tongues and Rain-Coloured Eyes Yu Ouyang , 2002 selected work poetry
1 Beyond the Human Mask Noela McNamara , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , October vol. 30 no. 2 2003; (p. 102-103) LiNQ , October vol. 31 no. 2 2004; (p. 99-100)
— Review of Jesus in Kashmir : poems John Leonard , 2003 selected work poetry ; These Fugitive Days Ian C. Smith , 2003 selected work poetry
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