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Writers on Country
BlackWords : Writers on Country
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 3) The BlackWords Essays 2019;In this essay Heiss not only illustrates the breakdown of stereotypes of what Indigenous relationship with land is, but she showcases the wealth of literature being penned nationally by writers who express the diversity of their experiences of 'country'. Whether it be their traditional lands, places they have chosen to relocate to; those that they or their families were removed to; places that people call home and/or connect to; and those who embrace a physical landscape. An historical, social and political space that renders them specifically and culturally significant to individuals, families and community.
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Editorial
1999
single work
column
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 9 no. 1 1999; (p. 3-4) In the editorial for this issue, Clare Bradford gives a critical reading of the picture used on the front cover which is reproduced from an anutobiographical work by Conni Nungulla McDonald (with Jill Finnane) entitled When You Grow Up. Discussing texts which cross the boundaries between adolescent readers and a more general readership, Bradford draws attention to ways in which photographs of Aboriginal subjects relate to the 'cultural and institutional settings in which they were taken' (3). Aboriginals were often depicted in photographs 'dressed entirly in European attire' and/or placed against bush landscapes or blank settings which represent Aboriginal people as noble savages or belonging to a 'dying race' (4). Bradford argues that the reworked picture of Connie Nungulla McDonald resists any unitary or straightforward interpretations and instead, implies a striking departure from traditional racist representations of Aboriginality by reiterating that 'the Aboriginal traditions which link identity with a particular country have survived the dispossession over the last two centuries' (4). -
One Woman's Story...
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 August no. 132 1996; (p. 27)
— Review of When You Grow Up 1996 single work autobiography -
The Bitter Price of Aboriginality
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 November 1996; (p. 13s)
— Review of When You Grow Up 1996 single work autobiography ; An Australian Son 1996 single work autobiography
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One Woman's Story...
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 14 August no. 132 1996; (p. 27)
— Review of When You Grow Up 1996 single work autobiography -
The Bitter Price of Aboriginality
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 November 1996; (p. 13s)
— Review of When You Grow Up 1996 single work autobiography ; An Australian Son 1996 single work autobiography -
Editorial
1999
single work
column
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , April vol. 9 no. 1 1999; (p. 3-4) In the editorial for this issue, Clare Bradford gives a critical reading of the picture used on the front cover which is reproduced from an anutobiographical work by Conni Nungulla McDonald (with Jill Finnane) entitled When You Grow Up. Discussing texts which cross the boundaries between adolescent readers and a more general readership, Bradford draws attention to ways in which photographs of Aboriginal subjects relate to the 'cultural and institutional settings in which they were taken' (3). Aboriginals were often depicted in photographs 'dressed entirly in European attire' and/or placed against bush landscapes or blank settings which represent Aboriginal people as noble savages or belonging to a 'dying race' (4). Bradford argues that the reworked picture of Connie Nungulla McDonald resists any unitary or straightforward interpretations and instead, implies a striking departure from traditional racist representations of Aboriginality by reiterating that 'the Aboriginal traditions which link identity with a particular country have survived the dispossession over the last two centuries' (4). -
Writers on Country
BlackWords : Writers on Country
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The BlackWords Essays 2015; (p. 3) The BlackWords Essays 2019;In this essay Heiss not only illustrates the breakdown of stereotypes of what Indigenous relationship with land is, but she showcases the wealth of literature being penned nationally by writers who express the diversity of their experiences of 'country'. Whether it be their traditional lands, places they have chosen to relocate to; those that they or their families were removed to; places that people call home and/or connect to; and those who embrace a physical landscape. An historical, social and political space that renders them specifically and culturally significant to individuals, families and community.
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