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Zarah Ghahramani was born in Tehran in 1981, and in 2001, her life changed suddenly when she was arrested and charged with 'inciting crimes against the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran'. - from back cover
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Refugee Life Writing in Australia : Testimonios by Iranians
2014
single work
— Appears in: Postcolonial Text , vol. 9 no. 2 2014; This paper examines a growing trend of contemporary Australian writing, life narrations by refugees, along the genre of testimonio. It uses the example of Iranian writings, as Iranians compose the majority of asylum-seekers in Australia today. It questions the voice refugee writers are given by the Australian writers who help them to write or publish their life stories and ask how their writings redefine the genre of testimonio, used to tell the history of contemporary traumatic migrations to Australia. [Author's abstract] -
Detention, Displacement and Dissent in Recent Australian Life Writing
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Life Writing , December vol. 8 no. 4 2011; (p. 375-385) Narratives of persecution, imprisonment, displacement and exile have been a fundamental aspect of Australian literature: from the convict narratives of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to writing by refugees and migrants to Australia following World War II, to the narratives of those displaced by more recent conflicts. This paper will focus on two texts published in Australia in the past few years which deal with experiences of persecution and displacement from Afghanistan. Mahboba's Promise (2005) and The Rugmaker of Mazar-e- Sharif (2008) are texts that have to some extent bypassed the quarantining that Gillian Whitlock has argued works to locate potentially disruptive discourse at a safe distance from mainstream consumption. The publications discussed here demonstrate that refugee narratives can negotiate their way into the public sphere and public consciousness. In this process, however, representations of dissent almost necessarily give way to conciliation and integration as former refugee subjects attempt to realign their lives in terms that will provide the best outcomes for themselves, their families and their communities. -
[Review] My Life as a Traitor [et al]
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 2008; (p. 30-31)
— Review of My Life as a Traitor 2007 single work autobiography ; The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif 2008 single work autobiography ; Growing up Asian in Australia 2008 anthology autobiography short story poetry interview extract -
Personal Struggles of Suffering
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 July 2007; (p. 12)
— Review of My Life as a Traitor 2007 single work autobiography -
Dignity Kept amid Depravity
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30 June - 1 July 2007; (p. 10)
— Review of My Life as a Traitor 2007 single work autobiography
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Books Non-Fiction
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 30 June - 1 July 2007; (p. 24)
— Review of My Life as a Traitor 2007 single work autobiography -
Dignity Kept amid Depravity
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30 June - 1 July 2007; (p. 10)
— Review of My Life as a Traitor 2007 single work autobiography -
Personal Struggles of Suffering
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 July 2007; (p. 12)
— Review of My Life as a Traitor 2007 single work autobiography -
[Review] My Life as a Traitor [et al]
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Spring vol. 16 no. 3 2008; (p. 30-31)
— Review of My Life as a Traitor 2007 single work autobiography ; The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif 2008 single work autobiography ; Growing up Asian in Australia 2008 anthology autobiography short story poetry interview extract -
Detention, Displacement and Dissent in Recent Australian Life Writing
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Life Writing , December vol. 8 no. 4 2011; (p. 375-385) Narratives of persecution, imprisonment, displacement and exile have been a fundamental aspect of Australian literature: from the convict narratives of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to writing by refugees and migrants to Australia following World War II, to the narratives of those displaced by more recent conflicts. This paper will focus on two texts published in Australia in the past few years which deal with experiences of persecution and displacement from Afghanistan. Mahboba's Promise (2005) and The Rugmaker of Mazar-e- Sharif (2008) are texts that have to some extent bypassed the quarantining that Gillian Whitlock has argued works to locate potentially disruptive discourse at a safe distance from mainstream consumption. The publications discussed here demonstrate that refugee narratives can negotiate their way into the public sphere and public consciousness. In this process, however, representations of dissent almost necessarily give way to conciliation and integration as former refugee subjects attempt to realign their lives in terms that will provide the best outcomes for themselves, their families and their communities. -
Refugee Life Writing in Australia : Testimonios by Iranians
2014
single work
— Appears in: Postcolonial Text , vol. 9 no. 2 2014; This paper examines a growing trend of contemporary Australian writing, life narrations by refugees, along the genre of testimonio. It uses the example of Iranian writings, as Iranians compose the majority of asylum-seekers in Australia today. It questions the voice refugee writers are given by the Australian writers who help them to write or publish their life stories and ask how their writings redefine the genre of testimonio, used to tell the history of contemporary traumatic migrations to Australia. [Author's abstract]
Awards
- 2008 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Non-Fiction
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