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Transformations of the Tourist Gaze: India in Recent Australian Fiction
1993
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criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , Summer vol. 38 no. 4 1993; (p. 83-89) -
Asia and the Contemporary Australian Novel
1984
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 11 no. 4 1984; (p. 468-479) Discusses the growing (and shifting) interest of Australian writers in Asian cultures, religions and philosophies and gives an overview of the representation of Asia in some recent Australian novels. Argues that earlier Australian novels "saw Asia simply as an exotic background for adventure romance", whereas more recent fiction has reflected more complex attitudes towards Asia and has started to explore Asian philosophies and cultures for elements which challenge and clarify the way Australians perceive their "psychic relationship with the universe".
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Transformations of the Tourist Gaze: India in Recent Australian Fiction
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , Summer vol. 38 no. 4 1993; (p. 83-89) -
Asia and the Contemporary Australian Novel
1984
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 11 no. 4 1984; (p. 468-479) Discusses the growing (and shifting) interest of Australian writers in Asian cultures, religions and philosophies and gives an overview of the representation of Asia in some recent Australian novels. Argues that earlier Australian novels "saw Asia simply as an exotic background for adventure romance", whereas more recent fiction has reflected more complex attitudes towards Asia and has started to explore Asian philosophies and cultures for elements which challenge and clarify the way Australians perceive their "psychic relationship with the universe".
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cIndia,cSouth Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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