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Alternative title: Animal
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... vol. 69 no. 1 2009 of Southerly est. 1939 Southerly
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Writing My Way Back to Heri"My pen is a jet. A currawong lands,", Sam Byfield , single work poetry (p. 166)
Hunter or Hunted? David Malouf's Poetic of the Human and Inhuman, Yvonne Smith , single work criticism

'The expression of the poetic imaginary in recent decades in the poetry and prose of David Malouf has explored the inversion of anthropocentric hierarchies of life forms while probing the perceived boundaries of the human. At the same time as it appears to offer a re-balancing of power between what has been traditionally viewed as 'human' and 'animal', Malouf's work often invokes an aggressive hunter-hunted relationship that would seem to work against any notion of a surrender of control by a dominant human species. This paper will investigate how this ambivalence, often troubled by an awareness of the writer's capacity for both creativity and deception, is figured and refigured in several of his works since he commenced publication in the 1960s.'

 (p. 167-181)
The Money Flui"In my country", Hector Kavanagh , single work poetry (p. 182-184)
The Greater Reality of Animals, Coral Hull , single work autobiography (p. 185-202)
Adrian, Helen Gildfind , single work short story (p. 203-210)
Flannery O'Conneri"The wolf scratched", Alyssa Ryan , single work poetry (p. 211)
Georges Bataillei"Syphilis made his father blind", Alyssa Ryan , single work poetry (p. 212)
'We Cannot Experience Abstractions' Moral Responsibility for 'Eternal Treblinka', John Hadley , single work criticism
In The Lives of Animals, the fictional Australian writer and academic Elizabeth Costello compares the treatment of nonhuman animals in food production and biomedical research to the Holocaust. Like her creator J.M. Coetzee, Costello is a passionate advocate for animal rights and a vocal critic of industries which exploit animals for commercial gain.
 (p. 213-222)
Words for Lovei"my breasts rise to your fingers given utterly", Adrienne Eberhard , single work poetry (p. 223)
Auguriesi"i have had so many encounters with birds recently -", Jonathan Hadwen , single work poetry (p. 224)
Pecked, Naked and Stuffed : Paul Wenz on the Suffering of Animals, Andrew Game , single work criticism
'Wenz...addresses the suffering of animals over which his characters endure agonies of despair and he uses the mistreatment of animals to moment on flaws in human behaviour. Nevertheless, rather than outright condemnation of maltreatment, which he unequivocally abhors, there are contradictions, or at least unresolved tensions, in his works, so that rather than calling for an end to a perceived evil he accepts its inevitability, his character expressing resignation towards a reality to which they must become accustomed in order to cope with their environment.'
 (p. 225-233)
Wet Seasoni"The air begins where bodies end,", David Musgrave , single work poetry (p. 234-235)
Rhythm Section, Colin Varney , single work short story (p. 236-238)
Frogmouthi"It tears my eyes", Tracy Ryan , single work poetry (p. 239-240)
Fautrier's Birds, Bonny Cassidy , single work criticism (p. 241-256)
Alienation, Teja Brooks Pribac , single work short story science fiction (p. 257-261)
Brigid Rooney, Literary Activists : Writer-Intellectuals and Australian Public-Life, Marilla North , single work review
— Review of Literary Activists : Australian Writer-Intellectuals and Public Life Brigid Rooney , 2009 multi chapter work criticism ; (p. 262-268)
Jill Roe, Stella Miles Franklin : A Biography, Marilla North , single work review
— Review of Stella Miles Franklin Jill Roe , 2008 single work biography ; (p. 269-273)
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