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Stolen Landscapes : Trauma, Agency and Environmental Ideology in Lucy Christopher’s Stolen
2017
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Authorised Theft Papers : Writing, Scholarship, Collaboration 2017;'This research is part of a larger investigation examining female protagonists’ interactions with the ‘landscape’ in young adult fiction. It will argue that a close study of Lucy Christopher’s novel, Stolen (2009), demonstrates her use of the ‘landscape’ as a vehicle to both create and mitigate trauma for the protagonist, Gemma. This can be depicted by reading the novel in relation to two notions of environmental writing described by John Stephens (2006). The first ideological perspective Stephens describes in fiction is a human –‘landscape’ relationship where characters appear to be positioned embodying a higher status. This assumes control over the environment, creating trauma when characters face harsh ‘landscapes’. The second perspective models feelings of belonging within the ‘landscape’, prompting the protagonist to care for it. This enables characters to overcome their trauma and in doing so achieve a new sense of agency. The paper will draw on Clare Bradford’s (2008) definition of agency in young adult dystopian fiction. Bradford’s book focuses on social, institutional and cultural arrangements that produce conflict in utopian and dystopian fiction. Her ideas on agency will be applied to this research but rather than examining human-made structures that engineer conflict, this paper will consider non-human conflict represented in the novel. Then drawing from Christopher’s (2011) auto-ethnographic paper on Stolen, this research will analyse the ways that Gemma's relationship with the ‘landscape’ is the vehicle used by Christopher to reshape her character’s agency when viewed through the lens of Stephens’ (2006).'
Source: Abstract.
- y Stolen, Lucy Christopher Essendon North : Radiant Heart Publishing , 2014 9109960 2014 single work criticism
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Children of the Apocalypse
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Apocalypse in Australian Fiction and Film : A Critical Study 2011; (p. 108-134)This chapter explores apocalypse in children's literature with reference to literary attitudes to children, nature and dystopia. Examinations of works by Lee Harding, Victor Kelleher, and John Marsden then focus on how these writers adapt apocalyptic themes for a juvenile audience. Their novels display tyranny, large-scale catastrophe, invasion, and children in danger, and their apocalyptic settings reveal anxieties about isolation, invasion, Indigenous land rights and colonization. (108)
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Book of the Year Older Readers - Short List Books
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 6)
— Review of Stolen : A Letter to My Captor 2009 single work novel ; Loving Richard Feynman 2009 single work novel ; Liar 2009 single work novel -
This Week You're Reading ...
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 19 June 2010; (p. 36)
— Review of Stolen : A Letter to My Captor 2009 single work novel
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Compelling Attractions Despite All the Disturbing Twists
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 12 September 2009; (p. 18)
— Review of Stolen : A Letter to My Captor 2009 single work novel ; Pink 2009 single work novel -
[Review] Stolen
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Summer vol. 17 no. 4 2009; (p. 19)
— Review of Stolen : A Letter to My Captor 2009 single work novel -
Centre Selection
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newsletter of the Australian Centre for Youth Literature , July no. 2 2009; (p. 18)
— Review of Stolen : A Letter to My Captor 2009 single work novel -
Psychology of Duress
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2009 - January 2010 no. 317 2009; (p. 74-75)
— Review of Stolen : A Letter to My Captor 2009 single work novel ; Mama's Song 2009 single work novel -
This Week You're Reading ...
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 19 June 2010; (p. 36)
— Review of Stolen : A Letter to My Captor 2009 single work novel -
Kids' Writers Queue Up for Kudos
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 April 2010; (p. 50-51) -
Children of the Apocalypse
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Apocalypse in Australian Fiction and Film : A Critical Study 2011; (p. 108-134)This chapter explores apocalypse in children's literature with reference to literary attitudes to children, nature and dystopia. Examinations of works by Lee Harding, Victor Kelleher, and John Marsden then focus on how these writers adapt apocalyptic themes for a juvenile audience. Their novels display tyranny, large-scale catastrophe, invasion, and children in danger, and their apocalyptic settings reveal anxieties about isolation, invasion, Indigenous land rights and colonization. (108)
- y Stolen, Lucy Christopher Essendon North : Radiant Heart Publishing , 2014 9109960 2014 single work criticism
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Stolen Landscapes : Trauma, Agency and Environmental Ideology in Lucy Christopher’s Stolen
2017
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Authorised Theft Papers : Writing, Scholarship, Collaboration 2017;'This research is part of a larger investigation examining female protagonists’ interactions with the ‘landscape’ in young adult fiction. It will argue that a close study of Lucy Christopher’s novel, Stolen (2009), demonstrates her use of the ‘landscape’ as a vehicle to both create and mitigate trauma for the protagonist, Gemma. This can be depicted by reading the novel in relation to two notions of environmental writing described by John Stephens (2006). The first ideological perspective Stephens describes in fiction is a human –‘landscape’ relationship where characters appear to be positioned embodying a higher status. This assumes control over the environment, creating trauma when characters face harsh ‘landscapes’. The second perspective models feelings of belonging within the ‘landscape’, prompting the protagonist to care for it. This enables characters to overcome their trauma and in doing so achieve a new sense of agency. The paper will draw on Clare Bradford’s (2008) definition of agency in young adult dystopian fiction. Bradford’s book focuses on social, institutional and cultural arrangements that produce conflict in utopian and dystopian fiction. Her ideas on agency will be applied to this research but rather than examining human-made structures that engineer conflict, this paper will consider non-human conflict represented in the novel. Then drawing from Christopher’s (2011) auto-ethnographic paper on Stolen, this research will analyse the ways that Gemma's relationship with the ‘landscape’ is the vehicle used by Christopher to reshape her character’s agency when viewed through the lens of Stephens’ (2006).'
Source: Abstract.
Awards
- 2010 winner Inky Awards — Gold Inky
- 2010 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Young Adults' Fiction
- 2010 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
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