Reading Aboriginal Women's Life Stories (Paperback, Revised 2016 edition)

A wave of life stories and autobiographical narratives by Aboriginal women began in the late 1970s and gained momentum a decade later with the publication of Sally Morgan's My Place (1987), which became a bestseller. While some of the books of the first wave focused mainly (if not exclusively) on the author, Aboriginal women's life stories widened over time to include transgenerational histories of the family. Reading Aboriginal Women's Life Stories is an important discussion of books that have shaped our understanding of contemporary Indigenous Australian literature. Anne Brewster provides an in-depth textual analysis of three key titles and situates them in relation to concepts of history, race, gender, family, storytelling and Aboriginality in modern Australia.'Looking back, we can recognise now what an extraordinary phenomenon these life stories are, and how they have changed understandings of Aboriginality and writing ... The return of this classic book in a new edition is a welcome reminder that Anne Brewster's careful, deeply respectful and informed approach to these writings is as necessary now as it ever was.'Professor Gillian Whitlock FAHA

General

Imprint:	Sydney University Press
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	2016
First published:	2015
Authors:	Anne Brewster
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - A5: Tankobon
Pages:	80
Edition:	Revised 2016 edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-74332-418-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Books > Biography > Literary Promotions
LSN:	1-74332-418-9
Barcode:	9781743324189

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