Just Words?: Australian Authors Writing for Justice

by Bernadette Brennan (Editor)

Overview

Demonstrating that it is possible for writing to articulate ethical concerns and enlighten the broader community, this powerful collection of essays explores the relationship between writing and justice. Including thought-provoking contributions from Australian poets, essayists, playwrights, critics, and novelists—including Gail Jones, Eva Sallis, and Frank Brennan—it asks if writing can inform a collective national consciousness and challenge citizens to take action.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780702236389
Publisher:	University of Queensland Press
Publication date:	09/01/2008
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Bernadette Brennan is a lecturer in Australian literature at the University of Sydney.

Table of Contents

Introduction Bernadette Brennan ix

Art in a time of crisis Eva Sallis 1

Writing in an 'Age of Terror' Peter Manning 13

In praise of political fiction Rosie Scott 30

Just poetry Noel Rowe 46

My journey through Stolen Jane Harrison 62

Speaking shadows: Justice and the poetic Gail Jones 76

Boring humanist bodies Adrian Martin 87

Aboriginal children's literature: More than just pretty pictures Anita Heiss 102

Writing for performance: Privilege, politics and goose bumps Katherine Thomson 118

Travelling towards ourselves: Rights and recognition in Clara Law's Letters to Ali Bernadette Brennan 137

An island home Kim Scott 152

Writing: Seeking justice and truth amidst the imperfect good and the necessary Frank Brennan 162

Acknowledgments 185

Notes on contributors 187

Endnotes 193