A Companion to Australian Aboriginal Literature (Web PDF) von Belinda Wheeler

This international collection of eleven original essays on Australian Aboriginal literature provides a comprehensive critical companion that contextualizes the Aboriginal canon for scholars, researchers, students, and general readers.

Foreword - Nichola Jose
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Emerging Canon - Belinda Wheeler
Chronology
Indigenous Life Writing: Rethinking Poetics and Practice - Michael R. Griffiths
Australian Aboriginal Life Writers and Their Editors: Cross-Cultural Collaboration, Authorial Intention, and the Impact of Editorial Choices - Jennifer Jones
Contemporary Life Writing: Inscribing Double Voice in Intergenerational Collaborative Life-Writing Projects - Martina Horakova
European Translations of Australian Aboriginal Texts - Danica Cerce and Oliver Haag
Tracing a Trajectory from Songpoetry to Contemporary Aboriginal Poetry - Stuart Cooke
Rites/Rights/Writes of Passage: Identity Construction in Australian Aboriginal Young Adult Fiction - Jeanine Leane
Humor in Contemporary Aboriginal Adult Fiction - Paula Anca Farca
White Shadows: The Gothic Tradition in Australian Aboriginal Literature - Katrin Althans
Bold, Black, and Brilliant: Aboriginal Australian Drama - Maryrose Casey
The "Stolen Generations" in Feature Film: The Approach of Aboriginal Director Rachel Perkins and Others - Theodore F. Scheckels
A History of Popular Indigenous Music - Andrew King
Notes on the Contributors
Note on the Cover Artist
Index