Telling Stories: Australian Literary Cultures, 1935-2010

Description

This book explores the interaction between literary culture and the public sphere in Australia in a series of informative, witty, intelligent and thought-provoking essays. In doing so it unearths the fascinating and changing role that literature has played in Australia's sporting, political, civic and cultural life. The essays span many forms of Australian expression (fiction, memoirs, letters, public lectures, theatre, cartoons, song) so that authors expressing themselves in very different ways and in different historical periods are heard in conversation for the first time. Accomplished writers and canonical texts share the pages with political milestones, cinematic breakthroughs, turning points in popular culture, and memorable musical and sporting moments, to provide a fresh, kaleidoscopic view of literary Australia.

Professor Tanya Dalziell - Professor (and Equity and Diversity Adviser) English and Cultural Studies, UWA Paul Genoni is an Associate Professor within the Faculty of Media, Society and Culture. He is currently Head of the Department of Information Studies. Paul has taught at Curtin since 1993, and previously worked in the Library at the University of Western Australia, where he was Law Librarian for a number of years. His postgraduate qualifications, including his PhD, are in Australian literature, and also he maintains his research interests and publishing activity in this field. He is Past-President of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature.