Reading fiction, talking reconciliation : Australian book clubs, book talk and the politics of history
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Nolan, Marguerite Rose, Clarke, Robert and Brown, Rebekah. (2021). Reading fiction, talking reconciliation : Australian book clubs, book talk and the politics of history. In In Moser, Doris and Dürr, Claudia (Ed.). Über bücher reden : Literaturrezeption in lesegemeinschaften pp. 231-242 V&R unipress. https://doi.org/10.14220/9783737013239.231
Authors | Nolan, Marguerite Rose, Clarke, Robert and Brown, Rebekah |
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Editors | Moser, Doris and Dürr, Claudia |
Abstract | This paper reports on research into the reception of Australian historical fiction amongst book club readers. We consider a group of novels we term fictions of reconciliation. Given their popularity, the controversies they have incited, and their foregrounding of contemporary concerns about Australian history and race relations, these novels provide an opportunity to explore the legacies of colonial violence, the role of reading in thinking through these legacies, and how book clubs provide a space for critical reflection through vernacular criticism. |
Keywords | Australia; historical fiction; book club; fictions of reconciliation; history; race relations; Indigenous Australians |
Page range | 231-242 |
Year | 2021 |
Book title | Über bücher reden : Literaturrezeption in lesegemeinschaften |
Publisher | V&R unipress |
Place of publication | Göttingen, Germany |
Series | Literature and literature communication in the age of digitization ; volume 3 |
ISBN | 9783847113232 |
9783737013239 | |
ISSN | 2512-8930 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.14220/9783737013239.231 |
Open access | Open access |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
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2021 | |
Online | 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 18 May 2022 |
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