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
AuthorsNolan, Marguerite Rose, Clarke, Robert and Brown, Rebekah
EditorsMoser, 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.

KeywordsAustralia; historical fiction; book club; fictions of reconciliation; history; race relations; Indigenous Australians
Page range231-242
Year2021
Book titleÜber bücher reden : Literaturrezeption in lesegemeinschaften
PublisherV&R unipress
Place of publicationGöttingen, Germany
SeriesLiterature and literature communication in the age of digitization ; volume 3
ISBN9783847113232
9783737013239
ISSN2512-8930
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.14220/9783737013239.231
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