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Reading fiction, talking reconciliation : Australian book clubs, book talk and the politics of history
Nolan, Marguerite Rose Clarke, Robert Brown, Rebekah
Nolan, Marguerite Rose
Clarke, Robert
Brown, Rebekah
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
Date
2021
Type
Book chapter
Journal
Book
Über bücher reden : Literaturrezeption in lesegemeinschaften
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Issue
Page Range
231-242
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Arts and Humanities
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open