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From: MShuttleworth at slv.vic.gov.au <MShuttleworth>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:46:26 +1000
Hi All,
Greetings from your first Australian correspondent.
I'm delighted that the collective gaze is on Australia's writers for the next couple of weeks. I'm impressed by the number of authors whose names are coming up. There is a great sense of diversity in the stories Australian writers tell and the ways they tell them.
But can I ask a question? What other images of Australia do you see in your media, either in film, television, magazines, music, sports and newspapers. Are these images confirmed or challenged by our literature?
Also, are there books in which the 'Australianness' is secondary? To what extent are we an 'exotic' in United States culture?
I guess what I am asking is this: where do you see these books fitting in the American imagination, in creating an image of Australia ?
Actually, that was a bunch of questions. We can be nosy, like wombats, we Australians.
Mike
Mike Shuttleworth Program Co-ordinator Centre for Youth Literature 328 Swanston Street Melbourne VIC 3000 PH: 03 8664 7262 FAX: 03 9639 4143 http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/youthlit/
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Received on Thu 20 Sep 2007 07:46:26 PM CDT
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:46:26 +1000
Hi All,
Greetings from your first Australian correspondent.
I'm delighted that the collective gaze is on Australia's writers for the next couple of weeks. I'm impressed by the number of authors whose names are coming up. There is a great sense of diversity in the stories Australian writers tell and the ways they tell them.
But can I ask a question? What other images of Australia do you see in your media, either in film, television, magazines, music, sports and newspapers. Are these images confirmed or challenged by our literature?
Also, are there books in which the 'Australianness' is secondary? To what extent are we an 'exotic' in United States culture?
I guess what I am asking is this: where do you see these books fitting in the American imagination, in creating an image of Australia ?
Actually, that was a bunch of questions. We can be nosy, like wombats, we Australians.
Mike
Mike Shuttleworth Program Co-ordinator Centre for Youth Literature 328 Swanston Street Melbourne VIC 3000 PH: 03 8664 7262 FAX: 03 9639 4143 http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/youthlit/
This message and any attachment is intended only for the use of the Addressee and may contain information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please delete all copies of the message and its attachments and notify the sender immediately. Thank you.
Received on Thu 20 Sep 2007 07:46:26 PM CDT
