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This is an introduction to the subject following Australia's development from the arrival of the Aborigines, the search by the Europeans for "the Unknown South Land" and European settlement, to its emergence as part of the global culture. It traces the reflection of this development of Australian literature of all kinds - Aboriginal legends, the diaries of early settlers and explorers, poetry, novels and histories. It includes "great" works as well as lesser-known and often more experimental writers who represent different stages of the development of a distinctively Autralian literature. Individual writers are also examined in their historical context - for example post-war novelists, migrant writers, Aboriginal writers - and each chapter is supported by quotations from the works discussed. ... Read more

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The essays collected in this volume explore a wide range of aesthetic, philosophical and generic applications of the concepts of belonging and exclusion in the context of migration. Organised in two sections, 'Performing belonging' and 'Narrating otherness', this original study represents a timely interdisciplinary approach to a topic of great contemporary and future interest. It is the first cross-cultural analysis of how belonging and exclusion are created and represented in literature, film and theatre against the background of the different historical and present conditions of migration and 'multiculturalism' in Australia and Germany. Academics from Australia and Germany, two countries described by some as opposite poles on the migration spectrum, uncover new correlations between different cultures and genres. The focus on artistic works offers snapshots, seldom available in everyday life, of belonging and exclusion in process. Written with both academics and students in mind, the essays discuss belonging and exclusion across a variety of genres, including the Bildungsroman, terrorism novel, children's literature, and different kinds of film, cabaret and theatre. Among the topical issues addressed are borders, bodies, education, exile, generations of migrants, globalisation, identity, language, memory, narrative strategies, photography, representation, lieux de memoire, terrorism and transculturalism. Given the dominance of socio-political and anthropological studies of belonging and exclusion, this cross-cultural study with its emphasis on aesthetics represents a unique approach and is of topical concern to scholars in the humanities. ... Read more

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This bibliography concentrates on literature written or orally narrated by Australian Aboriginal and Islander people in English. It presents an overview of the wealth and diversity of black Australian writing up to 1991, together with relevant critical commentary on its literary history, on individual works, writers and institutions. An index provides quick reference to names and titles; chapters are divided according to genre facilitating access to bibliographical data for both general and academic research. Introductory commentary to chapters, some annotations as well as cross-referencing provide additional information. ... Read more