Australian Literature 1988 to Present

This unit will introduce students to some major Australian texts and writers of the last two decades. While its main focus will be on fiction, poetry and non-fiction, there will also be an emphasis on texts which aim to subvert or question such generic boundaries. Other issues to be discussed will include the rewriting of Australian history from postcolonial and Indigenous perspectives; the representation of gender and sexuality in recent Australian writing; cross-cultural writing and literature in translation.

Texts: 

Astley, Thea Drylands : A Book for the World's Last Reader 1999 Novel

Bail, Murray Eucalyptus 1998 Novel

Porter, Dorothy The Monkey's Mask 1994 Novel