The Personal Essay in Contemporary Australian Life Writing : Pleasures, Perils, Ethics
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1399541412
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9781399541411
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
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Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
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GB
Publication Date
Nov 30th, 2026
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208 Pages
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Reveals and defines the personal essay as a powerful site of contemporary Australian life writing, activism and cultural transformation.
Examining the rise and significance of the personal essay in Australian life writing, Kyle Cardell frames the personal essay as a hybrid, politically charged genre that negotiates with aesthetics and ethics as a feature of self-representation in this form. She traces the essay’s historical trajectory and contemporary vitality in Australia through case studies ranging from Charmian Clift’s mid-century columns, to First Nations writers like Chelsea Watego and Mykaela Saunders, digital feminist essaying by Clementine Ford, eco-essays by Sophie Cunningham and #MeToo narratives, exploring themes of genre, agency and activism. Ultimately, this book argues that the personal essay functions as a dynamic site for creative, personal acts of cultural critique and narrative justice in the context of Australian life writing.
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