Redefining Female Subjectivity in Australian Indigenous Women’s Poetry
This article discusses the poetry of Romaine Moreton and Lisa Bellear, particularly the poems in which they address the violence against Aboriginal women and girls. It demonstrates how the two poets’ representation of Australian historical and cultural memory destabilises the continuum of colonial p...
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University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
2022-12-01
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| description | This article discusses the poetry of Romaine Moreton and Lisa Bellear, particularly the poems in which they address the violence against Aboriginal women and girls. It demonstrates how the two poets’ representation of Australian historical and cultural memory destabilises the continuum of colonial power relations and confronts the ongoing stereotypes of Aboriginal women constructed on the basis of a decidedly racist and misogynistic colonial ethos.
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| spelling | doaj.art-5770272844c747afa32992bb8f2520072023-01-18T08:45:49ZdeuUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Neophilologica0567-784X2350-417X2022-12-01551-210.4312/an.55.1-2.103-121Redefining Female Subjectivity in Australian Indigenous Women’s PoetryDanica Čerče0University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, SloveniaThis article discusses the poetry of Romaine Moreton and Lisa Bellear, particularly the poems in which they address the violence against Aboriginal women and girls. It demonstrates how the two poets’ representation of Australian historical and cultural memory destabilises the continuum of colonial power relations and confronts the ongoing stereotypes of Aboriginal women constructed on the basis of a decidedly racist and misogynistic colonial ethos. https://journals.uni-lj.si/ActaNeophilologica/article/view/10964Australian Indigenous protest poetryRomaine MoretonLisa BellearEurocentrismracialised and gendered violence |
| spellingShingle | Danica Čerče Redefining Female Subjectivity in Australian Indigenous Women’s Poetry Acta Neophilologica Australian Indigenous protest poetry Romaine Moreton Lisa Bellear Eurocentrism racialised and gendered violence |
| title | Redefining Female Subjectivity in Australian Indigenous Women’s Poetry |
| title_full | Redefining Female Subjectivity in Australian Indigenous Women’s Poetry |
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| title_short | Redefining Female Subjectivity in Australian Indigenous Women’s Poetry |
| title_sort | redefining female subjectivity in australian indigenous women s poetry |
| topic | Australian Indigenous protest poetry Romaine Moreton Lisa Bellear Eurocentrism racialised and gendered violence |
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