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1 - Presencing

Writing in the Decolonial Space

from Part I - Contexts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2023

Nicholas Birns
Affiliation:
New York University
Louis Klee
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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First Nations Australian literature has often been the object of incomprehension and derogation by settler critics – something a deeper perspective of “presencing” can overcome. This chapter takes a decolonial perspective and highlights the self-assertion of First Nations writers against invidious characterization, such as that received by the poetic work of Oodgeroo Noonuccal in the 1960s. It demonstrates how nonIndigenous readers can approach texts by First Nations authors not as “tourists” but as “invited guests.”

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Print publication year: 2023

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  • Presencing
  • Nicholas Birns, New York University, Louis Klee, University of Cambridge
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to the Australian Novel
  • Online publication: 03 March 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009083409.003
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  • Presencing
  • Nicholas Birns, New York University, Louis Klee, University of Cambridge
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to the Australian Novel
  • Online publication: 03 March 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009083409.003
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  • Presencing
  • Nicholas Birns, New York University, Louis Klee, University of Cambridge
  • Book: The Cambridge Companion to the Australian Novel
  • Online publication: 03 March 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009083409.003
Available formats
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