Monthly Archives: February 2022

Welcome to the sub-blog “Indigenous Literature from New Zealand”

Posted on 2. February 2022 by Leonie John

Nau mai, haere mai! Here, you will find various kinds of contributions – ranging from short literary analyses to response papers and reviews – focussing on different sorts of ‘texts’ – including short stories, lyrics, novels, and poems. All blog … Continue reading →

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Cargo (2017): Australian Horror and Aboriginal Culture

Posted on 2. February 2022 by australianfantastic

by Robin Burger Cargo is a 2017 Australian Netflix original horror film based on a 2013 short film of the same name. However, it is debatable whether it really can be described as horror since while it is certainly a … Continue reading →

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“The Fall of the Jade Sword” (2017) and the History of Asian Australians

Posted on 2. February 2022 by australianfantastic

by Lisa-Marie Richter, Adesua Atamah, Ben Königsfeld, Kathleen Reiswich We have recently read the short story “The Fall of the Jade Sword” by Stephanie Lai and two of its central topics have caught our attention. The hero addressed in the … Continue reading →

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