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Category Archives: Speculative Australia
Zur Übersetzung von Kaaron Warren’s Hive of Glass
In einer Gruppe von sechs Personen gemeinsam zu übersetzen, bringt einige Herausforderungen mit sich. Nach der halbwegs gerechten Aufteilung der Übersetzungsabschnitte unseres vergleichsweise langen Texts unter Berücksichtigung persönlicher Präferenzen gilt es etwa, bestimmte Einzelbegriffe, beispielsweise fishwives oder bablies, konstant zu … Continue reading
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Zur Übersetzung von Kaaron Warren’s “The Revivalist”
von Angela Agelopoulou, Laura Feiter, Jana Mankau Laut dem Merriam Webster Wörterbuch (das Cambridge Wörterbuch scheint den Begriff nicht einmal zu kennen) ist ein Revivalist jemand, der religiöse Wiederbelebungen durchführt oder jemand, der etwas Unbenutztes wiederherstellt oder restauriert. In Kaaron … Continue reading
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Impressions of “The Roo” by Alan Baxter and why the novel deals with so much more than just a killer kangaroo
Imagine one day you wake up and suddenly people from your town start going missing one by one without any explanation. You find out that this is because of a monstrous kangaroo that has made it its task to destroy … Continue reading
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Übersetzungskommentar zu “Das Dieselbecken”
von Mandy Bartesch, Ava Braus und Lina Langpap Eine junge Frau steht allein am Ufer einer Art unterirdischen Sees. Giftige Dämpfe wabern durch die Luft, sie kann kaum atmen. Die Oberfläche dessen, was Wasser sein sollte, aber keines ist, kräuselt … Continue reading
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Using the Gothic for good with ‘’Ghost Species’’ and ‘’Picnic at Hanging Rock’’
With my first blog post being about ‘’Ghost Species’’ and my second on ‘’Picnic at Hanging Rock’’, what better way to end the trilogy than by combining the two. For those that have not yet seen or read ‘’Picnic at … Continue reading
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The Great Gatsby – an Australian Movie?
By Laura Himmelmann The Great Gatsby is a novel and movie adaption most of us are familiar with, hopefully. The majority of people are unaware that on paper, it could count as an Australian movie rather than American. Looking at … Continue reading
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Nick Cave and the Gothic
Nick Cave is an Australian singer, songwriter, poet and author who dives into the multifaceted abyss of human consciousness. In his works, and especially song lyrics, he frequently makes use of themes such as mortality, morbidity and surrealism. All of … Continue reading
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A Review? Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead & Apocalypse
It seems like everybody is in their villain era lately. Horror cinema has become mainstream to the extent that wider audiences are becoming more aware of the hidden cypher of morals and taboos lying beneath the human and not-so-human monsters … Continue reading
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H2O: Just Add Water and the Aboriginal Mermaid Myth
by anonymous The show H20: Just Add Water is a children’s show about three teenage girls Emma, Cleo and Rikki (And later, Emma is replaced by Bella) who become mermaids and grow tails as soon as they touch water. The … Continue reading
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The Infinite Man – Movie Review
by Eva Musat The Infinite Man is a 2014 Australian science-fiction film directed by Hugh Sullivan that is about Dean, a scientist, who wishes to relive a special weekend he had with his girlfriend Lana. When Lana’s ex-boyfriend Terry interrupts … Continue reading
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