Tag Archives: Speculative Fiction

Othering and Orientalism in “A Pearling Tale” by Maxine McArthur

Posted on 7. February 2022 by misoa100

The short story A Pearling Tale by Maxine McArthur is about Jiro Aoyanagi, a diver who is forced to go on a boat ride with his crew at the end of the diving season. His job is to dive for … Continue reading →

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10 Questions with Gillian Polack on The Time of the Ghosts – and one bonus!

Posted on 17. January 2022 by australianfantastic

Before we move onto the second phase of our student blogging, let’s end our series of blog posts about Gillian Polack’s The Time of the Ghosts with an interview with Gillian herself! 1. Why is the novel entitled The Time … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Blog ~ Winter Term 2021/2022 Edition

Posted on 23. November 2021 by Lucas Mattila

This winter term, it is time for a new group of HHU English literature students to start blogging. Long time readers do not need to worry, though. Our lecturers, Tina Burger and Lucas Mattila, are still par for the course … Continue reading →

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The Dance of Chances

Posted on 11. November 2021 by australianfantastic

It was mere chance and a heavy dose of good luck that made me notice Gillian Polack’s twitter appeal to find more Jewish Australian writers of science fiction and fantasy – as she could only list four so far on … Continue reading →

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