Edition 2: Dreams of Land
Land is at the heart of Australian dreams: the source of wealth and security, spirituality and belonging. The dreams continue to touch us all, even as they become more elusive.
The outstanding writers in Griffith REVIEW explore the new challenges
of the great Australian land dreams with freshness and insight.
Writers include:
Melissa Lucashenko, Jim Forbes with Peter Spearritt, Matthew Condon, Alastair Greig, Brendan Gleeson, Mark Wakely, Tess Brady,
Jack Waterford, Patrick Troy, Michael Wilding, Ian Lowe, Andrew Belk, Noel Pearson, Rick Farley, Tom Connors, Judy Kennedy, Mark McKenna, Geraldine Brooks, Ann Genovese with Alexander Reilly and
Ramona Koval.
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Contents
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Introduction
( 1 )
- The land - dreams and disappointments (Edition Introduction) Julianne Schultz
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Essay
( 8 )
- Home in the imagination Mark Wakely
- Poetics of place Mark McKenna
- Not quite white in the head Melissa Lucashenko
- What’s driving suburban Australia? Fear in the tank, hope on the horizon Brendan Gleeson
- Turning the tide of history Ann Genovese
- Rum Corps to white-shoe brigade Peter Spearritt
- Building relationships to care for country Rick Farley (dec.)
- The casuarina forest Matthew Condon
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Debate
( 3 )
- Saving our cities with suburbs Patrick Troy
- Land rights and progressive wrongs Noel Pearson
- No news - farmer prospers in drought Tom Connors (dec.)
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Reportage
( 3 )
- Rebuilding Canberra's spirit Jack Waterford
- The best paddock Judy Kennedy
- The painted desert Geraldine Brooks
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Memoir
( 3 )
- Growing things Michael Wilding
- Pythagoras and the turtle Ramona Koval
- View from Munibung Hill Andrew Belk
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Review
( 2 )
- Radically rethinking a sustainable future Ian Lowe
- The way we live Alistair Greig
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Satire
( 1 )
- Putting up fences Tess Brady