William Plomer, Transnational Modernism And The Hogarth Press,
2010
Marshall University
William Plomer, Transnational Modernism And The Hogarth Press, John K. Young
English Faculty Research
William Plomer (1903–73), a self-described Anglo-Afro-Asian novelist, poet, editor and librettist, spent only the early years of his lengthy career as a Hogarth Press author but still ranks as one of the Woolfs’ most prolific writers, with a total of nine titles issued during his seven years with the Press. Like Katherine Mansfield, Plomer made his mark with Hogarth before signing with a more established firm, but the depth and breadth of Plomer’s career with the Woolfs is significantly greater: his five volumes of fiction presented Hogarth’s readers with groundbreaking portraits of South African, Japanese and (British) working class cultures. …
What's In A Name,
2010
Nova Southeastern University
What's In A Name, Karen Moros
Digressions: Literary & Art Journal
No abstract provided.
Nana's Cookies,
2010
Nova Southeastern University
Nana's Cookies, Victoria Mazella
Digressions: Literary & Art Journal
No abstract provided.
Barnaby Stevens,
2010
Nova Southeastern University
Barnaby Stevens, Christopher Garcia
Digressions: Literary & Art Journal
No abstract provided.
A Novel - The Dues Of St Fitticks: And Essay - Paying Your Dues In The Lucky Country: Anglo-Celtic Australian Attitudes To Migrants,
2010
Edith Cowan University
A Novel - The Dues Of St Fitticks: And Essay - Paying Your Dues In The Lucky Country: Anglo-Celtic Australian Attitudes To Migrants, Michael Armstrong
Theses: Doctorates and Masters
Through the medium of the novel and an accompanying essay, this project explores the relationship, particularly since the end of World War II, between the dominant (Anglo-Celtic) and non-dominant Australian cultural groups. I argue that upholding the dominance of Anglo-Celtic culture, particularly as a centre or “core” of Australian identity, is discriminatory and detrimental to the development of Australian society in general and the goal of multiculturalism in particular. Moreover, I question the thesis that Australia can have a “core” culture without marginalising the groups that do not reside within it. Instead of projecting Anglo-Celtic culture as the archetypal Australian …
