A Story Told in a Whisper, or the Impossibility of Atonement
This article analyzes the novel Sorry by the Australian writer Gail Jones in light of contemporary theories on decolonialism and the coloniality of power. It discusses how the novel addresses major issues that are central to an understanding of the Australian past and its history of colonization, e...
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2016-06-01
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This article analyzes the novel Sorry by the Australian writer Gail Jones in light of contemporary theories on decolonialism and the coloniality of power. It discusses how the novel addresses major issues that are central to an understanding of the Australian past and its history of colonization, exploitation of indigenous peoples and gendered subjects.
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| spelling | doaj-art-da6ca8dac1d045509ef95ace19cd82e72025-08-20T03:44:06ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaIlha do Desterro0101-48462175-80262016-06-0169210.5007/2175-8026.2016v69n2p5725528A Story Told in a Whisper, or the Impossibility of AtonementSandra Regina Goulart Almeida This article analyzes the novel Sorry by the Australian writer Gail Jones in light of contemporary theories on decolonialism and the coloniality of power. It discusses how the novel addresses major issues that are central to an understanding of the Australian past and its history of colonization, exploitation of indigenous peoples and gendered subjects. https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/43811 |
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