"Why, White Man, Why?" White Australia as the addressee of apostrophe in contemporary aboriginal writing

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"Why, White Man, Why?" White Australia as the addressee of apostrophe in contemporary aboriginal writing. / West, Russell.
In: Zeitschrift für Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Vol. 50, No. 2, 2002, p. 166-178.

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title = "{"}Why, White Man, Why?{"} White Australia as the addressee of apostrophe in contemporary aboriginal writing",
abstract = "Contemporary Australian indigenous literature is characterised by a remarkably prevalent use of apostrophic address directed at the white reader. This mode of direct address in black literary texts draws attention to the political dynamics moulding reader-writer relations in contemporary Australia. The article examines numerous examples of this direct mode of address in prose, poetry and drama, and argues that this direct mode of address is a central element in the message of black writers. The use of apostrophe implies the active positioning' of the white reader on the part of the indigenous speaker; only by virtue of this positioning is the reading process made possible. The direct mode of address in these texts thus demands that the reader take up a stance characterised by a readiness to listen attentively to black literary voices.",
keywords = "Literature studies",
author = "Russell West",
year = "2002",
language = "English",
volume = "50",
pages = "166--178",
journal = "Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Anglistik und Amerikanistik",
issn = "0044-2305",
publisher = "K{\"o}nigshausen & Neumann",
number = "2",

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N2 - Contemporary Australian indigenous literature is characterised by a remarkably prevalent use of apostrophic address directed at the white reader. This mode of direct address in black literary texts draws attention to the political dynamics moulding reader-writer relations in contemporary Australia. The article examines numerous examples of this direct mode of address in prose, poetry and drama, and argues that this direct mode of address is a central element in the message of black writers. The use of apostrophe implies the active positioning' of the white reader on the part of the indigenous speaker; only by virtue of this positioning is the reading process made possible. The direct mode of address in these texts thus demands that the reader take up a stance characterised by a readiness to listen attentively to black literary voices.

AB - Contemporary Australian indigenous literature is characterised by a remarkably prevalent use of apostrophic address directed at the white reader. This mode of direct address in black literary texts draws attention to the political dynamics moulding reader-writer relations in contemporary Australia. The article examines numerous examples of this direct mode of address in prose, poetry and drama, and argues that this direct mode of address is a central element in the message of black writers. The use of apostrophe implies the active positioning' of the white reader on the part of the indigenous speaker; only by virtue of this positioning is the reading process made possible. The direct mode of address in these texts thus demands that the reader take up a stance characterised by a readiness to listen attentively to black literary voices.

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