Cover; About the Author; Title page; Contents; Introduction; Art in a time of crisis; Writing in an 'Age of Terror'; In praise of political fiction; Just poetry; My journey through Stolen; Speaking shadows: Justice and the poetic; Boring humanist bodies; Aboriginal children's literature: More thanjust pretty pictures; Writing for performance: Privilege, politicsand goose bumps; Travelling towards ourselves:Rights and recognition in Clara Law'sLetters to Ali; An island home; Writing: Seeking justice and truth amidst theimperfect good and the necessary; Acknowledgments; Notes on contributors
Endnotes
Summary
"Can words make Australia a better place? Can writing help to inform a collective national consciousness? Over the past decade Australians have witnessed a significant shift to more insular and conservative economic, ethical and cultural norms"--Page 4 of cover
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-200)
