"Who Needs a Marvel Superhero When You've Got Molly Johnson?": Country and Maternal Agency in Leah Purcell's Adaptations of "The Drover's Wife".

This article explores Goa-Gunggari-Wakka Wakka Murri artist Leah Purcell's recent multigenre project, "The Legend of Molly Johnson". Beginning as an adaptation of Henry Lawson's "The Drover's Wife", the project fundamentally defamiliarises and subverts Lawson's story from the standpoint of an Aborig...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Australian Studies Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 349 - 365
Autor principal:	Li, Xiang
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2024
Materias:	Indigenous women Women's writings Intersectionality Family history (Sociology) Self-efficacy Film adaptations
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