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Racism

Stories on Fear, Hate & Bigotry
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Racism is a fearless collection confronting Australia's darkest truths through 39 short stories, poems, and essays. Writers from the margins of Australian society illuminate the painful realities of fear, hate, and bigotry that permeate the nation, offering diverse and powerful perspectives on racial injustice.
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This book is essential for readers interested in social justice, multiculturalism, and contemporary Australian literature. It appeals to those seeking to understand racial issues through authentic voices and varied literary forms.

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This fearless collection is described by Mascara Literary Review as 'value for anyone whose own lives are inextricably bruised by others' fear, hate, and targeted bigotry'.

Are we a nation of racists? Thirty-nine writers confront our darkest truths in this fearless collection of short stories, poems, and essays from the margins of Australia.

Featuring contributions from:

Tyree Barnette, Meyrnah Khodr, Adam Phillip Anderson, Guido Melo, Janette Chen, Riley Ingersole, Sydnye Allen, Chris Tupouniua, Rizcel Gagawanan, Amani Haydar, Christine Shamista, Krisneth Paddy, Ting Huang, Heikmah Napadow, Mark Mariano, Daniel Nour, Monikka Eliah, Shirley Le, Kabien Parker, Ayoub Jama, Ferdous Bahar, Ayusha Nand, Pamela Asare, Natalia Figueroa Barroso, Sara M Saleh, Nellie Tapu Nonumalo Mu, Cassandra Taylor, Noor Abuzamaq, Dezheen Shivan, Fiti Fainifo, Elisha Toese, Mahran Asghari, Lara Ahmed, Sopanha Chea, Yash Bab, Zoyal Dahal, Cleveland Brown, Max Edwards, and Sarah Ayoub.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780992488666

Publisher: Giramondo Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Sweatshop

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Edited by Winnie Dunn
  • Edited by Stephen Pham
  • Edited by Phoebe Grainer

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 206g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Winnie Dunn is the General Manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement and the editor of several critically acclaimed anthologies, including Another Australia (Affirm Press, 2022). She is a writer of Tongan descent from Mount Druitt and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Sydney University. She is currently completing her debut novel, Dirt Poor Islanders (Hachette, 2023), which has been assisted by the Australia Council for the Arts.

Stephen Pham is a Vietnamese-Australian writer from Cabramatta. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New South Wales. Stephen's work has appeared in Overland, Meanjin, Griffith Review and The Sydney Review of Books.

Phoebe Grainer is a Djungan woman from Far North Queensland. Phoebe's works have appeared in The Lifted Brow, SBS Voices and Red Room Poetry. In 2020, Phoebe was awarded a fellowship with Griffin Theatre.

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