![]() ![]() Purchase this title from the QUT Bookshop or QUT Art Museum. ![]() Texta is held through the year on Tuesday evenings from 6:15PM. The evening commences with a brief tour of Rite of Passage with exhibition curator Shannon Brett, followed by a glass of wine and generous amounts of conversation about the title of choice. This TERRA NULLIUS is something new, but all too familiar. This is not the Australia of our history. Families are torn apart, re-education is enforced. The Settlers are eager to have a nation of peace, and to bring the savages into line. In the near future Australia is about to experience colonisation once more. Coleman, an incredible debut from a striking new Aboriginal voice. To coincide with the exhibition Rite of Passage at QUT Art Museum, we will be discussing award-winning novel Terra Nullius by Claire G. All he had was a sense of what was behind, what he was running from. To quote directly from the Wikipedia article, the book ‘draws from Australia's colonial history, describing a society split into 'Natives' and. The book is an adult speculative fiction novel set in a world that should be familiar to anyone who knows about Australia’s colonial history. ![]() There was no sense he was getting anywhere, no plan, no destination, no future. Terra Nullius is the debut novel of Claire G. There was no thought in his head, only an intense drive to run. Conversation is never colourless, and is facilitated by our brains trust from QUT Creative Industries Faculty. We use fiction (mostly) to unpack the subjects, themes and emotions of art. Texta is no ordinary book club it's for people who love art. ![]()
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