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Julia's Book Club - Theory & Practice

2025/5/14
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Julia Gillard: 我观察到一种令人遗憾的循环，当一位女性崭露头角时，人们，尤其是女权主义者，会赞美她，认为她完美无瑕。然而，一旦这位榜样做出哪怕是很人性化的举动，她就会立刻从神坛跌落。我们似乎仍然没有给予女性足够的空间，让她们既能成为榜样和领导者，又能展现出她们作为人类的全部维度，包括优点和缺点。这种现象反映了社会对女性榜样的不切实际的期望，以及对她们的过度理想化。

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Introduction of Michelle de Kretser, the author of "Theory and Practice." Discussion of her writing style, themes, and accolades, highlighting her innovative structural approach to storytelling.
  • Michelle de Kretser is a highly acclaimed Australian writer, twice winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award and shortlisted for the Stella Prize.
  • Her novels explore themes of migration, travel, and the complexities of womanhood.
  • She's known for her formally inventive and structurally unique storytelling.
  • De Kretser is admired by fellow writers and serves as a mentor to young female writers.

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In this episode of Julia's Book Club, Julia and co-host Sarah Holland-Batt delve into Theory & Practice by Australian author, Michelle de Kretser.

Short-listed for the Stella Prize, the seventh novel from the Miles Franklin winner tells the story of a first generation immigrant from Sri Lanka living in Melbourne in the 1980s.

The young academic is writing a thesis on Virginia Woolf, who this podcast is named in honour of, when she begins a love affair with a man who is in a "deconstructed relationship".

Part fiction, part essay, Julia and Sarah explore the themes of feminism, class, jealousy, maternal relationships and how to cope when the failings of those we most admire come to light.

Theory & Practice is published in Australia by Text Publishing.

https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/theory-practice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy) for more information.