This international collection of eleven original essays on Australian Aboriginal literature provides a comprehensive critical companion that contextualizes the Aboriginal canon for scholars, researchers, students, and general readers.

Foreword - Nichola JoseAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Emerging Canon - Belinda WheelerChronologyIndigenous Life Writing: Rethinking Poetics and Practice - Michael R. GriffithsAustralian Aboriginal Life Writers and Their Editors: Cross-Cultural Collaboration, Authorial Intention, and the Impact of Editorial Choices - Jennifer JonesContemporary Life Writing: Inscribing Double Voice in Intergenerational Collaborative Life-Writing Projects - Martina HorakovaEuropean Translations of Australian Aboriginal Texts - Danica Cerce and Oliver HaagTracing a Trajectory from Songpoetry to Contemporary Aboriginal Poetry - Stuart CookeRites/Rights/Writes of Passage: Identity Construction in Australian Aboriginal Young Adult Fiction - Jeanine LeaneHumor in Contemporary Aboriginal Adult Fiction - Paula Anca FarcaWhite Shadows: The Gothic Tradition in Australian Aboriginal Literature - Katrin AlthansBold, Black, and Brilliant: Aboriginal Australian Drama - Maryrose CaseyThe "Stolen Generations" in Feature Film: The Approach of Aboriginal Director Rachel Perkins and Others - Theodore F. ScheckelsA History of Popular Indigenous Music - Andrew KingNotes on the ContributorsNote on the Cover ArtistIndex