Birth and death, and in between: suspension… …the state in which the particles of a substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved; the state of being suspended

Joseph, SA

Birth and death, and in between: suspension… …the state in which the particles of a substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved; the state of being suspended

Joseph, SA

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Publisher:: American Association of Australian Literary Studies
Citation:: Antipodes, 2019
Issue Date:: 2019-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Joseph, SA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4978-6633	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Antipodes, 2019	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0893-5580	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/132895
dc.description.abstract	Birth and death, and in between: suspension…is a braided personal essay constellating dementia, death, love, family and loss. Situating itself within the creative nonfiction genre, the intention of this personal essay is to expand the narrative of loss through dementia, juxtaposed against the sudden loss of a son/brother. The threads are multiple: the mother’s illness; the son/brother’s death; the daughter/sister’s coping attempts; the setting of an Australian summer; a Sydney childhood; and a menacing sister/brother relationship. Conceptually, there is a painting and there is water. Lots of water, creating a medium of womb-like suspension.	en_US
dc.publisher	American Association of Australian Literary Studies	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Antipodes	en_US
dc.title	Birth and death, and in between: suspension… …the state in which the particles of a substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved; the state of being suspended	en_US
utslib.location	Wayne University, Detroit	en_US
utslib.for	19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing	en_US
utslib.for	20 Language, Communication and Culture	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Creative Writing Program
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CPCE - Centre for Creative Practices and the Cultural Economy
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pubs.place-of-publication	Wayne University, Detroit	en_US
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Abstract:

Birth and death, and in between: suspension…is a braided personal essay constellating dementia, death, love, family and loss. Situating itself within the creative nonfiction genre, the intention of this personal essay is to expand the narrative of loss through dementia, juxtaposed against the sudden loss of a son/brother. The threads are multiple: the mother’s illness; the son/brother’s death; the daughter/sister’s coping attempts; the setting of an Australian summer; a Sydney childhood; and a menacing sister/brother relationship. Conceptually, there is a painting and there is water. Lots of water, creating a medium of womb-like suspension.

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