Queer, Difference, Heresy: Salt Lane Witches in 'Rupetta' and Out
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Hourigan, Daniel. 2018. "Queer, Difference, Heresy: Salt Lane Witches in 'Rupetta' and Out." Writing from below. 4 (1).
| Article Title | Queer, Difference, Heresy: Salt Lane Witches in 'Rupetta' and Out |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 211532 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | |
| Author | Hourigan, Daniel |
| Journal Title | Writing from below |
| Journal Citation | 4 (1) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| ISSN | 2202-2546 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://writingfrombelow.org/science-fiction/queer-difference-heresy/ |
| Abstract | The queer at play in Sulway’s Rupetta reveals the tensions between the religious, heretical, and historical themes of the novel. Yet how deep does this rabbit hole go? A closer look at some of the novel’s fantasy coordinates—Fairy Tales Studies, the Salt Lane Witches fairy tale, The Winter’s Tale, etc—reveals that speculative Rupetta pushes the boundaries of what can be formalised as Queer Science Fiction. The axiom of this discussion is that the anti-normative stance that Sulway assumes with regard to the queer in Rupetta provides comment on the twists of Queer Science Fiction and its intertextuality more broadly. |
| Keywords | Speculative Fiction; Queer Theory; Intertextuality; Fairy Tale Studies; Literary Theory |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470207. Cultural theory |
| 470502. Australian literature (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander literature) | |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Arts and Communication |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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