The Anarchivic Imperative of Peter Mather’s Wort Papers

Authors

  • Ron Blaber Curtin University

Keywords:

Mathers, , Derrida, Archive

Abstract

The paper discusses Peter Mathers' THe Wort Papers in terms of Derrida work Archive Madness. It examines the way in which the idea of "the anarchivic" can be used to read the novel in relation to the texts resistance to categorisation and it s hybrid construction.

Author Biography

  • Ron Blaber, Curtin University
    Ron Blaber is Head of Department for Communication and Cultural Studies in the School of Media Culture and Creative Arts at Curtin University. His current research focus examines the emergence of what has been called post-civil society.

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Published

2011-09-23

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 1 (2011): Special Issue: Archive Madness

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The Anarchivic Imperative of Peter Mather’s Wort Papers. (2011). Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature, 11(1). https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/JASAL/article/view/9794