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Papers by Elizabeth Delaney

Research paper thumbnail of Of marriageable age : rethinking approaches to father-daughter incest narratives in the long eighteenth century

This thesis contains no material which has been accepted for a degree or diploma by the Universit... more This thesis contains no material which has been accepted for a degree or diploma by the University of Tasmania or any other institution. To the best of my knowledge and belief no material previously published or written by another person except where due acknowledgement is made in the text of the thesis.

Research paper thumbnail of Scanning the Front Pages

M/C Journal, 2005

Gunther Kress and Theo van Leeuwen argue that in “contemporary Western visualization central comp... more Gunther Kress and Theo van Leeuwen argue that in “contemporary Western visualization central composition is relatively uncommon” (Reading Images 203). In fact, “most compositions polarise elements as Given and New and/or Ideal and Real” (Reading Images 203). This is the regular situation on the front pages of Australia’s national and capital city dailies; but not on May 28. Rather than the favoured front page structures of left (Given) and right (New) and/or top (Ideal) and bottom (Real), on this morning the layouts in the newspapers centralised the Schapelle Corby judgment. While this is not unprecedented, it is the type of coverage usually kept for major issues such as 9/11 or the Bali Bombing. Even the recent release of Douglas Wood, which was arguably as, if not more, important for the Australian public in terms of the issues it raised about Australia’s involvement in the war in Iraq, did not receive the same type of treatment. Although further study needs to be undertaken, I be...

Research paper thumbnail of Elizabeth Hewitt, Correspondence and American Literature, 1770–1865 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, £45.00/$70.00). Pp. x+230. ISBN 0 521 842550 7

Journal of American Studies, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of ‘Murder, Incest and Damn Fine Coffee’: Twin Peaks as new incest narrative 20 years on

Continuum, 2012

Despite the vast amount of critical and academic literature on the television series Twin Peaks, ... more Despite the vast amount of critical and academic literature on the television series Twin Peaks, relatively little attention has been paid to its narrative and, more particularly, its treatment of incest. Yet this is where the series remains truly unique, even 20 years later, a popular culture, commercial, network television series that takes incest as its central narrative thread. In analysing the intertextual relationships between media and literature, this article argues that Twin Peaks offers a new narrative of incest, actually advancing our understanding of this issue and contributing new ideas to the body of knowledge on incest. It reveals that incest occurs amongst the white middle-class, in relation to girls on the cusp of adulthood and explores the difficulties involved in giving incest victims a voice. In this way Twin Peaks continually recasts incest, linking it to broader and broader social formations, so incest moves from being a familial issue, to a societal issue, to, ultimately, an issue with modernity itself.

Research paper thumbnail of Of marriageable age : rethinking approaches to father-daughter incest narratives in the long eighteenth century

This thesis contains no material which has been accepted for a degree or diploma by the Universit... more This thesis contains no material which has been accepted for a degree or diploma by the University of Tasmania or any other institution. To the best of my knowledge and belief no material previously published or written by another person except where due acknowledgement is made in the text of the thesis.

Research paper thumbnail of Scanning the Front Pages

M/C Journal, 2005

Gunther Kress and Theo van Leeuwen argue that in “contemporary Western visualization central comp... more Gunther Kress and Theo van Leeuwen argue that in “contemporary Western visualization central composition is relatively uncommon” (Reading Images 203). In fact, “most compositions polarise elements as Given and New and/or Ideal and Real” (Reading Images 203). This is the regular situation on the front pages of Australia’s national and capital city dailies; but not on May 28. Rather than the favoured front page structures of left (Given) and right (New) and/or top (Ideal) and bottom (Real), on this morning the layouts in the newspapers centralised the Schapelle Corby judgment. While this is not unprecedented, it is the type of coverage usually kept for major issues such as 9/11 or the Bali Bombing. Even the recent release of Douglas Wood, which was arguably as, if not more, important for the Australian public in terms of the issues it raised about Australia’s involvement in the war in Iraq, did not receive the same type of treatment. Although further study needs to be undertaken, I be...

Research paper thumbnail of Elizabeth Hewitt, Correspondence and American Literature, 1770–1865 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, £45.00/$70.00). Pp. x+230. ISBN 0 521 842550 7

Journal of American Studies, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of ‘Murder, Incest and Damn Fine Coffee’: Twin Peaks as new incest narrative 20 years on

Continuum, 2012

Despite the vast amount of critical and academic literature on the television series Twin Peaks, ... more Despite the vast amount of critical and academic literature on the television series Twin Peaks, relatively little attention has been paid to its narrative and, more particularly, its treatment of incest. Yet this is where the series remains truly unique, even 20 years later, a popular culture, commercial, network television series that takes incest as its central narrative thread. In analysing the intertextual relationships between media and literature, this article argues that Twin Peaks offers a new narrative of incest, actually advancing our understanding of this issue and contributing new ideas to the body of knowledge on incest. It reveals that incest occurs amongst the white middle-class, in relation to girls on the cusp of adulthood and explores the difficulties involved in giving incest victims a voice. In this way Twin Peaks continually recasts incest, linking it to broader and broader social formations, so incest moves from being a familial issue, to a societal issue, to, ultimately, an issue with modernity itself.