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Loneliness is an enduring theme across art, music and literature. What makes us lonely, and how can we address it as a society?
A new biography of Jean Rhys, the Dominican-born author of Wide Sargasso Sea, pays close attention to her origins – but stops short of examining the colonial relations that are central to her story.
Family estrangement feels shameful and isolating: but if you’ve experienced it, you’re far from alone. Sharing true stories can help reduce shame and create awareness.
Jean Rhys’s prequel to Jane Eyre explores the monstrous figure of Rochester’s mad wife Bertha, prompting readers to think about the racialised legacies of colonialism.
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Casual Academic, Creative Writing and English Literature, Flinders University
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Emeritus Professor of English, La Trobe University
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Professor of English, School of the Arts and Media, UNSW
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Visiting Research Fellow, Department of English and Creative Writing, Adelaide University
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Vice Chancellor's Fellow, English literature, University of Sydney