Forms of Freedom: Marxist Essays in New Zealand and Australian Literature.

Dougal McNeill’s book Forms of Freedom is a study of literary culture and its material determinations on both sides of the Tasman. In his readings of New Zealand and Australian literature, McNeill adopts an overtly Marxist approach, shunning both conventional (new) historicism and the dematerialised politics of identity that form the contemporary critical orthodoxy.

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Journal of New Zealand studies
Published
2025-08-12
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https://doi.org/10.26686/jnzs.ins39.9898
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Australian History and Society
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Forms of Freedom: Marxist Essays in New Zealand and Australian Literature.

Tony Hughes-d’Aeth
Journal of New Zealand studies
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Forms of Freedom: Marxist Essays in New Zealand and Australian Literature.

Tony Hughes-d’Aeth
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Abstract

Dougal McNeill’s book Forms of Freedom is a study of literary culture and its material determinations on both sides of the Tasman. In his readings of New Zealand and Australian literature, McNeill adopts an overtly Marxist approach, shunning both conventional (new) historicism and the dematerialised politics of identity that form the contemporary critical orthodoxy.

Journal of New Zealand studies(NS39)
Peace, Justice and strong institutions
Openalex Percentile: Top 72%
Australian History and Society
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