Split (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Who narrates Split?
Who narrates Split?
Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River) as a sentient being
Two narrative modes Lynch combines in Split
Two narrative modes Lynch combines in Split
Magical realism and forensic witnessing
What is 'hybrid register' in the river's voice?
What is 'hybrid register' in the river's voice?
Fusion of Noongar oral tradition + scientific precision
What is 'Deep Time'?
What is 'Deep Time'?
Geological timescales that dwarf human history (2.8 billion years)
What does 'Country sentience' mean?
What does 'Country sentience' mean?
Country as active, conscious narrator with thought & memory
Four stages of the river's voice progression
Four stages of the river's voice progression
Wonder → lament → witnessing → hope
What is 'cognitive violence' in Split?
What is 'cognitive violence' in Split?
Modern minds buffered from deep time & Indigenous knowledge
What does 'Anthropocene Air' represent?
What does 'Anthropocene Air' represent?
Modern mindset disconnecting humans from geological time
River's dual identity (colonial naming)
River's dual identity (colonial naming)
Was Bilya / now Swan River (sovereign continuity)
What is 'ethical vertigo' in reader perspective?
What is 'ethical vertigo' in reader perspective?
Country's gaze indicts human hubris from landscape's view