Friday essay: how Australia’s ‘invasion novels’ have reflected our cultural anxieties around race
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
9/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
5/15
Depth
5/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
Foreign ‘invasion plots’ have featured in Australian literature for more than a century. Though critiqued by some authors, fears of white erasure endure.
