Brian Castro has published many articles and critical essays, as well as appearing in interviews on radio, television and in print. In 1999 a selection of his essays was published by UQP as Looking for Estrellita.
Selected Essays
1999 Looking For Estrellita – Essays on Writing and Culture.
(University of Queensland Press)
(Hbk: ISBN : 0 7022 3114 2 Pbk: 0 7022 3115 0)
Published Articles and Essays
Monographs
1996 Writing Asia and Auto/biography: Two Lectures University College,
Australian Defence Force Academy, January, 1996. (ISBN: 0 7317 0336 7)
Extracted, Australian Humanities Review Ed. Cassandra Pybus, Hypertext.
Auto/biography in Morag Fraser, ed. Seams of Light: Best Antipodean Essays (Allen & Unwin, 1998)
Essays and Articles
- 2005 ‘Parleying Apocalypse’, Meanjin, Vol. 64, No. 4.
- 2004 ‘Caesura’, Griffith Review, Vol. 6, Summer, 2004-5
- 2004 ‘Through a Glass Darkly – W.G. Sebald’s Overcast Style’, Heat, No. 7 (2004).
- 2003 ‘Forgetting Paris’, The Australian Author, July, 2003.
- 2002 ‘Blue Max’, a tribute to W.G. Sebald, Heat, No. 3, New Series.
- 2001 ‘The Persistence of Memory’, in Victor Barker, ed., Paris Studio, Halstead Press, 2001. (ISBN: 1 875684 78 6)
- 2001 ‘Volées’, Catalogue essay for John Young’s Exhibition Pine’s Edge. Anna Schwartz Galleries.
- 2001 ‘Auto/biographie’, Vacarme, No. 15, Printemps, Paris. Trans. Isabelle Lee.
- 2000 ‘Cultural Cringe’ Meanjin, Vol. 59 No. 3.
- 1999 ‘Identity Papers’, The Australian’s Review of Books, 9 June, 1999.
- 1999 ‘Autobiography and Disinheritance’, Australian Humanities Review,
- February,1999.
- 1997 ‘The Role of the Critic’, Australian Book Review, November, 1997.
- 1997 ‘Stepper’, The Shincho Magazine, Tokyo, Japan, Vol. 11, 1997
- 1997 ‘Writing Stepper’, Aurora Australis http://www.australis.org, April.
- 1996 ‘Masked Balls’ Heat. Vol.1, July.
- 1996 ‘Nature Morte’ Art Monthly/Australian Book Review, August
- 1995 ‘Heterotopias: Writing and Location. The Australian Context’ Australian Literary Studies. Winter.
- 1995 Introduction to Beyond Black and White; photography and texts ed. Andy Park (Panda Press).
- 1995 ‘Just Flirting’, The Australian Book Review, June.
- 1995 ‘Lesions’ Meanjin, Vol. 54, No.1.
- 1995 ‘Heterotopias’ Australian Studies Conference Papers, Guangzhou, China.
- 1994 ‘Continental Drift’, The Sydney Institute Papers, August.
- 1994 ‘On the last ten years’, The Good Weekend, September.
- 1993 ‘On Grief’ Saturday Extra, The Age.
- 1991 ‘The Public and the Private – a meditation on noise’, Island magazine, Winter.
- 1991 ‘Necessary Idiocy’ in Striking Chords, Allen & Unwin November, 1991. First published in The Age Monthly Review, February 1989.
- 1991 ‘On Landscape and Inspiration’, The Good Weekend, November.
- 1990 ‘On Gail Morgan’, Editions, July.
- 1985 ‘Finding A Voice’ Asiaweek, May 3.
- 1985 ‘Winning The Race’ Harper’s Bazaar, March.
- 1984 ‘Memoirs of a Displaced Person’ National Times January 6 – 12.
- 1984 Writing In Multicultural Australia, Australia Council, from the Multicultural Writers’ Conference Sydney 1984, A. Ward ed.
Occasional Addresses, Readings and Lectures
- 2002 ‘In 4/4’, reading and jazz, Sydney Opera House.
- 2002 Vienna, reading, 40th anniversary of the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Literatur.
- 2002 Adelaide Festival Writers’ Week. ‘Belonging’.
- 2000 November 15, Reading, Café de la Mairie, Place Saint-Sulpice, Paris.
- 1999 October 14-17, Talks on ‘The Essay’ and ‘The blurring of fiction and reality’,
- Brisbane Writers’ Festival.
- 1999 April 20-22, Readings and talks in Vienna, Austria
- 1999 April 18-20, Readings and talks at the ELTE University, Budapest, Hungary
- 1999 April 12-22, Readings and talks at the Prague Festival, The Czech Republic
- 1997 October 14, Interviewed by Andrea Goldsmith, Deakin University.
- 1997 May 5, In conversation with Adeliene Yen-Mah, Comedy Club, Carlton.
- 1997 April 22, Launch of Stepper Brunswick St Bookstore, Fitzroy, Melbourne.
- 1997 April 13, Launch of Stepper by Louis Nowra, Gleebooks, Sydney.
- 1997 April 13, Reading, The Word On Sunday, Museum Of Contemporary Arts.
- 1997 February 20, Lygon Court, Reading for Heat 3 launch.
- 1997 January 29, Graduate Studies seminar, Dept. of Comparative Literature, University of Hong Kong.
- 1996 September 20, Reading, Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne Festival.
- 1996 September 17, Interview with Cassandra Pybus, Malthouse, Melbourne Festival.
- 1996 September 15, Reading and discussion, Melbourne University.
- 1995 October 4, University Of Canberra, reading and talk.
- 1995 September 14, Reading and discussion, Menzies Library, ANU.
- 1995 August 31, Public Seminar, ADFA, ‘Writing Autobiography’.
- 1995 August 22, ANU paper: ‘Auto/biography’.
- 1995 August 22, Reading at Tilley’s, Canberra.
- 1995 August 15, University of Canberra: Open Lecture: ‘Fiction Structures’.
- 1995 August 9, National Library, Canberra: Lecture ‘Writing Asia’.
- 1995 July 25, Launch of special translation issue of Southerly Magazine.
- 1995 May 19, Talk, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan.
- 1995 May 17, Talk, Tezukayama Gakuin University, Osaka Japan.
- 1994 October 12, Reading, Hong Kong University.
- 1994 September 11, Reading, The Word On Sunday, Museum Of Contemporary Arts.
- 1994 September 26, University Of Zhongshan, Guangzhou. Australian Studies Conference.
- 1994 August 17, Reading at Gleebooks Sydney.
- 1994 August, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Writing Australia series.
- 1994 August, The Sydney Institute. ‘Continental Drift: Writing, Experience and Geography’.
- 1994 July, Reading at Readings Melbourne.
- 1994 April 8, Varuna. Western Sydney Writing Project.
- 1993 September, Reading at Mietta’s Melbourne.
- 1992 September, Reading at Mietta’s Melbourne.
- 1991 October, Presentation of The Australian/Vogel award.
- 1991 July 31, Lecture, Writer’s Choice, Sydney University.
- 1991 July 30, Reading at Harold Park Hotel.
- 1991 July 25, Reading and discussion at The Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra.
- 1991 July 24, Reading at Tilley’s Canberra.
- 1991 June 30, Reading for launching of Sydney edition of Island Magazine, Harold Park Hotel.
- 1991 June 26, Launch speech, Double-Wolf, Ariel Bookshop, Sydney.
- 1990 Reading, Salamanca Writers’ Festival, Hobart, Tasmania.
- 1990 March 5, Launch speech, Pomeroy, Adelaide Festival.
- 1988 November 9, Lecture and reading, Université de Toulouse-Le Mirail,Toulouse. Reading, staff and students, Université de Toulouse-Le Mirail.
- 1988 November 8, Lecture and reading, Université de Rouen.
- 1988 November 3, Lecture, Université de Paris VIII St-Denis.
- 1988 November 2, Lecture, Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques, Sorbonne.
- Lecture and reading of work, Université de Paris X, Nanterre.
- Press conference at Librairie Compaignie, rue des Ecoles.
- 1988 Symposium, ‘Critical and Creative Writing’, Nepean College.
- 1988 Reading, Sydney Biennale, Art Gallery of N.S.W
- 1985 Lecture and reading, Mitchell College & Orange Town Hall.
- 1984 October 13, Lecture, Multicultural Writers’ Conference, Sydney.
- 1982 Talk, Blue Mountains F.A.W., Katoomba.
Interviews
Radio
- 1997 April 17, ABC 2NC with John Clark.
- 1997 April 14, ABC ‘Arts Today’ with Louise Adler.
- 1997 2 May, ABC ‘Books & Writing’ with Ramona Koval.
- 1997 February 14, ABC ‘Books & Writing’ Special with Graham Little, ‘On Memory and Childhood’.
- 1994 6 October, Radio-Television Hong Kong, Interview.
- 1994 Ad Lib in Australia, interview with Robert Robinson, BBC Radio 4.
- 1994 7 August, ABC ‘Books & Writing’ with Robert Dessaix.
- 1994 August, ABC ‘Arts National’ with David Marr.
- 1992 3 July, ABC ‘Books & Writing’ with Robert Dessaix.
- 1991 July 25, 2XX with Bill Tully, Canberra.
- 1991 July 13, 2SER ‘Sideshow’, with Bruce Williams.
- 1991 July 7, ABC ‘Books and Writing’ with Robert Dessaix.
- 1991 July 22, 5UV ‘Author’s proof’ with Beate Josephi.
- 1991 June 24, ABC ‘Statewide’ with Lee Parker, Adelaide.
- 1990 July 1, ABC ‘Background Briefing’, with Stan Correy.
- 1990 1 April, ABC ‘Books And Writing’, with Margie Bryant.
- 1990 5UZ, with Beate Josephi.
- 1990 5UZ, with Suzanne Hayes.
- 1988 November 7, Radio France-Culture with Alain Veinstein.
- 1988 November 12, Radio France-Culture: ‘Panorama’, with Marc Voinchet.
- 1985 ABC, 2CR
- 1985 2BS, Bathurst.
- 1985 2MCE, Bathurst.
- 1983 October 12, ABC, ‘Books And Writing’, with Jeremy Eccles.
- 1982 ABC, 2CY.
Television
- 1997 April, ABC‘Between The Lines’ with Caroline Baum.
- 1996 September 6, SBS Promotional video for The Australia Council.
- 1994 ABC ‘Sunday Afternoon’ with Peter Ross.
- 1993 SBS, ‘The Bookshow’ with Dinny O’Hearn.
- 1991 July 14, ABC, ‘Sunday Afternoon’ with Peter Ross.
- 1991 July 4, SBS, ‘Dateline’, with Maeve O’Mara.
- 1988 November 10, FR3, France, with Aline Pailler.
- 1985 ‘Focus’, Channel 8.
- 1983 August 30, ‘Today Show’, Channel 9.
- 1982 September 24, ‘Good Morning Sydney’, Channel 10.
Newspapers & Magazines
- 2001 Vacarme, Printemps, Paris, Interview with Gregory Lee.
- 1999 Bastard Moons: Writing the Chinese Diaspora in Australia, with Ouyang Yu (Against The Grain Publishers 1998).
- 1998 Road To East Asia, Vol 3, 1998-99, Isabella Wai, (http://www.yorku.ca/academics/iwai).
- 1997 May, Elle Magazine, with Justine Ettler.
- 1995 Redoubt No.21 with Libby O’Loghlin.
- 1995 August 18, The Canberra Times with Katrina Iffland.
- 1994 August, The Age, with Michael Shmith.
- 1994 July, Island Magazine, with Helen Daniel.
- 1994 July, The Sydney Morning Herald, with Susan Chenery.
- 1993 September 12, The Australian, with Michelle Gunn.
- 1993 September 12, The Sunday Age, with Peter Craven.
- 1992 September 6, The Sun-Herald, with Susan Geason.
- 1992 June, The Australian Book Review, with Rosemary Sorensen.
- 1991 July, The Sunday Age, with Phillipa Hawker.
- 1991 July, The Canberra Times, with Peter Fuller.
- 1991 May, The Sun-Herald, with Judith White.
- 1990 March, The Canberra Times,with Peter Fuller.
- 1988 November 9, La Dépêche.
- 1988 November 9, Le Journal de Toulouse.
