Images of Australia: An Introductory Reader in Australian StudiesGillian Whitlock, David Carter This introductory text for students and general readers is designed for use with the new ABC TV Open Learning program. Through a collection of 14 readings by writers and academics such as Graeme Davison and Gail Reekie it explores questions of Australian culture and identity. |
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... larrikin types were used to portray brutality , sex , crime and " low life " in general . At the same time there was an el- ement of sympathy with the larrikin , and many productions fea- tured a larrikin humour which has been compared ...
... larrikin types were used to portray brutality , sex , crime and " low life " in general . At the same time there was an el- ement of sympathy with the larrikin , and many productions fea- tured a larrikin humour which has been compared ...
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... larrikin characters who were almost saintly by comparison with the types portrayed by other writers including Lawson . Ginger Mick ( " A rorty boy , a naughty boy , wiv rude ixpressions thick " ) was a rabbit hawker ( " e pencilled fer ...
... larrikin characters who were almost saintly by comparison with the types portrayed by other writers including Lawson . Ginger Mick ( " A rorty boy , a naughty boy , wiv rude ixpressions thick " ) was a rabbit hawker ( " e pencilled fer ...
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... larrikin literature includes : Ambrose Pratt , The King of the Rocks , London , 1900 and The Great ' Push ' Experiment , Lon- don ; Louis Stone , Jonah , Sydney , 1911 ; Edward Dyson , Fac'ry ' ands , Sydney , 1912 . 7. His works ...
... larrikin literature includes : Ambrose Pratt , The King of the Rocks , London , 1900 and The Great ' Push ' Experiment , Lon- don ; Louis Stone , Jonah , Sydney , 1911 ; Edward Dyson , Fac'ry ' ands , Sydney , 1912 . 7. His works ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part Two White Australia Has a Black History | 59 |
Part Three A Multicultural Nation? | 101 |
Copyright | |
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Alter/Asians: Asian-Australian Identities in Art, Media, and Popular Culture Ien Ang No preview available - 2000 |