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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Page 14
... literature on the basis of how repre- sentative or expressive it is of the society it portrays . There has been a strong stream of radical - nationalist writing in the disciplines of literature and history , and it has shown a capac ...
... literature on the basis of how repre- sentative or expressive it is of the society it portrays . There has been a strong stream of radical - nationalist writing in the disciplines of literature and history , and it has shown a capac ...
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... literature and art of both generations . Both were aware of the problems of " local colour " and of the temptation to reduce Australian literature to conventional wattle and bushrang- ers , a temptation which a few writers in both ...
... literature and art of both generations . Both were aware of the problems of " local colour " and of the temptation to reduce Australian literature to conventional wattle and bushrang- ers , a temptation which a few writers in both ...
Page 145
... literature produced since 1970 reveals the ways in which the findings of feminist historians fundamentally challenge , con- tradict or explicitly deny most of the myths of nationalist history.1 These traditional " Australias " have been ...
... literature produced since 1970 reveals the ways in which the findings of feminist historians fundamentally challenge , con- tradict or explicitly deny most of the myths of nationalist history.1 These traditional " Australias " have been ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part Two White Australia Has a Black History | 59 |
Part Three A Multicultural Nation? | 101 |
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Alter/Asians: Asian-Australian Identities in Art, Media, and Popular Culture Ien Ang No preview available - 2000 |