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 98
... trying to watch other people and trying not to make mis- takes and laugh at the wrong things . . . your whole body lan- guage is different . I'm sure I stick out like a sore thumb to people and they wonder , they think , this woman's a ...
... trying to watch other people and trying not to make mis- takes and laugh at the wrong things . . . your whole body lan- guage is different . I'm sure I stick out like a sore thumb to people and they wonder , they think , this woman's a ...
Page 172
... trying to make you believe . - He was a dirty man , the dentist I didn't like him . I could tell what the night would be like by the way he came home . If his pa- tients had been men , he'd come home wanting his tea . If they'd been ...
... trying to make you believe . - He was a dirty man , the dentist I didn't like him . I could tell what the night would be like by the way he came home . If his pa- tients had been men , he'd come home wanting his tea . If they'd been ...
Page 174
... trying to pull ours . I'll thank him all the same not to call me a sheep . You have to laugh , though . He's fallen for one of those stories they tell , round the fire . Voices carry a long way at night . I've heard worse than that ...
... trying to pull ours . I'll thank him all the same not to call me a sheep . You have to laugh , though . He's fallen for one of those stories they tell , round the fire . Voices carry a long way at night . I've heard worse than that ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part Two White Australia Has a Black History | 59 |
Part Three A Multicultural Nation? | 101 |
Copyright | |
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References to this book
Alter/Asians: Asian-Australian Identities in Art, Media, and Popular Culture Ien Ang No preview available - 2000 |