{"id":22445,"date":"2015-09-16T09:59:35","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T08:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anglist.ffzg.unizg.hr\/?p=22445"},"modified":"2021-03-08T14:36:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T13:36:00","slug":"pripovjedna-diseminacija-australije","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anglist.ffzg.unizg.hr\/?p=22445&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Narrative DissemiNation of the Land of Oz (arch.)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Instructor: Assoc. Prof. Iva Polak
\nECTS credits: 6
\nLanguage: English
\nStatus: elective
\nSemester: 2 or 4
\nEnrolment requirements: <\/strong>enrolment in any graduate studies of the English Department<\/span>
\nCourse description: <\/strong>Selected literary and cinematic texts from the 2nd<\/sup> half of the 20th<\/sup> cent. are studied in the light of contemporary reinscriptions of Australian identity. Issues such as colonialism and postcolonialism,\u00a0 mainstream vs. margin, history vs. story, are discussed to show complexities of Australian national identity formation and its contemporary renderings. Due to the relative remoteness of Australian space, the course includes a survey Australian cultural history as well as a survey of the culture of the First Australians.<\/span>
\nObjectives<\/strong>: The aim is to awaken students\u2019 awareness of some of the distinctive features of Australian contemporary literature and cinema as well as to show the necessity of a different approach to Aboriginal texts due to their culture-specific content.<\/span>
\nCourse requirements: <\/strong>the final grade is based on continuous assessment<\/span> which includes regular attendance, preparation for and participation in class, writing small assignments, timely submission of the final paper, and obligatory sitting for midterm and endterm exams. The paper is worth 35%, midterm and endterm exam are worth 50% and other elements of continuous assessment are worth 15% of the final grade. Students must fulfill all<\/span> elements of continuous assessment.<\/span>
\nThe exact date of the mid-term exam is defined in cooperation with the students.
\nThemes for the main written assignment (student paper) are selected during week 8.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Week by week schedule:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Week 1<\/strong><\/span>
\nIntroducing the nation:\u00a0 Colonial and Postcolonial History of Australia: a survey of key historical moments<\/span>
\nWeek 2<\/strong><\/span>
\nA Historical Survey: continued<\/span>
\n Alternative histories: dissemiNation<\/span>
\n Homi K. Bhabha: \u201cDissemiNation: Time, narrative and the margins of modern nations\u201d in The Location of Culture<\/em><\/span>
\nBenedict Anderson. \u201cIntroduction\u201d in Imagined Communities
\n<\/em>Introduction of key theoretical terms from Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts<\/em><\/span>
\nWeek 3<\/strong><\/span>
\n DissemiNation of the past and present<\/span>
\n Michel Foucault. \u00a0\u201cOf Other Spaces\u201d in Heterotopia and the City<\/em><\/span>
\n John Marsden and Shaun Tan. The Rabbits<\/em> (1998) (graphic book)<\/span>
\nShaun Tan. The Arrival. \u00a0(2006) (graphic novel)
\nBruce Sterling. “Slipstream 2” in Science Fiction Studies<\/em><\/span>
\nWeek 4<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Arrival: cont.<\/span>
\nChasing Asylum<\/em> (2016) documentary BBC4 Storyville series, dir. \u00a0Eva Orner<\/span>
\nWeek 5<\/strong><\/span>
\nDissemiNation of the future<\/span>
\nThe Rover<\/em> (2014) dir. David Mich\u00f4d<\/span>
\nWeek 6<\/strong><\/span>
\nDissemiNation <\/span>of Contemporary \u201cAustralianness\u201d: \u00a0New Australian middleclass<\/span>
\n Christos Tsiolkas. The Slap<\/em> (2009)<\/span>
\nWeek 7<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Slap<\/em> cont.<\/span>
\nWeek 8<\/strong><\/span>
\nMidterm (45min)<\/strong><\/span>
\n Introduction to Aboriginal Australia: a precolonial-postcolonial-neocolonial survey<\/span>
\nWeek 9<\/strong><\/span>
\nIntroduction to Aboriginal Australia cont.<\/span>
\n Contact<\/em> (2009) documentary<\/span>
\nCannibal Story<\/em> (2013) animated short<\/span>
\nChristine Nicholls. \u201c\u2018Dreamtime\u2019 and \u2018The Dreaming\u2019 \u2013 an introduction\u201d (2014)<\/span>
\nChristine Nicholls. \u201cDreaming and place \u2013 Aboriginal monsters and their meanings\u201d (2014)<\/span>
\nWeek 10<\/strong><\/span>
\nDissemiNation of Contemporary Aboriginality: humour and contemporary moment<\/span>
\nGayle Kennedy. Me, Antman & Fleabag<\/em> (2007)<\/span>
\nWeek 11<\/strong><\/span>
\nDissemiNation <\/span>of Contemporary Aboriginality: humour and trauma<\/span>
\nLouis Nowra. Radiance<\/em> (1993). (play)<\/span>
\nRadiance<\/em> (1998) dir. Rachel Perkins<\/span>
\nWeek 12<\/strong><\/span>
\nDissemiNation <\/span>of Contemporary Aboriginality: humour and resilience<\/span>
\nCharlie\u2019s Country<\/em> (2014) dir. Rolf de Heer<\/span>
\nWeek 13
\n<\/strong>Final discussion<\/span>
\nWeek 14<\/strong><\/span>
\nEndterm exam (45min)
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Fiction<\/strong><\/span>
\nJohn Marsden and Shaun Tan. The Rabbits<\/em> (1998) (graphic novel)<\/span>
\n Shaun Tan. The Arrival<\/em> (2006) (graphic novel)<\/span>
\n Christos Tsiolkas. The Slap<\/em> (2009) (novel)<\/span>
\n Gayle Kennedy. Me, Antman & Fleabag<\/em> (2007) (novel)<\/span>
\nLouis Nowra. Radiance<\/em> (1993) (play)
\n<\/span>
\nFeature films:<\/strong>
\nThe Rover<\/em> (2014) dir. David Mich\u00f4d
\nCannibal Story<\/em> (2013) animated short
\nRadiance<\/em> (1998) dir. Rachel Perkins
\nCharlie\u2019s Country<\/em> (2014) dir. Rolf de Heer<\/p>\n

Documentaries:<\/strong>
\nChasing Asylum<\/em> (2016) dir. \u00a0Eva Orner
\nContact<\/em> (2009) <\/span><\/p>\n

Criticism:<\/strong><\/span>
\n– Anderson, Benedict. Imagined Communities. Reflection on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism<\/em>. Revised Edition. London\/New York: Verso. 2006. (excerpts)<\/span>
\n– Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin Eds. Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts<\/em>. London\/New York: Routledge, 2002. (selected terms)<\/span>
\n– Ashcroft, Bill. \u201cIs Australian Literature Post-Colonial?\u201d. \u00a0Modern Australian Criticism and Theory<\/em>. Eds. David Carter and Wang Guanglin. Qingdao: China Ocean University Press. 2010: 1-13.<\/span>
\n– Bhabha, Homi K. The Location of Culture<\/em>. London and New York: Routledge. 2004 (1994) (excerpts)<\/span>
\n– Holt, Lillian. \u201cAboriginal humour: A conversational corroboree\u201d. Serious Frolic: Essays on Australian Humour. <\/em>Eds. Fran De Groen and Peter Kirkpatrick, St Lucia, Queensland: UQP, 2009: 81-94.<\/span>
\n– Milner Davis, Jessica \u201c \u2018Aussie\u2019 humour and laughter: Joking as an acculturating ritual\u201d. Serious Frolic: Essays on Australian Humour. <\/em>Eds. Fran De Groen and Peter Kirkpatrick, St Lucia, Queensland: UQP, 2009: 31-47.<\/span>
\n– Nicholls, Christine. \u201c\u2018Dreamtime\u2019 and \u2018The Dreaming\u2019 \u2013 an introduction\u201d. A Year in Life of Australia. The Conversation<\/em>. Ed. The Conversation, Sydney: Future Leaders. 2014: 77-82.<\/span>
\n– Nicholls, Christine. \u201cDreaming and place \u2013 Aboriginal monsters and their meanings\u201d. A Year in Life of Australia. The Conversation<\/em>. Ed. The Conversation, Sydney: Future Leaders, 2014: 82-91.<\/span>
\n
\nAdditional critical editions:<\/strong>
\n– Banerjee, Bidisha. \u201cKinship between \u2018companion species\u2019: A posthuman refiguration of the immigrant condition in Shaun Tan\u2019s The Arrival<\/em>\u201d. Journal of Postcolonial Writing<\/em>, 2016: 1-15.
\n– Casey, Maryrose. \u201cBold, Black, and Brilliant: Aboriginal Australian Drama\u201d. A Companion to Australian Aboriginal Literature<\/em>. Ed. Belinda Wheeler. Rochester, New York: Camden House. 2013: 155-171.
\n– Farca, Paula Anca. \u201cHumour in Contemporary Adult Fiction.\u201d A Companion to Australian Aboriginal Literature.<\/em> Ed. Belinda Wheeler. Rochester, New York: Camden House. 2013: 125-138.
\n– Ommundsen, Wenche. \u201cWork in Progress: Multicultural Writing in Australia\u201d. Modern Australian Criticism and Theory<\/em>. Eds. David Carter and Wang Guanglin. Qingdao: China Ocean University Press, 2010: 243-257.
\n– Sterling, Bruce. “Slipstream 2”. Science Fiction Studies<\/em>, 38:1, 2011: 6-10.
\n– Verevis, Constantine. \u201c \u2018Whose side are you on?\u2019 The Slap (2011\/2015)\u201d, Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies<\/em>, 29:5, 2015: 769-779.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

All textual and audio-visual materials are provided in electronic form.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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