{"id":39147,"date":"2021-03-08T14:35:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T13:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anglist.ffzg.unizg.hr\/?p=39147"},"modified":"2026-03-02T11:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:32:09","slug":"narrative-dissemination-of-the-land-of-oz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anglist.ffzg.unizg.hr\/?p=39147&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Narrative DissemiNation of the Land of Oz: Indigenous storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Instructor: Assoc. Prof. Iva Polak<\/strong><\/span>
\nECTS credits: 6<\/strong><\/span>
\nLanguage: English<\/strong><\/span>
\nStatus: elective<\/strong><\/span>
\nSemester: 2 or 4<\/strong><\/span>
\nEnrolment requirements<\/strong>: enrolment in any graduate studies of the English Department<\/span>
\nCourse description<\/strong>: The course focuses on contemporary Indigenous Australian cultural production and its location within contemporary Australia. Discussions will touch upon myriad issues relevant for contemporary Indigeneities: identity, gender, multiculturalism, contemporary life, urban setting vs the outback. Selected texts (fiction, films, documentaries) range from realist to speculative. The emphasis will be placed on Indigenous humour as the prevailing trait of their cultural production. The course also includes a historical survey of Indigenous presence in Australia and introduction into Indigenous culture.<\/span>
\nObjectives:<\/strong> Broadening readers\u2019 expectations and cultural horizons to suit (as much as possible) the needs of the Indigenous literary and cinematic text.<\/span>
\nCourse requirements:<\/strong> The final grade is based on continuous assessment which includes regular classes attendance (max. 4 unattended classes), preparation for and participation in class discussions, and writing and timely submission of a series of short written assignments (six assignments, c. 1500-2000 words per assignment). Assignments are written after the end of each topical unit. Students must receive a minimum passing grade for reach written assignment to successfully pass the course.<\/span><\/p>\n

Weekly schedule<\/span>
\nWeek 1
\n<\/strong>Introduction to Indigenous Australia: pre-colonial and early colonial contact<\/span>
\nBabakiueria<\/em> (1986) dir. Don Featherstone, mockumentary<\/span>
\nWeek 2
\n<\/strong>Introduction to Indigenous Australia: Colonial and Post\/neo-colonial contact<\/span>
\nSBS documentary series First Australians<\/em> (2008): Episode 5<\/span>
\nWeek 3
\n<\/strong>Introduction to Indigenous Australia: Post\/neo-colonial contact<\/span>
\nSBS documentary series First Australians<\/em> (2008): Episode 7<\/span>
\nWeek 4
\n<\/strong>Introduction to Indigenous Australian Culture<\/span>
\nContact<\/em> (2009) documentary<\/span>
\nCannibal Story<\/em> (2013) animated short<\/span>
\nWeek 5
\n<\/strong>Retelling the story of Australia\u2019s Terra Nullius<\/em> as Australia\u2019s \u201cfuture history\u201d<\/span>
\nClaire G. Coleman. Terra Nullius<\/em> (2017)<\/span>
\nWeek 6
\n<\/strong>Assimilation era wrapped in dark humour<\/span>
\nMarie Munkara. \u201cSorry means you don\u2019t do it again\u201d (2011) essay<\/span>
\nMarie Munkara. A Most Peculiar Act<\/em> (2014)<\/span>
\nWeek 7
\n<\/strong>Introduction to Indigenous cinema<\/span>
\nIndigenous masculinities on screen<\/span>
\nMad Bastards<\/em> (2010) dir. Brendan Fletcher<\/span>
\nWeek 8
\n<\/strong>Mystery Road<\/em> (2013) dir. Ivan Sen<\/span>
\nWeek 9
\n<\/strong>Contemporary topics<\/span>
\nVivienne Cleven. Bitin\u2019 Back<\/em> (2001)<\/span>
\nWeek 10
\n<\/strong>Contemporary situation in the outback<\/span>
\nLimbo<\/em> (2023) dir. Ivan Sen<\/span>
\nWeek 11
\n<\/strong>Imagining different futures<\/span>
\nSam Watson. \u201cI Say This to You\u201d (1994) essay<\/span>
\nSam Watson. \u201cRecipe for Metropolis Brisbane\u201d (2002) poem<\/span>
\nSam Watson. The Kadaitcha Sung<\/em> (1990)<\/span>
\nWeek 12
\n<\/strong>Sam Watson. The Kadaitcha Sung<\/em> (1990)<\/span>
\nWeek 13
\n<\/strong>Australian film and David Gulpilil: Indigenous humour and resilience<\/span>
\nCharlie\u2019s Country<\/em> (2014) dir. Rolf de Heer<\/span>
\nWeek 14
\n<\/strong>Final discussion<\/span><\/p>\n

Fiction:<\/span>
\nTerra Nullius<\/em> (2017) Claire G. Coleman<\/span>
\nA Most Peculiar Act<\/em> (2014) Marie Munkara<\/span>
\nBitin\u2019 Back<\/em> (2001) Vivienne Cleven<\/span>
\nThe Kadaitcha Sung<\/em> (1990) Sam Watson<\/span><\/p>\n

Feature films:<\/span>
\nBabakiueria<\/em> (1986) dir. Don Featherstone, mockumentary<\/span>
\nMad Bastards<\/em> (2010) dir. Brendan Fletcher<\/span>
\nMystery Road<\/em> (2013) dir. Ivan Sen<\/span>
\nCharlie\u2019s Country<\/em> (2014) dir. Rolf de Heer
\nLimbo<\/em> (2023) dir. Ivan Sen<\/span><\/p>\n

Documentaries:<\/span>
\nSBS documentary series First Australians <\/em>(2008): Episode 5 and 7<\/span>
\nContact<\/em> (2009) documentary<\/span>
\nCannibal Story<\/em> (2013) animated short<\/span><\/p>\n

Criticism:<\/span>
\n\u2013 Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin Eds. Post-Colonial Studies: The Key Concepts<\/em>. London\/New York: Routledge, 2002. (selected terms)<\/span>
\n\u2013 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\u2013 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\u2013 Munkara, Marie. \u201cSorry means you don\u2019t do it again\u201d, Overland<\/em>, Issue 205, 2011: 59-60.<\/span>
\n\u2013 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\u2013 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\u2013 Polak, Iva. Futuristic Worlds in Australian Aboriginal Fiction<\/em>. Peter Lang: Oxford, 2017. Chapter 6<\/span>
\n\u2013 Watson, Sam. \u201cI Say This to You\u201d, Meanjin<\/em>, Vol. 53, No. 4, 1994: 589-596.<\/span>
\n\u2013 Wheeler, Belinda ed. A Companion to Australian Aboriginal Literature<\/em>, Camden House: Rochester, New York: 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n

All textual and audio-visual materials are provided in electronic form via cloud service.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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