IAS111 -Introduction to Australasian Literature
This unit introduces students to a selection of contemporary literature from the Australasian region (including works in English from such areas as Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, and China). Students learn to analyse themes and styles from a variety of genres (including poetry, novels, and dramas). Students will compare works from a variety of cultures against the backdrop of the global market for literature and learn how to conduct academic research.
PRESCRIBED TEXT - EVERY SECRET THING
PRESCRIBED TEXT - MISTER PIP
PRESCRIBED TEXT - THE ART OF CHARLIE HOCK CHYE
PRESCRIBED TEXT - THE RAINBOW TROOPS
PRESCRIBED TEXT - WAKE IN FRIGHT
RECOMMENED TEXT - BORDERLANDS
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EVERY SECRET THING UPDATED EDITION
'Like Alexis Wright’s Carpentaria, this is a landmark text in indigenous writing. It is a work of immense spirit, ingenuity and narrative confidenc...
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After the trouble starts and the soldiers arrive on Matilda's island, there comes a time when all the white people have left. Only Mr Watts remains...
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Meet Charlie Chan Hock Chye. Now in his early 70s, Chan has been making comics in his native Singapore since 1954, when he was a boy of 16. As he l...
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Ikal is a student at Muhammadiyah Elementary, on the Indonesian island of Belitong, where graduating from sixth grade is considered a major achieve...
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"The controller stood back. 'Right,' he said. 'Spin 'em!' The man flipped the piece of wood and the coins spun up into the air above his head and d...
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Borderlands is a literary journal of the Northern Territory, featuring storytelling from the NT best storytellers.