MA; elective
This course is a sequel to the Indian Novel in English, the course taught last year, and will continue to study the development and character of the Indian anglophone novel. Through close reading a number of questions will be addresed concerning the specificities of different periods as to style and themes. Special attention will [...]
MA; elective
PROGRAMME, MATERIAL
Week 1
Introduction into the course themes and objectives, discussion
Week 2
Traditional Native orature
[Olive Patricia Dickason: "Toward a Larger View of Canada´s History: The Native Factor"]
Week 3
Myths of origin and creation
[Margot Astrov: "The Power of the Word" from Literature of the American Indian]
Week 4
The living landscapes of myth: the North
Stories of Sedna
[Harold Seidelman and James Turner: "Inuit [...]
MA; elective
This topic will focus on depictions of Australia and Australian issues in film and scriptwriting. Film material will include documentary, current affairs, short and feature length films. Discussion will focus on the way in which Australian film media is defined within Australia and elsewhere in the world, including the way in which Australian media [...]
