Postcolonial Literature for Children

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In this subject, students study current theoretical frameworks for interpreting colonial and postcolonial children's literature and considers a range of evaluative issues entailed in applying these frameworks to different postcolonial texts.

David Beagley


    • Oct 31, 2011 LATEST EPISODE
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    Orientalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2011 50:59


    Looking at the wider analysis of postcolonial literature, through the window of orientalism. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    The Beat of the Drum

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2011 55:20


    Postcolonialism isn't just based on skin colour or ethnicity - The Beat of the Drum tells about this process within an Irish context. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Pocahontas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2011 46:45


    Using the example of Pocahantas, how is the real world rewritten into something that treads the line between fact and fiction? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Cowboys and Indians

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2011 41:52


    The common themes and reality of the western genre. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Chinese Cinderella

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2011 53:41


    How to read and interpret the literature of other cultures, using 'Chinese Cinderella' as an example. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Bias in Telling Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2011 53:13


    This lecture uses Gary Disher’s The Divine Wind to show how stories of an historical event can be biased in their telling, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Multicultures, Identities and Others

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2011 50:17


    The evolution of Australia's multiculturalism, and the representation of 'others'. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Monocultures and Multicultures

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2011 51:59


    Are we one, or are we many? How is one culture distinguished from another, even within the same country? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Considering and Comparing Cultures

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2011 50:44


    How is one culture distinguished from another? What cultural markers are explored in literature? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Postcolonial Voices – Either, Neither or Both?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2011 41:25


    Aboriginal voice or European voice? Does it matter? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Whose Story is This Anyway?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2011 47:49


    Is there a difference between an Aboriginal story and a European story? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    The Stolen Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2011 50:38


    Black armbands, history wars, and how the stolen generation of Aboriginals is reflected in Australian literature. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    European Voices in Aboriginal History

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2011 49:08


    What is the reality of the telling of Aboriginal history? How has European voices influenced the story that has been told? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Aboriginal Voice in Australian Literature

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2011 44:06


    How is the Aboriginal culture and identity represented in Australian literature? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Postcolonial Voices in Literature

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2011 53:26


    Where are postcolonional voices in literature coming from? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    From Colonial to Post-Colonial

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2011 49:16


    Moving from a colonial attitude to post-colonial - Rudyard Kipling to Kim. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Rewriting Colonial Texts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2011 34:55


    How and why are colonial texts rewritten in later years? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Stereotypes and Little Black Sambo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2011 34:55


    How are stereotypes portrayed in children's literature, and where did they come from? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Introduction lecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2011 52:22


    How postcolonialism has influenced children's literature. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

    Introduction to Postcolonial Literature for Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2011 0:47


    David Beagley introduces Postcolonial Literature for Children. Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

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