The Beat of the Drum

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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