Postcolonial Literature for Children

David Beagley

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.

20 Episodes

Orientalism
11/1/2011
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
10/28/2011
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.
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Pocahontas
10/18/2011
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
10/14/2011
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
10/10/2011
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
9/23/2011
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
9/19/2011
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
9/13/2011
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
9/9/2011
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?
9/6/2011
41:25
Aboriginal voice or European voice? Does it matter? Copyright 2011 David Beagley / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

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Postcolonial Literature for Children

David Beagley

20 Episodes

Orientalism

The Beat of the Drum

Pocahontas

Cowboys and Indians

Chinese Cinderella

Bias in Telling Stories

Multicultures, Identities and Others

Monocultures and Multicultures

Considering and Comparing Cultures

Postcolonial Voices – Either, Neither or Both?