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This course examines the role media representation plays in defining New Zealand’s national identity. We will analyse short-stories, movies, advertisements, and visual social media in order to discuss the following topics: nation building, national identity, cultural identity, and intercultural relations between European colonizers and their descendants and the Māori people.
Texts: Katherine Mansfield, “The Garden Party”, Frank Sargeson, “The Making of a New Zealander”. Patricia Grace, “A Way of Talking”. Lee Tamahori (dir.), Once Were Warriors, Niki Caro (dir.), Whale Rider. Taika Waititi (dir.), Hunt for the Wilderpeople. |
