Australia is a complex polycultural nation with a history of a “white Australia” policy; a place with distinctive local traditions intertwined with global cultural trends; an open and friendly country, however, with rather strict State control; and a highly urbanized landscape where individuals fancy the “Outback”.
This course strives to make sense of Australian society and culture by exploring the complexities and contradictions in Australia’s self-image within films. In particular, we will focus on the relationship between Australian settler and Aboriginal cultures.
A list of mandatory readings and films will be issued in the first session. Course material will either be placed in the “Semesterapparat” (IB), or made available in Moodle. |
