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Issue Details:
First known date:
2009...
vol.
33
no.
3
September
2009
of
Journal of Australian Studies
est. 1977
The Journal of Australian Studies
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Contents
* Contents derived from the 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Adolescent Resistance Narratives in a Satirical Schoolyard : The Case of Summer Heights High,
single work
criticism
'The Australian 'mockumentary' Summer Heights High depicts a fictional secondary school. Among the protagonists are archetypal adolescents - male and female - whose relationships with the institution and their peers may be interpreted as resistance narratives. Although purportedly satirical representations, the characters are depicted with striking realism; as such, it is argued, they may serve as models for analysis of the school environment. This article focuses on Jonah, an eighth-grader whose learning difficulties, literacy problems, and anti-social behaviour are entwined with his self-identification as an ethnic (Polynesian) outsider. His behaviours and attitude may be seen as a radically inarticulate expression of his own ethnic, social, and intellectual otherness. It is argued here that because of the mutually intractable and radically opposed natures of the traditional education institution and the 'Jonahs' with whom it must deal, only a paradigm shift in the system and perhaps society overall will 'save' such students. The article discusses alternative education models, and argues that current political pressures on schools and teachers to 'improve performance' miss the point and do more harm than good.' (p. 305)
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She Would Say That, He's from Melbourne: Fun and Games with Dame Edna and Barry Humphries,
single work
criticism
'This article explores the role that urban place and specifically urban comparison play in the public performances of both the comedian Barry Humphries and the character Edna Everage. In developing Claire Colebrook's analysis of satire as a form of humour that is physically and historically located, we argue that the initial success of Humphries' satire rests on his elaboration of a specific series of geo-social locations. The article then examines the ways in which Edna makes the local her own global, demonstrating how Barry Humphries has progressively modified and internationalised Edna's provincialism so that his satirical cultural project is understandable over five decades and beyond her origins in Melbourne.' (p. 317)
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Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; (p. 374-375) -
Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of Forgetting Aborigines 2008 single work criticism ; (p. 376-377) -
Untitled,
single work
review
— Review of Speaking Our Language : The Story of Australian English 2008 single work criticism ; (p. 379-380)
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