Summary Of The Picture Book 'Why I Love Australia'

Using the text alongside the illustrations engages in critical literacy, revealing the hidden power relationships and ideological assumptions that underline texts (Winch 2014, p.539), and strike in-depth discussions. For example, about being lost and how you managed to find your way again, what the differences are between your approach and her approach, what do you notice about where they live, how is it different from where you live, and what are all the amazing things you could possibly do if you lived there. The idea is helping to develop a child’s knowledge of their world and the knowledge about a world that is not their own (Winch 2014, p.536). Majority of Indigenous content learning occurring in the younger years found in the Australian Curriculum, is remembering, understanding and applying, in relation to Bloom’s Taxonomy (Lowe, 2015). This book can be used to unearth these cognitive processes but can further be explored beyond the elaborations of the curriculum with the grade ones to build a greater depth of understanding through analysing, evaluating and creating (Lowe, 2015).

Australia is filled with many different aspects in which makes it the country it is today. I believe it is important to study texts that explore aspects of Australia by studying texts such as ‘The Club’, by David Williamson, a play written in 1977 about an Australian football club and movies such as “The Castle”, directed by Rob Stitch in 1997, about the daily life of an Australian family when their happiness is threatened when developers attempt to buy their house to expand the neighboring airport. Both these texts show us what Australian life was like in the past. By us looking at themes such as language, tradition and the mateship shown we are able to explore different aspects of Australia that make it what it is today.

While some texts choose to represent the Australian landscape as being harsh and untamed, others appear to present them in a more positive fashion. However, when we get to the heart of each text, it's context and purpose we find a common theme of connection with the land within them. In this analysis I will be using Wild Cat Falling by Mudrooroo, My Country by Dorothea Mackellar and The Drovers Wife by Henry Lawson. Wild Cat falling represents the main character as having a disconnection with the Australian landscape, which leads to him having an identity crisis, not knowing where he belongs. My Country represents the authors connection with the bush landscape,

Earlier this year, thousands of indigenous Australians and activist marched in major cities across Australia, arguing that January 26 shouldn’t be celebrated as its marks a day of mourning for many people.

Through the use of poetic devices, the author has successfully encouraged the audience to explore their thoughts on Australian identity and to reflect on our nation’s history.

I did this by combining Mackellar’s head with Gilbert’s head to show that they are talking about the same thing, Australia, even if their perspectives are completely different. The line in the middle of the fused face represents a fence, and shows that Kevin Gilbert’s opinion has been caged in and hidden from society, unlike Mackellar’s opinion which has been adopted into our nation’s identity. I also implemented quotes above their heads, representing what each of them thought about Australia. As you can see, Mackellar’s side has a green background, which has connotations to life, growth and harmony. This background colour in conjunction with the native flower I drew helps represent Australia’s identity of natural beauty. In addition to that I drew a gold ingot to show that Australia landscape can be compared jewellery has connotation of wealth and being priceless. Moreover, I drew Australia connected to a heart symbolising Mackellar’s love for Australia. On the other hand I decided to go with a red background on Gilbert’s side, symbolising his hatred and anger at what the European settlers have done to Australia. I also drew images of cut down trees in conjunction with factories, to show the environmental destruction caused by European settlers in Australia as mentioned in

Australia is a young, modern country made up of a diverse and multicultural population, therefore, it’s difficult to say that it has a single national identity. This essay will examine what Australia’s identity may look like, specifically, through art.

The identity of Australia as a place comes from both its physical features and the atmosphere, which is often created by its physical appearance. Three artists who have depicted the Australian landscape in different styles are Arthur Streeton, John Olsen and Sally Morgan. Streeton’s works are in a realistic but lively style typical of the Heidelberg school. He was intent on recreating the light and warmth of the land. Olsen and Morgan’s works, on the other hand, offer more abstract interpretations of the land. During the 1960s and 1970s, Olsen captured the essence and the energy of the landscape with his bold and bright brushwork whilst Morgan’s work from the 1980s portrays Australia from an indigenous perspective, which she achieves through her use of Aboriginal symbolism and cultural imagery.

Aboriginal art in Australia is both beautiful and meaningful. According to Perkins, Hetti and West (2007) Aboriginal art allows for reconciliation of the events of the past two centuries’ that is used as inspiration for their work. Whilst researching the Indigenous cultural heritage of Mount Barker, Western Australia I came across a well know Noongar artist from the region, Charlie Colbung. Colbung was born in Mount Barker in 1970 and still resides in the South West region where he is an Indigenous health worker as well as an Indigenous programs officer for the Great Southern TAFE (Design and Art Australia, n.d.). There are two prominent themes in Aboriginal art consisting of both country such as the land and kinship, the people (Perkins, Hetti

Jedda, Australia’s first colour film, created in 1955 by Charles Chauvel deals with an Aboriginal child adopted by a white grazing family. As she grows up, Jedda is tempted more and more to return to her people. Seduced by the wild Marbuck, she partakes in the film's tragedy, played out against a spectacular landscape. This essay seeks to discuss the representations of the Australian landscape as portrayed in the film Jedda, highlighting the use of filmic techniques in these representations.

All of the Students who studied at the Heidelberg school had very different types of techniques styles and approaches to their paintings for example Jane Sutherland who was the first woman to be elected to the Council of the Victorian Artists’ Society. Jane’s painting technique allows the audience to interpret a new way of looking at the Australian bush. Compared to Tom Roberts who uses the plein-airapproach technique that is sketching in nature. Many of the students who studied at the Heidelberg school captured the Australian bush and the harsh Australian light that. Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton, Frederick McCubbin, Jane Sutherland and Charles Conder were all working through out parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Melbourne. Even though the French started the impressions painting style the Australians was more so reflecting off their beautiful country many people loved the Australian impression style of paintings as it brings out the true Australian outback even though these two impressionisms styles are from different, countries they both reflect off the same characteristics of the technique their landscapes their bright pure colors and they are also painted outside rather than inside a

From the TED talk about immigration Tan Le tells her story of how she come to Australia from Vietnam. When she was 4 years old , she huddles with her younger sister , her mother and her grandmother in a small boat in China. They try to escape and once they are capture , they will drink the poison. Luckily , they landed in Melbourne. Then they starts the new life in there ,all people are speaking bad English. During the day , they are poor , her mum have to work on farm and car assembly line . Also , they have to deal with the discrimination problem. When she grows up , she want to help people ,such as youth unemployment. She then forms a group with the people who are surrounding her. Now , she is a famous person and inspiring people.

A key component of Australian culture today is not only their diversity, but more importantly, the

This report is talking about aboriginal people life style and relates to the lecture class, though used symbolic, signifier and signified in to various stories that can understand their culture, music, art, language and recognition their existence. It also used some references to support the opinion, so it will be more critical thinking. This report has also to try through landscape into language, personal, ideas and cultural location. Finial, it will give a conclusion.

An Australian Short Story, written by Ryan O’Neill, is such an in-depth piece of literature. The story’s artistic format brings a new meaning to Australian literature, and the typical stereotype. Ryan O’Neill took a chance on this story, because he isn’t an Australian. But after living in Australia for many years, he took the time to really notice things. And with that, he chose to write what he saw and