Exploring Postcolonial and Feminist Issues: <i>Rabbit‐Proof Fence</i> in a Teaching Context

Beyer, Charlotte

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“…Throughout this chapter, the fiction and fact of these six sources is interwoven in a manner representative of the nonbinary distinction between truth and lies and a recognition of the subjectivity of the representation of ideas in literature, whether that literature be ostensibly fiction or non-fiction. Whilst the approach of using fiction to support discussion of reality is not widespread within social sciences, this is not new within literature studies where fiction may be used as a tool to explore real-world power relations, experiences and events (Beyer, 2010). Sufficient testimony, official documentation, and public statement exist to be assured of the processes and practices of child migration.…”

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Alone on a Wide Wide Sea: Exploring Narratives of Child Migration from Britain to Australia

Benzon¹

2019

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Focusing on identity formation amongst child migrants, this paper reflects on the experiences of unaccompanied minors sent from Britain to Australia in the 20 th Century. Between 1947-1967 3170 children are understood to have been exported to Australia, making Britain the only country in the world known to have exported children during peace time. Most of these children came from British care homes to which they had been entrusted by their families or social workers. The majority of exported children were from working class backgrounds and many still had living parents, or other close family, in the UK. Children as young as four were sent to train as farm labourers and domestic staff, simultaneously relieving the burden of providing for these children from the British Government, and increasing the white population in 'underpopulated' Australia. The paper presents thematic analysis of four published sources produced for a wide readership: two published memoirs and two young adult novels. The paper seeks to reflect on the impact of forced transnational migration on the children's identity formation as new Australians.

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Alone on a Wide Wide Sea: Exploring Narratives of Child Migration from Britain to Australia

Benzon¹

2019

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Centring Women of Colour: Decolonising the Literature Curriculum with Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire and Bolu Babalola’s Love in Colour

Beyer

2022

Decolonising the Literature Curriculum

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The Stuff of Legend, or Unpacking Cultural Baggage? Introducing First-year English Literature and Humanities Students to Foundational Literary Texts

Beyer

2013

Changing English

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This article explores teaching and learning perspectives in relation to a first-year English Literature module on foundational literary texts and considers the value of certain assessment modes. The essay discusses methodological and pedagogical questions and argues that the module provides a contextual platform from which first-year students are able to appreciate issues of cultural and textual transmission. The article concludes that the material and the assessment format contribute to furthering an undergraduate research agenda and provides students with the opportunity to reflect on their own learning.

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Exploring Postcolonial and Feminist Issues: Rabbit‐Proof Fence in a Teaching Context

Cited by 5 publications

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Alone on a Wide Wide Sea: Exploring Narratives of Child Migration from Britain to Australia

Alone on a Wide Wide Sea: Exploring Narratives of Child Migration from Britain to Australia

Centring Women of Colour: Decolonising the Literature Curriculum with Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire and Bolu Babalola’s Love in Colour

The Stuff of Legend, or Unpacking Cultural Baggage? Introducing First-year English Literature and Humanities Students to Foundational Literary Texts

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