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Cultural Transitions: Teaching, Assessment And Acknowledgement, Sandra H. Chapple, Louise C. Rossetto
Cultural Transitions: Teaching, Assessment And Acknowledgement, Sandra H. Chapple, Louise C. Rossetto
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
This paper outlines the multi-strategy approach adopted in a post-graduate subject at an Australian university to develop graduate qualities in international students and to educate them with respect to acknowledged Western referencing conventions. The international student body in Australian universities has increased markedly in recent years with the corporatisation of the university sector. These students have different educational backgrounds and expectations with respect to their Australian student experience, and they face a range of difficulties in a new educational environment. Further, their understanding of plagiarism and correct referencing styles may be different to that of a student in a Western …
An Australian Feeling For Snow Towards Understanding Cultural And Emotional Dimensions Of Climate Change, Andrew W. Gorman-Murray
An Australian Feeling For Snow Towards Understanding Cultural And Emotional Dimensions Of Climate Change, Andrew W. Gorman-Murray
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
In Australia, snow is associated with alpine and subalpine regions in rural areas; snow is a component of ‘natural’ rather than urban environments. But the range, depth and duration of Australia’s regional snow cover is imperilled by climate change. While researchers have considered the impacts of snow retreat on the natural environment and responses from the mainland ski industry, this paper explores associated cultural and emotional dimensions of climate change. This responds to calls to account for local meanings of climate, and thus localised perceptions of and responses to climate change. Accordingly, this paper presents a case study of reactions …
Introduction - Doing Rural Cultural Studies, Clifton Evers, Andrew W. Gorman-Murray, Emily Potter
Introduction - Doing Rural Cultural Studies, Clifton Evers, Andrew W. Gorman-Murray, Emily Potter
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
In 2008, a themed section of Australian Humanities Review began the task of establishing the emerging field of ‘Rural Cultural Studies’. As the editors pointed out, ‘contemporary cultural studies researchers internationally and in Australia have been massively biased towards urban popular cultures’.
Shell Artefacts And Shell-Working Within The Lapita Cultural Complex, Katherine A. Szabo
Shell Artefacts And Shell-Working Within The Lapita Cultural Complex, Katherine A. Szabo
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
Despite a consistent presence in the archaeological record of the Lapita cultural complex, and their omnipresence in the associated literature, the nature and range of shell artefacts recovered from Lapita sites has only been partially summarized at best. Considering the categories of raw material choice, working techniques, formal artefact types and curation, this article summarizes our current knowledge and points to areas for further research.
Cultural Flows Beneath Death Note: Catching The Wave Of Popular Japanese Culture In China, Peter Goderie, Brian M. Yecies
Cultural Flows Beneath Death Note: Catching The Wave Of Popular Japanese Culture In China, Peter Goderie, Brian M. Yecies
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
The government of the People’s Republic of China has often been criticized for its policies regarding freedom of expression. Cinema in China has been central to this criticism, particularly with respect to the distribution of foreign films. This article uses a case study of the Japanese film Death Note (Kaneko Shūsuke, 2006) to advance current understanding of Chinese cinema found in important studies such as Chu (2002), Zhang (2004) and Berry and Farquhar (2006). To better understand the controversy surrounding Death Note in the Chinese context, this article explores the historical precursors to the Chinese Communist Party’s ban on horror …
The Cultural Dimensions Of Human Rights Advocacy In The Asian Region, Vera C. Mackie
The Cultural Dimensions Of Human Rights Advocacy In The Asian Region, Vera C. Mackie
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
Wendy Brown has commented on the importance of recognising the “interval” between theory and politics, and working in the space between. She advocates refusing the “dichotomy between the local and the global, the national and the transnational, the intellectual and the practical”. Brown’s comments seem particularly apposite for the project of analysing the work of transnational advocacy networks in the Asia-Pacific region. There are significant gaps between the academic debates on human rights, the actual language and protocols of the bodies devoted to ensuring the achievement of basic human rights, and the ways in which these issues are discussed in …
Bollywood In Australia: Transnationalism And Cultural Production, Andrew Hassam, Makand Maranjape
Bollywood In Australia: Transnationalism And Cultural Production, Andrew Hassam, Makand Maranjape
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
The transcultural character and reach of Bollywood cinema has been gradually more visible and obvious over the last two decades. What is less understood and explored is its escalating integration with audiences, markets and entertainment industries beyond the Indian subcontinent. This book explores the relationship of Bollywood to Australia. We believe that this increasingly important relationship is an outcome of the convergence between two remarkably dynamic entities—globalising Bollywood, on the one hand and Asianising Australia, on the other. If there is a third element in this relationship, which is equally important, it is the mediating power of the vibrant diasporic …
Calling Our Spirits Home: Indigenous Cultural Festivals And The Making Of A Good Life, Lisa Slater
Calling Our Spirits Home: Indigenous Cultural Festivals And The Making Of A Good Life, Lisa Slater
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
Speaking about the problems affecting Wik youth of Aurukun, Cape York, a local community health worker, Derek Walpo, lamented that ‘their spirits have wandered too far. We need to call them back’. The poignant reflection was made at a debriefing session following a social and wellbeing festival in Aurukun.1 The five‐day event culminated in a Mary G concert, in which almost all the township gathered to laugh and cheer the indomitable Broome ‘lady’. It was not just Mary G’s ribald humour that vitalised and galvanised the crowd, but also her performance that playfully reflected back and validated some of the …
Pyynational Cultural Diversity And Global Supply Chain Management, Paul Childerhouse, Eric Deakins, Andrew Potter, Ruth Banomyong, P. Mccullen, A. Thomas, Tillmann Boehme, T. Hosoda, E. A. Yaseen, Denis Towill
Pyynational Cultural Diversity And Global Supply Chain Management, Paul Childerhouse, Eric Deakins, Andrew Potter, Ruth Banomyong, P. Mccullen, A. Thomas, Tillmann Boehme, T. Hosoda, E. A. Yaseen, Denis Towill
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
In an era of global supply chains, the vast majority of supply chain theory is bound up within the North American and European business contexts. To investigate its generic applicability within a global context, this study investigates how national culture affects the uptake of supply chain management theory in practise. Hoefstede’s (1980) well-known measures of international work-related values are used to compare the behaviours of a cross-national sample of supply chain managers. The exploratory research involves an anthropological approach of observing supply chain management behaviour within its natural setting. Supply chain management concepts need to be adapted to cater for …