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Australia Culture | Lonely Planet World Guide Australia is slowly getting over its cultural cringe, and the whitebread Australiathat Barry Humphries began railling against in the 50s has long gone. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/australasia/australia/culture.htm
Extractions: Australia Australia is slowly getting over its cultural cringe, and the white-bread Australia that Barry Humphries began railling against in the 50s has long gone. Experimental groups are pushing the boundaries of ideas (and taste) in all aspects of the arts and taking their efforts to the global stage. Australians are taking the leads in Hollywood, galleries of Australian art line the streets of London and New York and its musicians export new sounds across the oceans. Australia's image as a sports-mad nation still rings true, but you're likely to end up talking football during an interval at the theatre and diuscussing the latest gallery trends between innings at the cricket. Aboriginal rock carvings and paintings date back at least 30,000 years. Modern Aboriginal art has undergone a revival in the last decade or two as Aboriginal artists have explored ways to both preserve their ancient values and share them with a wider community. Australia's 20th-century artists include world figures such as Sidney Nolan, Arthur Boyd, Brett Whiteley and Fred Williams.
Australia History | Lonely Planet World Guide Australia s original inhabitants, known as australian Aborigines, have the longestcontinuous cultural history in the world, with origins dating back to the http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/australasia/australia/history.htm
Extractions: Australia Australia's original inhabitants, known as Australian Aborigines, have the longest continuous cultural history in the world, with origins dating back to the last Ice Age. Although mystery and debate shroud many aspects of Australian prehistory, it is generally accepted that the first humans travelled across the sea from Indonesia about 70,000 years ago. The first visitors, called 'Robust' by archaeologists because of their heavy-boned physique, were followed 20,000 years later by the more slender 'Gracile' people, the ancestors of Australian Aborigines. Europeans began to encroach on Australia in the 16th century: Portuguese navigators were followed by Dutch explorers and the enterprising English pirate William Dampier. Captain James Cook sailed the entire length of the eastern coast in 1770, stopping at Botany Bay on the way. After rounding Cape York, he claimed the continent for the British and named it New South Wales. In 1779, Joseph Banks (a naturalist on Cook's voyage) suggested that Britain could solve overcrowding problems in its prisons by transporting convicts to New South Wales. In 1787, the First Fleet set sail for Botany Bay under the command of Captain Arthur Philip, who was to become the colony's first governor. The fleet comprised 11 ships, 750 male and female convicts, four companies of marines and supplies for two years. Philip arrived in Botany Bay on 26 January 1788, but soon moved north to Sydney Cove, where there was better land and water. For the new arrivals, New South Wales was a harsh and horrible place, and the threat of starvation hung over the colony for at least 16 years.
Australian Volunteers International Recruit, prepare and support Australians who volunteer to live, work and learn alongside people of other cultures in developing countries. Information about opportunities, programs and history. http://www.australianvolunteers.com/
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Extractions: Latest Language and slang Sport Food ... Ask us anything, anything at all Kathy, USA Aussie "12 Days Of Christmas" Aussie Kids Christmas Album Salvation Army Spirit Of Christmas CD It seems that many northern hemisphereans are somewhat puzzled by the whole concept of Christmas in Australia. December being the start of summer just doesn't seem right to them. Those of us who grew up with it, however, are used to it. Christmas to me is sitting with the family by the beach, or in the garden, maybe having a game of backyard cricket, quite possibly sweltering in the heat, and stuffing yourself on roast chicken and/or turkey. It's for these reasons that one of my favourite quotes, and one which I tend to append to my e-mails through most of December, is this one: "We can't replicate an Australian Christmas over here. It's too cold. Sometimes it snows. You can hear sleigh bells. Nah, it's not like Christmas at all." - Lee Tulloch in New York, The Age, 22/12/99 As for Australian carols, it all depends on what kind of thing you're looking for. There seems to be no shortage of ocker beer-swilling strine-singing-type carols with gratuitous Australian content inserted into them. After all, what more could you want than Jingle Bells with the words wombat, roo, gum tree and galah strategically placed within? Actually it sounds to me like the kind of thing that would be almost unbearable after one listen, but maybe that's just me.
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Extractions: Note: The Danish Australian Cultural Society's content is accessible to all versions of every browser. However, this browser may not support basic Web standards, preventing the display of our site's design details. We support the mission of the Web Standards Project in the campaign encouraging users to upgrade their browsers. Danish Australian Cultural Society Melbourne, Australia Home Danish Culture Join DACS Committee ... Media Danish Food In Melbourne There are many Danish delicacies available from shops and restaurants around Melbourne. This page contains links to those we know about! 7A Thompson Street Frankston VIC 3199 Telephone (03) 9781 2151 Bentleigh 431 Centre Rd 3204 - (03) 9563 9807 Hampton 527 Bluff Rd 3188 - (03) 9521 9134 A small selection of Danish food products is also available at the Swedish Church , 25 St Georges Road, Toorak.
Centre For Australian Cultural Studies The Centre for australian Cultural Studies announces the winners for its NationalCultural Awards for the year 2002 for an outstanding contribution to http://idun.itsc.adfa.edu.au/CACS/awards.html
Extractions: The judging panel for this years awards for 2002 consisted of the Director of the Centre, Dr David Headon; Editor of The Canberra Times, Mr Jack Waterford; historian and writer, David Horton; 'role', at the National Capital Authority, name; Media Manager, Communications and Industry Services at Australian Pork, Ms Kylie McKinley; and Ms Alex Sloan, ABC Radio broadcaster. Nominated by: NLA The winners were presented with their beautifully sculptured medallions by the Fran surname and representatives from the Awards Sponsors, at a ceremony at Manning Clark House at 11am on Friday, 6 December 2002. The Centre for Australian Cultural Studies is a joint initiative of the governing bodies of the University of Canberra and University College, ADFA, and its affiliates include the national cultural institutions, ACT Government and the Australian Academy of Science. The Award is proudly sponsored by The Canberra Times and Canberra Tradesmen's Union Club and the National Capital Authority.
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Culture Of Australia culture of Australia. The original culture of Australia can only Australianculture schools of thought. As to culture in the narrow sense http://www.fact-index.com/c/cu/culture_of_australia.html
Extractions: Main Page See live article Alphabetical index The original culture of Australia can only be surmised: cultural patterns among the remote descendants of the first Australians cannot be assumed to be unchanged after 53,000 years of human habitation of the continent. Much more is known about the richly diverse cultures of modern Aboriginal Australians, or at least of those few who survived the impact of European colonisation. (For more on this, see Australian Aborigine and related entries.) Although the effect of the arrival of Europeans on Aboriginal culture was profound and catastrophic, the reverse is not the case: broadly speaking, mainstream Australian culture has been imported from Europe, the United Kingdom in particular, and has developed since that time with very little input from Aboriginal people. As to culture in the narrow sense - culture as voluntary, often non-economic activity - there are several schools of thought. One maintains that Australia has no real culture outside of second-hand imports from Europe and the USA . Proponents of this view point to the predominance of foreign books, music, and art, and claim that home-grown products are largely derivative.
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Victoria University - Australian Cultural Studies Program Delivery CRICOS Provider No 00124K. australian Cultural Studies Program Delivery. AUSTRALIAIN ASIA. SOCIOLOGY 1A INTRODUCTION TO australian SOCIETY AND CULTURES. http://www.vu.edu.au/International/Study_Abroad/Australian_Cultural_Studies_Prog
Extractions: You are here: VU - Internet International Study Abroad 6:05:31 PM (AEDT) Overview Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Admissions Enrolment and Visa Requirements ... Enquiries For more information, please contact the International Branch on ( 61 3) 9248 1164. CRICOS Provider No: 00124K Content This is the introductory subject for the Asian Studies major. The subject focuses on Australia's changing relationships with its Asian neighbours. Through an examination of three case studies (China, Japan, Vietnam), questions are asked about the cultural, political and economic problems that have been encountered by Australia as it has developed its ties with Asia in the past, and as it seeks to promote them now and in the future. Class Contact Six hours per week comprising of a combination of lectures and seminars. Field trips and excursions may increase the number of hours. Assessment Tutorial participation, 10%; tutorial paper, 20%; essay, 40%; examination, 30%.
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Extractions: Home About Us Enquiries Tours ... Happy Snaps Aborigines - The Indigenous People of Australia - How long have they been here? "This is the land that invented us. Here is where we became human" - Aboriginal Elder At first Aboriginal people were thought to be the sole occupants of the continent for 40 - 60 thousand years but new research suggests the period of occupancy could be as much as double. They were known largely as hunter gatherers, but later discoveries at Lake Mungo indicate the cultivation and storage of wild grain and the grinding for flour. This is almost certainly the worlds first recorded agriculture. Aborigines developed a unique culture along totally different lines to European culture. This culture embodied characteristics that are now becoming valued world wide. At their core aboriginal people have a deep spiritual bond with their land, knew how to live with it and from it in harmony - as opposed to the "subdue the land" biblical attitude. They were nomadic, principally within their own clan territory, as a strategy to keep the country and the food supply fresh and would seek permission from neighbouring clans before entering other's areas. They understood the importance of living in groups and communities of optimum size to suit conditions - still a new idea for most, had strong social structures and strict justice. Teaching and record keeping was oral. Ideal for group sizes and for the handing on of knowledge by elders.
Continuum Contents Vol. 7 no 2 (1994) Screening Cultural Studies Edited by Tom O Regan Toby Miller.Vol. 8 no 1 (1994) Electronic Arts in Australia Edited by Nicholas Zurbrugg. http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/ReadingRoom/continuum2.html
