[English] Re: [Oz-teachers] controversial Australian classics

[Stephen Loosley]

Hi Anne, Marita and all,

Yes .. Aussie classics one might agree regarding any of the 'Lockies'
by Tim Winton, and I'm not sure, but wasn't it "LL-Human Torpedo" the
novel which was banned in Victoria? Can anyone remember the details
of which it was, and why banned? Tim Winton's a clever, witty, do-good
writer imho who creates genuinely funny and reasonably deep tapestries
with multi-dimensional characters and situations. Wonder what happened
to the sales of the banned book :-) .. we should email him and ask i guess.

It's much easier thinking of Non-fiction texts such as the CSIRO cook book
when people mention controversial texts these days .. times have changed.  

Regards A & M
Stephen Loosley
Victoria, Australia

At 03:07 PM 10/01/2007, Marita Thomson wrote:

>Lockie Leonard Legend by Tim Winton was banned for study in Victoria a few years ago. Certainly part of a classic YA trilogy.
> 
>Marita
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>From: <mailto:baird.anne.p at edumail.vic.gov.au>Baird, Anne P 
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>Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 2:48 PM
>Subject: [Oz-teachers] controversial Australian classics
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>This is a little bit of an unusual request but there is a very valid reason for asking I assure you.
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>Can anyone suggest an Australian classic book that would still be considered a little controversial if studied at a school because of it’s content.
>
>The equivalent in the US for example might be something like Huckleberry Finn or To Kill a Mockingbird (although I don’t know how you would think of them as being controversial really- perhaps they’re a little more conservative in the US SYMBOL 74 \f "Wingdings" \s 10 )
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>I was thinking of Marking Time by John Doyle but it’s maybe not a classic and may not be well known. I need something that most Aussies would have heard of but may have some content or issues that could be contentious enough for some parents to get upset about.
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>The learning task I want to design is a problem where students would have to decide whether a book should be banned or not in a school.
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>Hope someone can help 
>
>Thanks
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>Anne
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