Year 11 ATAR English

Representations of Marginalised Groups

This page is to support the Year 11 ATAR English

Task 8: Composing: Oral presentation

that requires you to explore how marginalised groups are represented in texts.

If you have any questions about the research process or you would like to request some assistance with your research, don’t hestitate to contact your Teacher Librarians. You can fill out the form via the link below or email: lis@mlc.wa.edu.au

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Suggested Marginalised Groups.

Click on the links below to find a range of suggested texts and research support.

The disabled

Refugees

Single parent families

LGBTQI+

Women (in certain contexts)

Men (in some contexts)????

Indigenous Australians

Asian Australians

Muslim Australians

Any ethnic minority

The elderly

eResources

The following online databases are recommended to find newspaper and magazine articles.

Australian/ New Zealand Reference Center

You will be able to search in a variety of domestic and international newspapers and magazines.

Gale Opposing Viewpoints

You can find other magazine and newspaper articles from this database as well.

The West Australian

Search for related articles from this newspaper too.

The disabled

The link opposite will take you to a list of MLC Library resources that may include novels, short stories, poetry books, non-fiction narrative (i.e. autobiographies/ biographies), films and documentaries related to this group of people.

The disabled - Suggested Texts

Suggested search terms:

Disabled
Disability
Intellectually disabled
Physically disabled
Amputees

Other suggested texts:

Films

Forrest Gump

TV series

The good doctor – About a young autistic surgeon who has savant syndrome.
Glee – An American musical comedy-drama television series that focuses on the fictitious William McKinley High School glee club.

Recommended wider reading:

Attitude foundation. (n.d.). Disability in the media. http://www.attitude.org.au/changing-attitudes/disability-in-the-media/

Barker, C. & Murray, S. (2018, January 12). From Richard III to Captain Ahab: what literature reveals about how we treat disabilities. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/12/disability-literature-point-of-view

Lapointe, G. (2018, June 3). The alienating lack of disability representation in literature. Book Riot. https://bookriot.com/2018/03/06/disability-representation-in-literature/

Media smarts. (n.d.). Persons with disabilities. http://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/media-issues/diversity-media/persons-disabilities

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. (n.d.). Disability and the media. https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/resources/disability-and-the-media.html

Refugees

The link opposite will take you to a list of MLC Library resources that may include novels, short stories, poetry books, non-fiction narrative (i.e. autobiographies/ biographies), films and documentaries related to this group of people.

Refugees - Suggested Texts

Keyword search terms:

Refugees
Asylum seekers

Other suggested texts:

TV Series

Safe harbour (SBS on Demand)

Recommended wider reading:

ABC. (2013, July 29). The story of our times the Government doesn’t want told. Media Watch. https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episodes/the-story-of-our-times-the-government-doesnt-want-told/9980886

All Together Now. (2017).Who Watches the Media? Race-related reporting in Australian mainstream media. https://alltogethernow.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ATN-Who-Watches-The-Media-FINAL.pdf

Australian Human Rights Commission. (n.d.). Face the facts: Asylum Seekers and Refugees. https://www.humanrights.gov.au/face-facts-asylum-seekers-and-refugees

Australian Human Rights Commission. (2010). Activity sheet: Refugees in the media. https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/education/face_the_facts/Individual%20resources%20and%20downloads/AS_refugees_in_the_media.pdf

Hamad, R. (2018, March 20). Boat people: why it’s getting harder to look away. SBS. https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/culture/article/2018/03/20/boat-people-why-its-getting-harder-look-away

Lenette, C. & Cleland, S. (2016). Changing Faces: Visual Representations of Asylum Seekers in Times of Crisis. Creative Approaches to Research, 9(1). http://creativeapproachestoresearch.net/wp-content/uploads/CAR9_1_Lenette_Cleland.pdf

Lydon, J. (2016, July 29). Friday essay: worth a thousand words – how photos shape attitudes to refugees. The conversation. https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-worth-a-thousand-words-how-photos-shape-attitudes-to-refugees-62705

LGBTQI+

The link opposite will take you to a list of MLC Library resources that may include novels, short stories, poetry books, non-fiction narrative (i.e. autobiographies/ biographies), films and documentaries related to this group of people.

LGBTQI+ - Suggested Texts

Keyword search terms:

Queer
LGBTI

Other suggested texts:

Films

Philadelphia
The birdcage

TV Series

Will and Grace
Modern Family

Recommended wider reading:

Gutowitz, J. (2017, November 13). LGBTQ Representation on TV Still Sucks. Vice. Retrieved from https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/ne3kdk/lgbtq-representation-on-tv-still-sucks

Media Smarts. (n.d.). 2SLGBTQ+ Representation. https://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/media-issues-diversity-media/2slgbtq-representation-media

Radecki, Y. (n.d.). Imperfect reflections: a defence of bad queer representation. ACMI. https://www.acmi.net.au/ideas/read/imperfect-reflections-defence-bad-queer-representation/

Women

The link opposite will take you to a list of MLC Library resources that may include novels, short stories, poetry books, non-fiction narrative (i.e. autobiographies/ biographies), films and documentaries related to this group of people.

Women in Sport

Women in Sport - Suggested Texts

Recommended wider reading:

Women in sport

Graham, B. (2018, June 28). Surfing competition slammed over photo showing blatant gender pay gap. News. com.au. https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/surfing-competition-slammed-over-photo-showing-blatant-gender-pay-gap/news-story/12cee8353f5eef0e9c68f9ec71baac0e

Parliament of Australia. (2006). Chapter 6 – Women’s Sport and the Media. Retrieved from https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/Completed_inquiries/2004-07/womeninsport/report/c06

Indigenous Australians

The link opposite will take you to a list of MLC Library resources that may include novels, short stories, poetry books, non-fiction narrative (i.e. autobiographies/ biographies), films and documentaries related to this group of people.

Indigenous Australians - Suggested Texts

Keyword search terms:

Indigenous Australians
Aboriginal

Other suggested texts:

Documentary

Who killed Malcolm Smith (About Aboriginal deaths in custody).

TV Series

Cleverman (Season 2 available on iView and Season 1 is available in ClickView)

Recommended reading:

Korff, J. (2018, April 22). Mainstream media coverage of Aboriginal issues. https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/media/media-coverage-of-aboriginal-issues

More coming soon

Asian Australians

The link opposite will take you to a list of MLC Library resources that may include novels, short stories, poetry books, non-fiction narrative (i.e. autobiographies/ biographies), films and documentaries related to this group of people.

Asian Australians - Suggested Texts

Keyword search terms:

Other suggested texts:

Coming soon

Recommended wider reading:

Coming soon

Muslim Australians

The link opposite will take you to a list of MLC Library resources that may include novels, short stories, poetry books, non-fiction narrative (i.e. autobiographies/ biographies), films and documentaries related to this group of people.

Muslim Australians - Suggested Texts

Keyword search terms:

Other suggested texts:

Coming soon

Recommended wider reading:

All Together Now. (2017).Who Watches the Media? Race-related reporting in Australian mainstream media. https://alltogethernow.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ATN-Who-Watches-The-Media-FINAL.pdf

Media Smarts. (n.d.). Media Portrayals of Religion: Islam. http://mediasmarts.ca/diversity-media/religion/media-portrayals-religion-islam

More coming soon.