Year 12 ATAR English
Stasiland by Anna Funder
This subject guide is to support your Year 12 ATAR ENGLISH study of
Stasiland
by Anna Funder
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Anna Funder. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.perthfestival.com.au/artist/anna-funder
Conrad, P. (2012). Free agent. Monthly: Australian Politics, Society & Culture, (85), 36–41. Retrieved from Australian/ New Zealand Reference Centre.
The article focuses on writer Anna Funder. Open the link above, then click on the PDF full text link to access the magazine article.
Better Reading. (2019, February 15). Journey of a literary star with Anna Funder [Audio podcast]. Retreived from https://www.betterreading.com.au/podcast/podcast-journey-of-a-literary-star-with-anna-funder/
Listen to a discussion about Anna’s journey as a writer, and her book Stasiland.
EH. (2016, March 3). Stasiland: The absurdity of reality [Slide presentation]. Retrieved from https://www.emaze.com/@AFQLOTTO/the-absurdity-of-reality
A teacher made presentation to aid a discussion about the allusions to Alice in Wonderland in Stasiland.
Ford, K. (2013, July 26). Behind the wall. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved from https://www.smh.com.au/education/behind-the-wall-20130726-2qoya.html
Knox, M. (2013). Stasiland essay. Retrieved from https://readingaustralia.com.au/essays/stasiland/
Learnink. (2013). Key ideas map for Stasiland. Retrieved from http://learnink.info/stasi2013/Stasiland.html
A visual concept map exploration of the text.
Minter, J. (n.d.). English Works: Stasiland by Anna Funder. Retrieved from https://www.englishworks.com.au/stasiland/
MissBrooksEnglish. (2017, May 27). Stasiland – annotations first four chapters [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/LUc83bB7aks
Sagolj, E. (n.d.). Stasiland quotes. Retrieved from https://www.brainscape.com/flashcards/stasiland-quotes-5316898/packs/6979882
Germany 1945-1990 [Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2018/11/the-world-war-ii-conference-that-altered-the-outcome-of-history/
Act Natural. (2015, August 5). Stasi training video: Clandestine apartment search [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Bba3tryTJbs
BBC. (n.d.). The Berlin Wall. Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/z8xgsrd/revision/1
Grant, R. G. (1998). The Berlin Wall. Hove, United Kingdom: Wayland.
Journeyman pictures. (2007, September 4). Watch former Stasi agents defend their deeds [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/mrMAvy_Aoak
Rooney, A. (2010). The Berlin Wall. London, England: Franklin Watts.
Smith, J. (2003). The fall of the Berlin Wall. Tunbridge Wells, Great Britian: Ticktock Media.
Solomon, A., & Halmburger, O. (2009). Busting the Berlin Wall: Part 1 Rise [Video file]. Retrieved from ClickView database.
The Economist. (2009, November 6). Life behind the Berlin Wall [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Z8BojR2BEt8
TED. (2014, August 6). Hubertus Knabe: The dark secrets of a surveillance state [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/IWjzT2l5C34
TED Ed. (2017, August 16). The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/A9fQPzZ1-hg
The Guardian. (2009, November 12). Life on both sides of the Berlin wall [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/nt7AA_JaDeM
Berlin Wall. (2019). In Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Berlin-Wall
Funder, A. (2016, October 12). Sound of silence. The Times Literary Supplement. Retrieved from https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/sound-of-silence/
Hayes, G., & Hayes, M. (2011). One Germany: the other side of the Wall [Video file]. Retrieved from ClickView database.
Koehler, J. O. (1999). Stasi: The untold story of the East German Secret Police. Retrieved from https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/k/koehler-stasi.html?module=inline
MacDonogh, G. (2003, June 7). The spy’s the limit. The Guardian. Retrieved from https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/jun/07/guardianfirstbookaward2003.biography
RNHcontent. (2012, October 10). Anna Funder – Daily life under communism [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Qg0g0FZ0tXo
Thomas, R. (2012). Stasiland, Anna Funder : insight text guides (pp. 68-75). Cheltenham, NSW: Insight Publications.
Provides sample essay topics and a sample answer.
Fitzsimons, J. (n.d). VCE English teaching notes: Stasiland. Retrieved from https://d2wzqffx6hjwip.cloudfront.net/text-publishing/assets/25/44dcf0490d11e49187f9137931be84/STASILAND_VCEENGLISH_TEACHINGNOTES.pdf
May, J. (2012). Stasiland by Anna Funder: teaching notes (L. Deriu, Ed.). Retrieved from AccessIt database.
Access with your MLC username and password.
Small, A. (2013). Stasiland: Unit of lessons. Retrieved from https://readingaustralia.com.au/lesson/stasiland/