Australia and Asia - 9781138964167

Taylor & Francis

Focuses on a series of interactions and exchanges - whether philosophical, political, aesthetic, or commercial - between Australia and the cultures of the Asia-Pacific region. > Focuses on a series of interactions and exchanges - whether philosophical, political, aesthetic, or commercial - between Australia and the cultures of the Asia-Pacific region. > Introduction, Maryanne Dever; Chapter 1 The \u2018Impossible\u2019 Aesthetic, Pamela Hansford; Chapter 2 On the Beach, Until the End of the World, Peter J. Hutchings; Chapter 3 Postmodern Tristesse or Transacting Authenticity in Strange Places, Philip Robertson; Chapter 4 The Orphan Complex, Gabrielle Finnane; Chapter 5 Screening the Other Woman, Maryanne Dever; Chapter 6 Translation, Ethnocentrism and Cinema, Robert Nery; Chapter 7 Re-Inventing the Killing Fields, Alan Knight; Chapter 8 Ad-Sick, Love-Sick, Home-Sick, Virginia Nightingale; Chapter 9 Looking for Love (In All the Wrong Places), Annette Hamilton; Chapter 10 The Aus;