"DEADLY UNNA" by Phillip Gwynnei
Perspective / Context
Racism in home town? Area? Country?
What do we already know about this topic?
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Yes/ probably. We dont see it much as what the aboriginals do.
The situation that surrounds aboriginal treatment as Inverell show what is happening as there isn't much racism but there isn't non.
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"Deadly Unna"
Synopsis
Reviews :
3.2/5 good reads.com
Insidadog.com 4/5
the story of two young boys as they come to terms with the realities of racism in regional south Australia
3.5 out of 5 wordpress.com
interracial friendship between Australian football teammates
Gary “Blacky” Black (white)
Nunga Dumby Red
Deadly Unna is about a teenage boy named Gary black And he finds out about the racial predudice in his town.
Based on interracial friendships in Australia between team mates on a football team
Key Themes
Values, Belonging, Identity, Race and Racism, Reconciliation
interracial friendship
Phillip Gwynne
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Phillip was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Australian society and literature.
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Sold over 500 000 books but still carnt afford to pay his debt
Other works :
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Bring Back Cerberus (2013)
Jetty Rats (2004)
Catch the Zolt (2013)
Swerve (2009)
History
He became a author at 35 before that he was a computer programmer
Currently 69 years of age
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Phillip was born in 1958.
Graduated as Marine Biologist
"Indigenous" Perspective Texts
Key themes
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Aboriginal people and their perspectives
Racism
Links to the English Syllabus
-texts which are widely regarded as quality literature.
-a widely defined Australian literature, including texts that give insights into Aboriginal experiences in Australia.
-texts written about intercultural experiences.
-a wide range of cultural, social and gender perspectives, popular and youth cultures.
-texts that include aspects of environmental and social sustainability.
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