Focus Questions:
– what is the significance of the beach to Australian identity?
– what do you understand by the ‘symbolic meaning’ of the beach?
– what does Fiske mean when he says the beach is a text?
– how do we ‘read’ the beach?
– According to Fiske what is the difference between nature, and the natural?
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/australians-beach
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-26/hoskin-australias-love-affair-with-the-jewel-sea/5169356
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/australians-at-play-20151223-glu1g9.html
Renée Middlemost 