Film Screenings: Australian War Film
27.04.2026 -
As part of the Australian War Film seminar run by PD Dr Nora Pleßke, various films will be shown over the course of the semester. The screenings take place from 13:00 to 15:00 in building 40, room 284. all interested parties are invitied to join.
| Date | 30 April |
| Topic | The Boer War and (Post)Colonial Identity |
| Film |
Breaker Morant, directed by Bruce Beresford (1980) |
| Date | 21 May |
| Topic | World War I and the ANZAC Myth |
| Film |
Gallipoli, directed by Peter Weir (1981) |
| Date | 4 June |
| Topic | World War II and the Trauma of War |
| Film |
Kokoda, directed by Alister Grierson (2002) |
| Date | 18 June |
| Topic | Imagined Future Wars and Coming of Age |
| Film |
Tomorrow When the War Began, directed by Stuart Beattie (2007) |
| Date | 2 July |
| Topic | Revisiting Wars and Micro-Histories of Conflict |
| Film |
The Spahires, directed by Wayne Blair (2012) |