Making film and television histories : Australia and New Zealand / edited by James E. Bennett and Rebecca Beirne.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bennett, James E., editor.

Beirne, Rebecca.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historical films--Australia.

Historical films.

Historical films--New Zealand.

Historical television programs--Australia.

Historical television programs.

Historical television programs--New Zealand.

Motion pictures in education--Australia.

Motion pictures in education.

Motion pictures in education--New Zealand.

Television in education--Australia.

Television in education.

Television in education--New Zealand.

History--Study and teaching--Audio-visual aids.

History.

New Zealand.

Australia.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012.

Summary:

Making Film and Television Histories: Australia and New Zealand considers film and television texts as primary historical media with the potential to bring historical topics alive through their interplay between past and present. The book offers a compendium of brief chapters on selected New Zealand and Australian films and television programmes that can be situated within a clear historical context, ranging from highly successful films such as Gallipoli, The Piano, Australia, Once Were Warriors and Heavenly Creatures to less well-known texts that form the basis for intriguing examinations of history, representation and identity. The book is written by a diverse and exciting team of scholars and filmmakers, who illuminate the multifaceted nature of these screen texts, their production, meaning and value for a twenty-first century audience. Making Film and Television Histories will appeal to all those with an interest in Australian or New Zealand history, film or television, and will be of particular value to teachers and trainee teachers wishing to inspire students to engage with history by utilising audiovisual media in the classroom. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section 1 Aboriginal Narratives 1

Introduction / Suneeti Rekhari Rekhari, Suneeti 3

Jedda / Suneeti Rekhari Rekhari, Suneeti 5

The Making of Lousy Little Sixpence / Alec Morgan Morgan, Alec 11

Buffalo Legends / Margot Ford Ford, Margot, Shane Motlap Motlap, Shane 17

Rabbit Proof Fence / Kathy Butler Butler, Kathy 22

Blood is Thicker than Water: Stains on the Land in Bra Boys / Brooke Collins-Gearing and Henk Huijser Huijser, Brooke Collins-Gearing and Henk 26

Australia / Ann McGrath McGrath, Ann 31

Section 2 Maori Narratives 37

Introduction / Jennifer Gauthier Gauthier, Jennifer 39

Méliès in Maoriland: The Making of the First New Zealand Feature Films / Mark Derby Derby, Mark 41

Patu! / Geraldene Peters Peters, Geraldene 46

Ngati / Jennifer Gauthier Gauthier, Jennifer 52

Once Were Warriors / Stuart Murray Murray, Stuart 58

Section 3 The New Zealand Wars 63

Introduction / Annabel Cooper Cooper, Annabel 65

'Magnificent Failure' or Subversive Triumph?: The Governor / Trisha Dunleavy Dunleavy, Trisha 67

Making Nation: Utu / Hester Joyce Joyce, Hester 73

Nga Pakanga Nunui o Aotearoa/The New Zealand Wars / Annabel Cooper Cooper, Annabel 79

Reconciling History in Vincent Ward's River Queen / Cherie Lacey Lacey, Cherie 85

Section 4 Imaging the Nation 91

Introduction / Mark Derby Derby, Mark 93

Romantic New Zealand: 1920s and 1930s' NZ Government Publicity Office Travelogues / Alfio Leotta Leotta, Alfio 95

From Colony to Nation in One Hundred Crowded Years: A Narrative on Civilisation, Progress and Modernity / Lars Weckbecker Weckbecker, Lars 100

Camera Natura / Deane Williams Williams, Deane 105

Cinema of Unease / Brenda Allen Allen, Brenda 109

Seeing Red in 1949 and 1995 / Alan Wright Wright, Alan 113

Section 5 War and Society 119

Introduction by Daniel Reynaud 121

Breaker Morant / Craig Wilcox Wilcox, Craig 123

Gallipoli / Daniel Reynaud Reynaud, Daniel 128

The Cowra Breakout / Belinda Smaill Smaill, Belinda 133

War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us / Gabrielle A. Fortune Fortune, Gabrielle A. 138

Revealing Revealing Gallipoli / Peter Stanley Stanley, Peter 143

Section 6 Stories of Adolescence 149

Introduction / Emma Hamilton Hamilton, Emma 151

Smiley / Emma Hamilton Hamilton, Emma 153

The Devil's Playground: Coming-of-Age as National Cinema / Josephine May May, Josephine 158

Sex and Subculture: Bruce Beresford's Puberty Blues / Lisa Featherstone Featherstone, Lisa 164

Whale Rider / Jennifer Gauthier Gauthier, Jennifer 169

Section 7 Icons, Crime and the Imagination 175

Introduction / Michelle Arrow Arrow, Michelle 177

One Summer Again: The Dramatising of the Heidelberg School / Bill Garner Garner, Bill 179

Witnessing Innocence: Fred Schepisi's Evil Angels / Michelle Arrow Arrow, Michelle 184

An Angel at My Table / Fincina Hopgood Hopgood, Fincina 189

The Piano / Harriet Margolis Margolis, Harriet 194

Heavenly Creatures: The 1954 Parker-Hulme Case / James E. Bennett Bennett, James E. 199

Ned Kelly (2003) / Sarah Pinto Pinto, Sarah 205

Section 8 Explorations of Gender and Sexuality 211

Introduction by Rebecca Beirne 213

Dad and Dave Come to Town: Mr Entwhistle and Male Homosexuality / Yorick Smaal Smaal, Yorick 215

My Brilliant Career / Jill Roe Roe, Jill 220

Witches, Faggots, Dykes and Poofters / Scott McKinnon McKinnon, Scott 225

Love the Beast / Kirsten Stevens Stevens, Kirsten 231

Section 9 Immigrants, Refugees and Multicultural Narratives 237

Introduction / Michelle Langford Langford, Michelle 239

Who's the Weird Mob Anyway? Assimilation and Authenticity in They're A Weird Mob / Jessica Carniel Carniel, Jessica 241

Illustrious Energy / Brenda Allen Allen, Brenda 246

Serenades / Michelle Langford Langford, Michelle 252

Pacific Solution: From Afghanistan to Aotearoa / Annie Goldson Goldson, Annie 257

Section 10 Playing with the Past 265

Introduction / James E. Bennett Bennett, James E. 267

Forgotten Silver / Craig Hight Hight, Craig 269

Rosie's Secret / Nancy Cushing Cushing, Nancy 275

Revisioning the Australian Outback House of 1861 / Susan Hardy Hardy, Susan, Anthony Corones Corones, Anthony 280

Living History: The Colony / Claire Lowrie Lowrie, Claire 285.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848859449

1848859449

OCLC:

740623732