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Journal article
Isolation and companionship: Disability in Australian (Post) colonial cinema
Wagadu: Journal of Transnational Women's and Gender Studies, Vol.4, pp.184-198
2007
Abstract
Despite reflecting a postcolonial rethinking of identity throughout the 1990s, disability was positioned as ‘Other’ in Australian national cinema. The intersection between culture, gender, nationality, and disability is evident in films located in traditional colonial spaces (The Well, The Piano). This article concentrates on the fascination 1990s Australian filmmakers had with disabled women; otherwise strong characters who redundantly fulfill cultural expectations of femininity. A disability perspective illustrates the link between disability and sexism in Australian Cinema.
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- Title
- Isolation and companionship: Disability in Australian (Post) colonial cinema
- Authors/Creators
- K. Ellis (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Wagadu: Journal of Transnational Women's and Gender Studies, Vol.4, pp.184-198
- Publisher
- WAGADU
- Identifiers
- 991005542769207891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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