White Aborigines: women, space, mimicry and mobility

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    Abstract

    This chapter explores diaspora's signification flexibility and Aboriginality's appropriation within the Australian cinema. It also examines the movement of women into conceptual and physical spaces of Aboriginals citing the films "Journey Among Women" and "Over the Hill" where female characters mimic Aboriginal women in environments promoting female unity and survival.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationDiasporas of Australian cinema
    EditorsCatherine Simpson, Renata Murawska, Anthony Lambert
    Place of PublicationBristol, UK
    PublisherIntellect
    Pages61-70
    Number of pages10
    ISBN (Print)9781841501970
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

    Keywords

    • Aboriginality
    • cinema
    • gender
    • space
    • diaspora

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