Wilson, J. M. (2009) Reimagining indigeneity: origins and belonging in recent New Zealand/Australian films. Paper presented to: Nomadic Communities in the Postcolonial World: Culture, Expression, Rights, Baroda, Gujerat, India, 03-07 January 2009. (Unpublished)
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Abstract: | The recent revival of Maori and Aborigine cultures through the medium of cinema includes representations of indigenous myths of origin, a privileging of native authenticity and the displacement of colonial discourses of racism as new constructions of familial, communal and national belonging create a postcolonial identity for such cultures. In feature films such as Rabbit Proof Fence (2002) and Whale Rider (2003) such ‘relocation’ of the indigene has been responsive to and shaped by the global circulation of visual media. This paper examines how authenticity in representing indigenous identity in New Zealand and Australia is both constructed and contested, and it seeks to identify plural hybridized discourses which counteract essentialising images of the native. It argues that some films challenge the stereotypes of race and gender in order to repossess indigeneity and claim a more ethnically nuanced heritage |
| Subjects: |
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1993 Motion pictures > PN1993.5.N43 New Zealand P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1993 Motion pictures > PN1993.5.A8 Australia |
| Creators: | Wilson, Janet M |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > English and Creative Writing University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Centre for Critical and Creative Writing Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > English and Creative Writing Research Centres > Centre for Critical and Creative Writing |
| Date: | 5 January 2009 |
| Date Type: | Presentation |
| Event Title: | Nomadic Communities in the Postcolonial World: Culture, Expression, Rights |
| Event Dates: | 03-07 January 2009 |
| Event Location: | Baroda, Gujerat, India |
| Event Type: | Conference |
| Language: | English |
| Status: | Unpublished |
| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/1916 |
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