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 (Unpublished)
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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
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Creators:
Wilson, J. 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
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Unpublished
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