Lexy Akillas
Biographic Data
| ID | 9957935 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lexy Akillas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lexy |
| FAMILY NAME | Akillas |
| SIGNATURE | AKILLAS L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Technology Sydney |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
How Wayne Blair’s "The Sapphires" tells a story of collective and individual belonging
Wayne Blair’s 2012, dramatic comedy The Sapphires is an Australian film that discusses a number of important issues for Indigenous people, including the concept of belonging. Blair explores how belonging can exist both within community groups and internally through self-identity. The bones of the film are based on the true story of Laurel Robinson and Lois Peeler, two Indigenous women who toured Vietnam as the original ‘Sapphires’ with a New Zeal…
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How Wayne Blair’s "The Sapphires" tells a story of collective and individual belonging
Wayne Blair’s 2012, dramatic comedy The Sapphires is an Australian film that discusses a number of important issues for Indigenous people, including the concept of belonging. Blair explores how belonging can exist both within community groups and internally through self-identity. The bones of the film are based on the true story of Laurel Robinson and Lois Peeler, two Indigenous women who toured Vietnam as the original ‘Sapphires’ with a New Zeal…
Aesthetics (1 work) · Appeal (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Comedy (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · History (1 work) · Indigenous (1 work) · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs (1 work) · Law (1 work)