Filmic Mutation
British nuclear tests in Australia 1952–1963
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21788253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mick Broderick (0000-0001-7204-1512, Curtin University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 274-297 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Documentary Film (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-3280 • E-ISSN: 1750-3299 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17503280.2022.2066332 |
| OpenAlex | W4224314187 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
In the mid-1980s a Royal Commission was established to investigate the conduct of the British nuclear testing program in Australia (1952–1963). It sought to document the impact on military participants, nearby Indigenous communities and downwind rural and urban populations. Amongst the evidence presented were official documents, photographs and films recording the atomic detonations. This article considers as ‘visible evidence’ previously unknown or withheld films–as both raw and edited footage, now publicly available–that hold the latent potential of filmic ‘mutation’, evolving from the original utilitarian or propagandist use to be recast as corroborative data that may serve to clarify disputed claims of harm caused by occupational exposure to radiation and ongoing contamination of traditional lands
Biology · Media studies · Mutation · Political science · Sociology · History · Twentieth Century Scientific Developments · Genetics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |