At the Movies
Contemporary Australian Indigenous Cultural Expressions - Transforming the Australian Story
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2957858 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lynn Griffin (0000-0002-0074-8233, University of Technology Sydney, corresponding author), Steven Griffin (Southern Cross University), Michelle Trudgett (0000-0001-6022-0169, University of Technology Sydney) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 131-138 |
| Publication date | 2017-06-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1326-0111 • E-ISSN: 2049-7784 |
| Publisher | The University of Queensland (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/jie.2017.15 |
| OpenAlex | W2799333790 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
Cinema is an art form widely recognised as an agent to change the social condition and alter traditional norms. Movies can be used to educate and transform society's collective conscience. Indigenous Australian artists utilise the power of artistic expression as a tool to initiate change in the attitudes and perceptions of the broader Australian society. Australia's story has predominately been told from the coloniser's viewpoint. This narrative is being rewritten through Indigenous artists utilising the power of cinema to create compelling stories with Indigenous control. This medium has come into prominence for Indigenous Australians to express our culture, ontology and politics. Movies such as Samson and Delilah, Bran Nue Dae, The Sapphires and Rabbit-Proof Fence for example, have highlighted the injustices of past policies, adding new dimensions to the Australian narrative. These three films are just a few of the Indigenous Australian produced films being used in the Australian National Curriculum.Through this medium, Australian Indigenous voices are rewriting the Australian narrative from the Indigenous perspective, deconstructing the predominant stereotypical perceptions of Indigenous culture and reframing the Australian story. Films are essential educational tools to cross the cultural space that often separates Indigenous learners from their non-Indigenous counterparts
Aesthetics · Art · Cognitive reframing · Indigenous · Literature · Mainstream · Media studies · Movie theater · Narrative · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Visual arts · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Australian History and Society · Gender Studies · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |