The anthology approaches film and television texts as primary historical media with the potential to bring historical topics alive through their interplay between past and present.
This aims to situate in a historical context selected New Zealand and Australian films and television programs ranging from films such as "Gallipoli", "The Piano", "Australia", "Once Were Warriors" and "Heavenly Creatures" to less well-known texts that form the basis for examinations of history, representation and identity.
This book is designed for all those with an interest in Australian or New Zealand history, film or television, scholars in these interdisciplinary fields, as well as filmmakers involved in the production of some of the films and TV shows discussed. With ten thematically structured sections and covering over 40 film and tv texts, "Making Film and Television Histories" will be of particular value to teachers and trainee teachers wishing to inspire students to engage with history by putting to use audiovisual media in the classroom.
Table of Contents
1. Acknowledgments
2- introduction
3- Section 1: Aboriginal Narratives Intro
4- • Jedda (Suneeti Rekhari, Deakin University)
5- • Lousy Little Sixpence (Alec Morgan, Macquarie University)
6- • Buffalo Legends (Margot Ford, University of Newcastle)
7- • Rabbit Proof Fence (Kathy Butler, University of Newcastle)
8-• Bra Boys (Brooke Collins-Gearing, University of Newcastle)
9- Australia (Ann McGrath, Australian National University)
10- Section 2: Maori Narratives Intro
11-• The series of 1912 films Loved by a Maori Chieftess, Hinemoa, and How Chief Te Ponga Won his Bride (Mark Darby, independent historian, Wellington)
12- • Patu! (Geraldene Peters, Auckland University of Technology)
13-• Ngati (Jennifer Gauthier, Randolph College, USA) - write send subsection intro samples
14- • Once Were Warriors (Stuart Murray, Leeds University)
15 Section 3: The New Zealand Wars Anabelle Cooper Intro
16- • The Governor (Trisha Dunleavy, Victoria University of Wellington)
17- • Utu (Hester Joyce, La Trobe University)
18- • The New Zealand Wars (Annabel Cooper, University of Otago)
19- • River Queen (Cherie Lacey, University of Auckland)
20- Section 4: Imaging the nation Intro
21- • Glorious New Zealand and Romantic New Zealand: 1920s and 1930s
NZ Government Publicity Office travelogues (Alfio Leotta, University of Auckland)
22. 100 Crowded Years (Lars Weckbecker)
23- • Camera Natura (Deane Williams, Monash University)
24- • Cinema of Unease (Brenda Allen, University of Auckland)
25- • Seeing Red (Alan Wright, University of Canterbury)
26- Section 5: War and society Intro
27- • Breaker Morant (Craig Wilcox, independent historian)
28- • Gallipoli (Daniel Reynaud, Avondale College)
29- • The Cowra Breakout (Belinda Smaill, Monash University)
30- • War Stories (Gay Fortune, University of Auckland)
31- • Revealing Gallipoli (Peter Stanley, Australian National Museum)
32- Section 6: Stories of adolescence Intro
33- • Smiley (Emma Hamilton, University of Newcastle)
34 • The Devil's Playground (Jo May, University of Newcastle)
35- • Puberty Blues (Lisa Featherstone, University of Newcastle)
36- • Whale Rider (Jennifer Gauthier, Randolph College, USA)
37- Section 7: Icons, crime and the imagination Intro
38 - One Summer Again (Bill Garner, University of Melbourne)
39- • Evil Angels (Michelle Arrow, Macquarie University)
40- • An Angel at My Table (Fincina Hopgood, University of Melbourne)
41- • The Piano (Harriet Margolis, independent scholar)
42- • Heavenly Creatures (James Bennett, University of Newcastle)
43- • Ned Kelly (2003 version; Sarah Pinto, Monash University)
44- Section 8: Explorations of gender and sexuality Intro
45- • Dad and Dave Come to Town (Yorick Smaal, University of Queensland)
46 - • My Brilliant Career (Jill Roe, Macquarie University)
47- • Witches, Faggots, Dykes and Poofters (Scott McKinnon, University of Technology Sydney)
48- • Love the Beast (Kirsten Stevens, Monash University)
49- Section 9: Immigrants, Refugees and Multicultural Narratives Intro
50- • They're a Weird Mob (Jessica Carniel, University of Melbourne)
51- • Illustrious Energy (Brenda Allen, University of Auckland)
52- • Serenades (Michelle Langford, University of New South Wales)
53- • Pacific Solution: From Afghanistan to Aotearoa (Annie Goldson, University of Auckland)
54- Section 10: Playing with the Truth Intro
55- • Rosie's Secret (Nancy Cushing, University of Newcastle)
56- • Forgotten Silver (Craig Hight, Waikato University)
57- • Outback House (Susan Hardy and Anthony Corones, University of New South Wales)
58- • The Colony (Claire Lowrie, University of Newcastle)
