Victoria Herche (International) assertion Victoria Herche i(11865717 works by)
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1 Queering the Dreaming : Representations of the 'Other' in the Indigenous Australian Speculative Television Series Cleverman Victoria Herche , 2023 single work criticism
— Appears in: Gender Forum , no. 81 2023; (p. 30-47)

'This essay analyzes queer representations in the context of Indigenous Australian discourses by looking at the two-season Australian science fiction series Cleverman (2016-2017). Cleverman aims to combine the conventions of the science fiction and superhero genres with ancient Indigenous stories. Cleverman's compelling introduction of the Hairypeople, an alternative humanoid species with extraordinary strength inspired by Aboriginal mythology, provides the context to explore queer identities in regards to otherness, marginality, and culturally constructed boundaries between the normal and the abnormal. Through the series engagement with the subjectivity and queering of the monstrous other, the binary construct of good versus evil is challenged. The series representation of boundary creatures highlights the constraints within which racially marked bodies operate, however misses the potential to equally engage with gendered bodies. While the series invites ambivalent readings of the role of community belonging and the nuclear family, the representation of female agency fails to similarly redefine discursively constituted identities and shows less potential to re-write normative codes of sex and sexuality.'

Source: ProQuest.
1 y separately published work icon The Adolescent Nation : Re-Imagining Youth and Coming of Age in Contemporary Australian Film Victoria Herche , Heidelberg : Winter Verlag , 2021 24574956 2021 multi chapter work criticism

'Deeply rooted in Australia's construction as a young nation, 'coming of age' has been the defining narrative of Australia's national cinema. This book provides the first study which explores the 'coming of age' theme in Australian feature films produced since the turn of the millennium, foregrounding how films use a range of diverse (his)stories to respond to the centrality of this theme.

'Rather than focusing on 'coming of age' mainly in its portrayal of a (successful) maturation process, this study explores the possibilities inherent in what is conceived of as a 'permanently' transitional 'coming of age' process, providing a crucial starting point for the re-definition of national fictions. A range of cinematic genres, including the road movie, crime film, sport film, romance and musical, is used to challenge and (to varying degrees) destabilize the national myth of Australia as a youthful, egalitarian society with a chance and 'fair go ' for everyone.' (Publication summary)
1 Environmental Violence in Australia : The Effects of Mining and Its Representation in the Indigenous Australian Film Satellite Boy Victoria Herche , 2021 single work criticism
— Appears in: Narrating Violence in the Postcolonial World 2021;
1 Reassessing Indigenous Self-Determination in Rolf de Heer’s Charlie’s Country (2014) Victoria Herche , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: 'And There'll Be NO Dancing' : Perspectives on Policies Impacting Indigenous Australia since 2007 2017; (p. 228-242)
1 ‘Rights of Passage’ : Exploring the Liminal Position of Indigenous Australian Youth in Warwick Thornton’s Samson and Delilah (2009) and Ivan Sen’s Toomelah Victoria Herche , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: KOALAS , no. 12 2014; (p. 151-162)
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