Cath Moore Cath Moore i(16586954 works by)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Afro-Caribbean
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1 The Screenwriting Canon and the Industrial Hidden Curriculum : A Case for Educational Activism Radha O'Meara , Kay Are , Stayci Taylor , Cath Moore , 2023 single work essay
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , October vol. 27 no. 2 2023; 'This article identifies a cohort of screenplays and screenwriters recurrent on university screenwriting reading lists – a “screenwriting canon” –dominated by hegemonic identities. We identify some reasons for the perpetuation of this canon and its implications and limitations. We are especially concerned by the “hidden curriculum” within tertiary screenwriting courses and seek to expose the industry biases that shape its content and distribution. We find that the screenwriting canon, as distinct from other modes of creative writing and media practice, is shaped by a specific set of industrial values originating in Hollywood, which are expressed through regimes of access to certain texts and not others. These effectively determine what is allowed to count as “good” screenwriting. We argue that if the reading, analysis, discussion, performance and rewriting of screenplays is to be a useful tool for students then access to a greater diversity of screenplays is sorely needed. As educators, it is our responsibility to interrogate and critique the values of the screen industry rather than reproduce them. We make a case for accessing a wider range of screenplays and for introducing students to industry in a way that emphasises “work-ready” values, such as analysing power relations and ethical representation.' 

(Publication abstract)
1 Step by Step Cath Moore , 2022 single work prose
— Appears in: Family : Stories of Belonging 2022;
1 The Creek Running Cath Moore , 2022 single work short story
— Appears in: Meniscus , December vol. 10 no. 2 2022; (p. 103-110)
1 2 y separately published work icon Metal Fish, Falling Snow Cath Moore , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2020 19549992 2020 single work novel

'Dylan and her adored French mother dream of one day sailing across the ocean to France. Paris, Dylan imagines, is a place where her black skin won’t make her stand out, a place where she might feel she belongs.

'But when she loses her mother in a freak accident, Dylan finds herself on a very different journey: a road trip across outback Australia in the care of her mother’s grieving boyfriend, Pat. As they travel through remote towns further and further from the water that Dylan longs for, she and Pat form an unlikely bond. One that will be broken when he leaves her with the family she has never known.

'Metal Fish, Falling Snow is a warm, funny and highly original portrait of a young girl’s search for identity and her struggle to deal with grief. Through families lost and found, this own-voices story celebrates the resilience of the human heart and our need to know who we truly are.' (Publication summary)
1 How to Be a Green Monster Cath Moore , 2019 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Growing Up African in Australia 2019; (p. 60-70)

'There I am. In that old black-and-white passport-sized photo, perched on my mother's knee, wide-eyed and waiting.' (introduction)
1 form y separately published work icon Swing Cath Moore , ( dir. Christopher Houghton ) Australia : 2007 25126781 2007 single work film/TV

"When Sarah begins cleaning house for a blind Vietnam veteran an unlikely friendship develops as both come to terms with what they have lost."

Source: South Australia Made Showcase
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