Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 From Martyr to Robo-Nurse : The Portrayal of Australian Nurses on Screen
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'Nurses have traditionally been seen as among the most trusted of workers, with cultural connections with caring and femininity long been associated with their profession. While the portrayal of nurses in overseas screenworks has had some attention, Australian productions have not. This study identifies four categories of screenworks: popular entertainment, training and recruitment films, wartime nursing, and nurses as workers and unionists. Although more recent mainstream media portrayals of nurses increasingly depict strong, assertive professionals, little research has been conducted into the fourth category, a significant number of which are made by nurses. When nurses take on the film-making task, different outcomes are produced. New types of film about nurses and by nurses offer an evolving representation of the profession and are helping to change the identity of nurses.' (Publication abstract)

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110-122 From Martyr to Robo-Nurse : The Portrayal of Australian Nurses on Screensmall AustLit logo Studies in Australasian Cinema
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  • All Saints Louise Crane , Sally Webb , Charlie Strachan , John Banas , Sarah Walker , Denise Morgan , Christine McCourt , Sean Nash , Philip Dalkin , Peter A. Kinloch , Peter Neale , David Phillips , Chris Roache , Phil Sanders , Sue Hore , Serge Lazareff , Michael Miller , Ted Roberts , Sarah Smith , Lily Taylor , Elizabeth Coleman , Kristen Dunphy , Daniel Krige , Kelly Lefever , Blake Ayshford , Anthony Ellis , Grant McAloon , Annette Moore , David Hannam , Anne Lucas , Christina Milligan , Julie Monton , Grant Fraser , Ro Hume , Cathy Strickland , Susan Bower , Bevan Lee , Margaret Wilson , David Allen , Andrew Ryan , Greg Haddrick , Alexa Wyatt , Michaeley O'Brien , Chris Hawkshaw , Carol Williams , Tracey Trinder-Doig , John Hanlon , Marcia Gardner , Howard Griffiths , Chris Phillips , Katherine Thomson , Bill Garner , Chris Corbett , Peter Gawler , David William Boutland , Lesley Lewis , Fiona Kelly , Hamish Wright , Loraine Rogers , Grace Morris , Megan Herbert , Edwina Searle , Jenny Lewis , John Concannon , Rick Held , Alex Pope , Faith McKinnon , John Hugginson , Bridie O'Neill , Harry West , Tim Pye , Julie Edwards , Sarah Lambert , Jeff Truman , Trent Atkinson , Suzanne Hawley , Graham Richards , Toby Wallace , Sean Nash , Catherine Millar , Kevin Roberts , Sam Meikle , Tim Gooding , Peter Dick , Trent Roberts , Robert Haywood , Clare Atkins , Kim Wilson , Martin McKenna , Shelley Birse , 1998 series - publisher film/TV
  • The Young Doctors Alan Coleman , Michael Laurence , Betty Quin , Reg Watson , Brian Faull , Margot Hilton , David Phillips , John Misto , Rick Maier , Patrea Smallacombe , 1976 series - publisher film/TV
  • An Indecent Obsession Denise Morgan , 1985 single work film/TV
  • Vivian Bullwinkel Anne Brooksbank , 1987 single work film/TV
  • Sisters of War John Misto , 2010 single work film/TV
  • Sisters of War John Misto , 2010 single work film/TV
  • Breaking Point Shane Abbess , 2002 single work film/TV
  • RAN Alice Addison , John Alsop , Sue Smith , 2006 series - publisher film/TV
  • The Martyrdom of Nurse Cavell Agnes Gavin , 1916 single work film/TV
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