Josephine Emery Josephine Emery i(A104486 works by) (a.k.a. Josie Emery)
Born: Established: 1947 Cairns, Cairns area, Ingham - Cairns area, Queensland, ;
Gender: Female
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1 6 y separately published work icon The Real Possibility of Joy : A Personal Journey from Man to Woman Josephine Emery , Sydney : Murdoch Books , 2009 Z1626371 2009 single work autobiography

'This is a searing account of the author's physical, spiritual and emotional journey from man to woman. Josie has lived and loved as a man and as a woman. This is the story of her voyage from his days working in desert mining and construction camps through to the struggles with her family and eventual reconciliation with her dying mother. It is the story of his loves and his marriage as a man, of fatherhood, and his passage through the barriers of gender and sex. The story of the shock of discovering her need - as a woman - to be with a man. An account, as well, of personal spiritual discovery, The Real Possibility of Joy opens up the mystery of what it means to be human and captures the joy of living one's own, hard-won, personal truth.' (Publisher's description)

1 Correspondence between Ian Britain, Editor of Meanjin, and Jo Emery Ian Britain , Josephine Emery , 2007 2007- single work correspondence
1 2 Letter from Jo Emery Josephine Emery , 2007 2007- single work correspondence
1 Living the Dream: Gender Shift as Systems Change Management Josephine Emery , 2006 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Polare , November no. 69 2006;
1 The Money Issue Josephine Emery , 2006 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Author , December vol. 38 no. 3 2006; (p. 11-14)
2 9 form y separately published work icon Backroads Phillip Noyce , Josephine Emery , ( dir. Phillip Noyce ) 1977 Melbourne : Back Roads Productions , 1977 Z1323766 1977 single work film/TV crime

A vivid journey into the remote corners of white responsibility for black despair in Australia, Backroads was the first feature film to which Aboriginal people made a major creative contribution.

'Backroads tells the story of an aimless white drifter Bill who has a chance encounter with Aboriginal man Gary. They steal a car and petrol and supplies as they need it.'

'As they travel they pick up another Aboriginal man on the run from an unsuccessful marriage and the bored white wife of a service station owner. A French backpacker joins them for a short while.'

'Always on the run from police, boredom and guns turn into a deadly combination.' (Source: Shareourpride website)

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