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Issue Details: First known date: 2009... vol. 33 no. 1 March 2009 of Journal of Australian Studies est. 1977 Journal of Australian Studies
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Contents

* Contents derived from the , 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Picture Imperfect : Re-Reading Imagery of Aborigines in Walkabout, Mitchell Rolls , single work criticism
'The representation of Aborigines in the popular Australian magazine Walkabout has attracted the attention of a small number of scholars. For the most part their analyses draw a distinction between the portrayals of primitive natives and those of the emergent modernising Australian nation. It is argued that Aborigines appear as debased, as noble savages, or as bearers of an idealised and imagined traditional culture. These representational strategies are evident in both photographs and text in Walkabout. Whilst not necessarily disagreeing with these critiques, more nuanced readings of Aboriginal photographic representation in Walkabout are possible. This article seeks to reveal the potential for a more diverse and complex understanding of the images appearing throughout the 1930s.' (Publisher's abstract)
 (p. 19 - 35)
Romance and Reconciliation : The Secret Life of Indigenous Sexuality on Australian Television Drama, Andrew King , single work criticism
'This article examines the representation of indigenous sexuality on Australian television drama since the 1970s, suggesting the political importance of such representations. In 1976 Justine Saunders became the first regular indigenous character on an Australian television drama series, as the hairdresser Rhonda Jackson in Number 96. She was presented as sexually attractive, but this was expressed through a rape scene after a party. Twenty five years later, Deborah Mailman starred in The Secret Life of Us, as Kelly, who is also presented as sexually attractive. But her character can be seen in many romantic relationships. The article explores changing representations that moved us from Number 96 to The Secret Life of Us, via The Flying Doctors and Heartland. It suggests that in representations of intimate and loving relationships on screen it has only recently become possible to see hopeful models for interaction between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.' (Publisher's abstract)
 (p. 37 - 50)
[Review] The Great Arch, Sylvia Alston , single work review
— Review of The Great Arch Vicki Hastrich , 2008 single work novel ; (p. 109-110)
Untitled, Robert Hogg , single work review
— Review of Men at Play : Masculinities in Australian Theatre Since the 1950s Jonathan Bollen , Bruce Parr , Adrian Kiernander , 2008 single work criticism ; (p. 118-119)
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