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Hybridity is a ricky notion. It comes without guarantees. (Kraidy 2005: v)
We're a nation of immigrants. As a nation, we've never yet arrived. (Brian Johns in Hessey 1988: 3)
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yDiasporas of Australian CinemaCatherine Simpson
(editor),
Renata Murawska
(editor),
Anthony Lambert
(editor),
Bristol:Intellect,2009Z17625872009anthology criticism (taught in 1 units)'Diasporas of Australian Cinema is the first volume of essays to focus on diasporic hybridity and cultural diversity in Australian film-making over the past century. Topics include, post-war documentaries and migration, Asian-Australian subjectivity, cross-cultural romance, 'wogsploitation' comedy, and post-ethnic cinema. This collection also provides a comprehensive filmography making it a useful reference text for scholars of Australian film and cultural studies. The book is a vital contribution to the burgeoning international body of critical work on diasporic cinemas.' (Publisher's blurb)Bristol:Intellect,2009