Both James Bennett and Rebecca Beirne teach at the University of Newcastle, Australia, respectively in History and Film, and Media and Cultural Studies. James Bennett is the author of 'Rats and Revolutionaries': The Labour Movement in Australia and New Zealand, 1890-1940. Rebecca Beirne is the author of Lesbians in Television and Text after the Millennium, and editor of Televising Queer Women: A Reader.

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• Table of Contents1. Acknowledgments 2- introduction3- Section 1: Aboriginal Narratives Intro4- • Jedda (Suneeti Rekhari, Deakin University)5- • Lousy Little Sixpence (Alec Morgan, Macquarie University)6- • Buffalo Legends (Margot Ford, University of Newcastle)7- • Rabbit Proof Fence (Kathy Butler, University of Newcastle)8-• Bra Boys (Brooke Collins-Gearing, University of Newcastle)9- Australia (Ann McGrath, Australian National University)10- Section 2: Maori Narratives Intro 11-• The series of 1912 films Loved by a Maori Chieftess, Hinemoa, and How Chief Te Ponga Won his Bride (Mark Darby, independent historian, Wellington)12- • Patu! (Geraldene Peters, Auckland University of Technology)13-• Ngati (Jennifer Gauthier, Randolph College, USA) - write send subsection intro samples14- • Once Were Warriors (Stuart Murray, Leeds University)15 Section 3: The New Zealand Wars Anabelle Cooper Intro16- • The Governor (Trisha Dunleavy, Victoria University of Wellington)17- • Utu (Hester Joyce, La Trobe University)18- • The New Zealand Wars (Annabel Cooper, University of Otago)19- • River Queen (Cherie Lacey, University of Auckland)20- Section 4: Imaging the nation Intro 21- • Glorious New Zealand and Romantic New Zealand: 1920s and 1930sNZ Government Publicity Office travelogues (Alfio Leotta, University of Auckland)22. 100 Crowded Years (Lars Weckbecker)23- • Camera Natura (Deane Williams, Monash University)24- • Cinema of Unease (Brenda Allen, University of Auckland)25- • Seeing Red (Alan Wright, University of Canterbury)26- Section 5: War and society Intro27- • Breaker Morant (Craig Wilcox, independent historian)28- • Gallipoli (Daniel Reynaud, Avondale College)29- • The Cowra Breakout (Belinda Smaill, Monash University)30- • War Stories (Gay Fortune, University of Auckland)31- • Revealing Gallipoli (Peter Stanley, Australian National Museum)32- Section 6: Stories of adolescence Intro33- • Smiley (Emma Hamilton, University of Newcastle)34 • The Devil’s Playground (Jo May, University of Newcastle)35- • Puberty Blues (Lisa Featherstone, University of Newcastle)36- • Whale Rider (Jennifer Gauthier, Randolph College, USA) 37- Section 7: Icons, crime and the imagination Intro38 - One Summer Again (Bill Garner, University of Melbourne)39- • Evil Angels (Michelle Arrow, Macquarie University)40- • An Angel at My Table (Fincina Hopgood, University of Melbourne)41- • The Piano (Harriet Margolis, independent scholar)42- • Heavenly Creatures (James Bennett, University of Newcastle)43- • Ned Kelly (2003 version; Sarah Pinto, Monash University)44- Section 8: Explorations of gender and sexuality Intro45- • Dad and Dave Come to Town (Yorick Smaal, University of Queensland)46 - • My Brilliant Career (Jill Roe, Macquarie University)47- • Witches, Faggots, Dykes and Poofters (Scott McKinnon, University of Technology Sydney)48- • Love the Beast (Kirsten Stevens, Monash University)49- Section 9: Immigrants, Refugees and Multicultural Narratives Intro50- • They’re a Weird Mob (Jessica Carniel, University of Melbourne)51- • Illustrious Energy (Brenda Allen, University of Auckland)52- • Serenades (Michelle Langford, University of New South Wales)53- • Pacific Solution: From Afghanistan to Aotearoa (Annie Goldson, University of Auckland)54- Section 10: Playing with the Truth Intro55- • Rosie’s Secret (Nancy Cushing, University of Newcastle)56- • Forgotten Silver (Craig Hight, Waikato University)57- • Outback House (Susan Hardy and Anthony Corones, University of New South Wales)58- • The Colony (Claire Lowrie, University of Newcastle)

Both James Bennett and Rebecca Beirne teach at the University of Newcastle, Australia, respectively in History and Film, and Media and Cultural Studies. James Bennett is the author of 'Rats and Revolutionaries': The Labour Movement in Australia and New Zealand, 1890-1940. Rebecca Beirne is the author of Lesbians in Television and Text after the Millennium, and editor of Televising Queer Women: A Reader.

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• Table of Contents1. Acknowledgments 2- introduction3- Section 1: Aboriginal Narratives Intro4- • Jedda (Suneeti Rekhari, Deakin University)5- • Lousy Little Sixpence (Alec Morgan, Macquarie University)6- • Buffalo Legends (Margot Ford, University of Newcastle)7- • Rabbit Proof Fence (Kathy Butler, University of Newcastle)8-• Bra Boys (Brooke Collins-Gearing, University of Newcastle)9- Australia (Ann McGrath, Australian National University)10- Section 2: Maori Narratives Intro 11-• The series of 1912 films Loved by a Maori Chieftess, Hinemoa, and How Chief Te Ponga Won his Bride (Mark Darby, independent historian, Wellington)12- • Patu! (Geraldene Peters, Auckland University of Technology)13-• Ngati (Jennifer Gauthier, Randolph College, USA) - write send subsection intro samples14- • Once Were Warriors (Stuart Murray, Leeds University)15 Section 3: The New Zealand Wars Anabelle Cooper Intro16- • The Governor (Trisha Dunleavy, Victoria University of Wellington)17- • Utu (Hester Joyce, La Trobe University)18- • The New Zealand Wars (Annabel Cooper, University of Otago)19- • River Queen (Cherie Lacey, University of Auckland)20- Section 4: Imaging the nation Intro 21- • Glorious New Zealand and Romantic New Zealand: 1920s and 1930sNZ Government Publicity Office travelogues (Alfio Leotta, University of Auckland)22. 100 Crowded Years (Lars Weckbecker)23- • Camera Natura (Deane Williams, Monash University)24- • Cinema of Unease (Brenda Allen, University of Auckland)25- • Seeing Red (Alan Wright, University of Canterbury)26- Section 5: War and society Intro27- • Breaker Morant (Craig Wilcox, independent historian)28- • Gallipoli (Daniel Reynaud, Avondale College)29- • The Cowra Breakout (Belinda Smaill, Monash University)30- • War Stories (Gay Fortune, University of Auckland)31- • Revealing Gallipoli (Peter Stanley, Australian National Museum)32- Section 6: Stories of adolescence Intro33- • Smiley (Emma Hamilton, University of Newcastle)34 • The Devil’s Playground (Jo May, University of Newcastle)35- • Puberty Blues (Lisa Featherstone, University of Newcastle)36- • Whale Rider (Jennifer Gauthier, Randolph College, USA) 37- Section 7: Icons, crime and the imagination Intro38 - One Summer Again (Bill Garner, University of Melbourne)39- • Evil Angels (Michelle Arrow, Macquarie University)40- • An Angel at My Table (Fincina Hopgood, University of Melbourne)41- • The Piano (Harriet Margolis, independent scholar)42- • Heavenly Creatures (James Bennett, University of Newcastle)43- • Ned Kelly (2003 version; Sarah Pinto, Monash University)44- Section 8: Explorations of gender and sexuality Intro45- • Dad and Dave Come to Town (Yorick Smaal, University of Queensland)46 - • My Brilliant Career (Jill Roe, Macquarie University)47- • Witches, Faggots, Dykes and Poofters (Scott McKinnon, University of Technology Sydney)48- • Love the Beast (Kirsten Stevens, Monash University)49- Section 9: Immigrants, Refugees and Multicultural Narratives Intro50- • They’re a Weird Mob (Jessica Carniel, University of Melbourne)51- • Illustrious Energy (Brenda Allen, University of Auckland)52- • Serenades (Michelle Langford, University of New South Wales)53- • Pacific Solution: From Afghanistan to Aotearoa (Annie Goldson, University of Auckland)54- Section 10: Playing with the Truth Intro55- • Rosie’s Secret (Nancy Cushing, University of Newcastle)56- • Forgotten Silver (Craig Hight, Waikato University)57- • Outback House (Susan Hardy and Anthony Corones, University of New South Wales)58- • The Colony (Claire Lowrie, University of Newcastle)

Both James Bennett and Rebecca Beirne teach at the University of Newcastle, Australia, respectively in History and Film, and Media and Cultural Studies. James Bennett is the author of 'Rats and Revolutionaries': The Labour Movement in Australia and New Zealand, 1890-1940. Rebecca Beirne is the author of Lesbians in Television and Text after the Millennium, and editor of Televising Queer Women: A Reader.

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• Table of Contents1. Acknowledgments 2- introduction3- Section 1: Aboriginal Narratives Intro4- • Jedda (Suneeti Rekhari, Deakin University)5- • Lousy Little Sixpence (Alec Morgan, Macquarie University)6- • Buffalo Legends (Margot Ford, University of Newcastle)7- • Rabbit Proof Fence (Kathy Butler, University of Newcastle)8-• Bra Boys (Brooke Collins-Gearing, University of Newcastle)9- Australia (Ann McGrath, Australian National University)10- Section 2: Maori Narratives Intro 11-• The series of 1912 films Loved by a Maori Chieftess, Hinemoa, and How Chief Te Ponga Won his Bride (Mark Darby, independent historian, Wellington)12- • Patu! (Geraldene Peters, Auckland University of Technology)13-• Ngati (Jennifer Gauthier, Randolph College, USA) - write send subsection intro samples14- • Once Were Warriors (Stuart Murray, Leeds University)15 Section 3: The New Zealand Wars Anabelle Cooper Intro16- • The Governor (Trisha Dunleavy, Victoria University of Wellington)17- • Utu (Hester Joyce, La Trobe University)18- • The New Zealand Wars (Annabel Cooper, University of Otago)19- • River Queen (Cherie Lacey, University of Auckland)20- Section 4: Imaging the nation Intro 21- • Glorious New Zealand and Romantic New Zealand: 1920s and 1930sNZ Government Publicity Office travelogues (Alfio Leotta, University of Auckland)22. 100 Crowded Years (Lars Weckbecker)23- • Camera Natura (Deane Williams, Monash University)24- • Cinema of Unease (Brenda Allen, University of Auckland)25- • Seeing Red (Alan Wright, University of Canterbury)26- Section 5: War and society Intro27- • Breaker Morant (Craig Wilcox, independent historian)28- • Gallipoli (Daniel Reynaud, Avondale College)29- • The Cowra Breakout (Belinda Smaill, Monash University)30- • War Stories (Gay Fortune, University of Auckland)31- • Revealing Gallipoli (Peter Stanley, Australian National Museum)32- Section 6: Stories of adolescence Intro33- • Smiley (Emma Hamilton, University of Newcastle)34 • The Devil’s Playground (Jo May, University of Newcastle)35- • Puberty Blues (Lisa Featherstone, University of Newcastle)36- • Whale Rider (Jennifer Gauthier, Randolph College, USA) 37- Section 7: Icons, crime and the imagination Intro38 - One Summer Again (Bill Garner, University of Melbourne)39- • Evil Angels (Michelle Arrow, Macquarie University)40- • An Angel at My Table (Fincina Hopgood, University of Melbourne)41- • The Piano (Harriet Margolis, independent scholar)42- • Heavenly Creatures (James Bennett, University of Newcastle)43- • Ned Kelly (2003 version; Sarah Pinto, Monash University)44- Section 8: Explorations of gender and sexuality Intro45- • Dad and Dave Come to Town (Yorick Smaal, University of Queensland)46 - • My Brilliant Career (Jill Roe, Macquarie University)47- • Witches, Faggots, Dykes and Poofters (Scott McKinnon, University of Technology Sydney)48- • Love the Beast (Kirsten Stevens, Monash University)49- Section 9: Immigrants, Refugees and Multicultural Narratives Intro50- • They’re a Weird Mob (Jessica Carniel, University of Melbourne)51- • Illustrious Energy (Brenda Allen, University of Auckland)52- • Serenades (Michelle Langford, University of New South Wales)53- • Pacific Solution: From Afghanistan to Aotearoa (Annie Goldson, University of Auckland)54- Section 10: Playing with the Truth Intro55- • Rosie’s Secret (Nancy Cushing, University of Newcastle)56- • Forgotten Silver (Craig Hight, Waikato University)57- • Outback House (Susan Hardy and Anthony Corones, University of New South Wales)58- • The Colony (Claire Lowrie, University of Newcastle)