Diasporas of Australian cinema

• Other Authors: Simpson, Catherine., Murawska, Renata., Lambert, Anthony.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol, UK ; Chicago : Intellect, 2009.
• Subjects: Motion pictures > Australia.; Minorities in motion pictures.; Multiculturalism in motion pictures.; PERFORMING ARTS > Reference. > Film & Video; Motion pictures.; Australia > In motion pictures.; Australia.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (213 pages) : illustrations
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781841503363 (electronic bk.); 1841503363 (electronic bk.); 1841501972; 9781841501970

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 --Cover.