James Findlay

Caught on Screen

Australia's Convict History in Film and Television

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Produktbeschreibung

This book illuminates the pivotal role film and television played in shaping the popular memory of Australia's convict history, and consequently how enduring notions of colonialism and nationhood were established and challenged in a settler society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9798765100523
• Artikelnr.: 73362439

Autorenporträt

James Findlay is a Lecturer in Australian history at the University of Sydney, Australia. He has a research focus on historical film and television studies, convict history, Australian popular culture, and public history. He has held the Australian Film Institute Research Collection Fellowship and before becoming a historian worked extensively in film and television production, mostly in the field of documentary.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction. How to Watch a Flogging
1. Framing the Innocent: The Silent Era
2. Us Colonials Through Their Eyes: Convict Cinema Goes Global
3. The Ghosts of Port Arthur: Travelogues and Dark Tourism
4. They Came in Chains to Build a Television Nation: Emancipation,
Egalitarianism, and New Nationalism on the Small Screen
5. Bolters and Bushtopias: Narratives of Convict Escape
6. A New Stain: Screening Convict Violence on the Frontier
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index