Kylie Andrews

Trailblazing Women of Australian Public Broadcasting, 1945-1975 (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Trailblazing women of Australian Public Broadcasting, 1945 - 1975 offers a compelling new perspective of Australian radio and television history. It chronicles how a group of female producers defied the odds and forged remarkable careers in the traditionally male domain of public-affairs production at the ABC in the post-war decades. Kay Kinane, Catherine King, Therése Denny and Joyce Belfrage were ambitious and resourceful producers, part of the vanguard of Australian broadcasters who used mass media as a vehicle for their social and political activism. Fiercely dedicated to their audiences, they wrote, directed and produced ground-breaking documentaries and current affairs programs that celebrated Australian life, while also challenging its cultural complacency, its racism and sexism. They immersed themselves in the ABC's many networks of collaboration and initiated a range of strategies to expand their agency and authority. With vivid descriptions of life at the ABC, this book traces their careers as they crossed borders and crossed mediums, following them as they worked on location shoots and in production offices, in television studios, control rooms and radio booths. In doing so it highlights the barriers, both official and unofficial, that confronted so many women working in broadcasting after World War II.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781839982590
• Artikelnr.: 63388384

Autorenporträt

Kylie Andrews is an historian who writes about media, production cultures and gender. Her recent research focuses on women and work in Australian public broadcasting.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Preface; 1. Introduction
  Showrunners
Shot Callers and Flying Typewriters
Notes; 2. Career Snapshots
Kay Kinane
Catherine King
Therése Denny
Joyce Belfrage
Notes; 3. Welcome to the ABC
Ladies
How and Why 'Women's Work' Was Marginalized at the ABC
Trapped in the Typing Pool
Acceptable Behaviour
Birds
Chicks and Old Ducks
Forbidden Domains
Contesting 'Women's Worlds'
Notes; 4. The New Nation-Builders
A Cuckoo in the ABC's Nest
The Adelaide Legacy
The 'Schoolie with the Motorbike'
The Scholarly Troublemaker
Nation-builders and Citizens but Not Feminists?
Notes; 5. Talent Was Not Enough
ABC Mentors and Gatekeepers
Opportunities Arising during Times of Disruption
Bargaining from a Position of Strength and Refusing to Be Bullied
Joyce and the ABC's Transition to Television: A Cautionary Tale
Notes; 6. Thinking Outside the Box
Moving between Radio and TV
Manipulating the Message: Using the Press to Shape Public Personas
Embracing 'Platform Agnostic' Careers
Notes; 7. Timely Escapes and Bittersweet Homecomings
'New Ways of Living and Loving'
Notes; 8. International Adventures and Global Networking
Kay's First Big Adventure: The Imperial Relations Trust
Some Benefits of Membership
Reversing the Tide: Taking Advantage of Polarities of Exchange
Joyce Makes the Most of Empire Employment Networks
Turning a Negative into a Positive: Therése Exploits Her Colonial Identity
Kay's American Adventure
Networks of Collaboration and Support
Broadcasting Advocacy Goes Global
Notes; 9. Farewell to the ABC
Notes; 10. Epilogue
Revising Limited Historical Narratives
Notes; Reference List
Primary Sources
Industry Memos
Intra-ABC Communications and Reports
Personal Correspondence and Diary Entries
Audio and Audio-Visual Projects
Press
Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Interviews and Oral Histories
Industry Reports
Archive Reports and Legislation
Secondary Sources
Books and Book Chapters
Journal Articles
Conference Papers and Speeches
Websites; Index