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- Title
Two Worlds Combined: How Cleverman (2016-2017) Reimagines Indigenous Storytelling.
- Authors
Courchesne, Jade
- Abstract
This article discusses the Australian television drama, Cleverman, a show that blends together science fiction, conventions of the superhero genre, and influences from Indigenous storytelling to yield an honest critique of modern Australian politics. Tackling Australia's documented history of Indigenous maltreatment while weaving in elements of the Dreaming, the article dissects how Cleverman depicts the legacy of intercultural and intergenerational trauma inflicted upon Indigenous populations, provoking a discourse on how government initiatives continue to have serious, negative repercussions on marginalized communities.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; REFLEXIVITY; TELEVISION dramas; STORYTELLING; INDIGENOUS peoples
- Publication
Film Matters, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 2, p60
- ISSN
2042-1869
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1386/fm_00227_7