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Volume 13, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 2042-1869
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Abstract

This article discusses the Australian television drama, , 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 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.

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Two Worlds Combined: How Cleverman (2016-2017) Reimagines Indigenous Storytelling
Film Matters 13, 60 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1386/fm_00227_7
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Keyword(s): Australian drama; identity; Indigenous authorship; Indigenous storytelling; intercultural trauma; representation

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