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Volume 2, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 2632-2463
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Abstract

This article spotlights the remarkable achievements of , a drama series and film created in Aotearoa New Zealand that breaks new ground in transgender production and representation. The case study mainly focuses on off-screen developments that shed light on ’s intersectionality, and on the compelling connections drawn by the creative team behind the project between trans identity and environmental and racial justice. Finally, the analysis touches on further innovations the team is implementing in its second season, which is currently in production.

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Aotearoa pioneering LGBTIQ, Indigenous and environmental production: The case of Rūrangi in New Zealand
Journal of Environmental Media 2, 203 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1386/jem_00062_1
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Keyword(s): environmental media production; environmental policy; Indigenous media; intersectionality; media industry studies; Māori media studies; New Zealand cinema; transgender representation

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