Reel schools : schooling and the nation in Australian cinema / Josephine May.
Reel schools : schooling and the nation in Australian cinema / Josephine May.
Reel schools : schooling and the nation in Australian cinema / Josephine May.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Bern ; New York : Peter Lang, 2013.
Bern, Switzerland Peter Lang, 2013.
Date
2013.
Call Numbers
H 2013/3091
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
x, 285 pages : illustrations (some coloured) ; 23 cm.
Content type
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. Introduction: The cinematic vernacular of Australian schooling -- 2. The silent era : 'a school of sentiment' -- 3. High tide of nationalist portrayal 1930s-1960s -- 4. Nation and the girls' boarding school in the 1970s -- 5. Nation and the boys' school in the 1970s -- 6. State high school blues...
Publication information
Publisher
Bern ; New York : Peter Lang, 2013.
Bern, Switzerland Peter Lang, 2013.
Date Published
2013.
2013.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
- Philosophy & theory of education
- Social history
- Cinema (Film studies)
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Looks at the history of Australian schooling through the lens of Australian cinema from the silent era until 2010. In this title, the author shows how numerous Australian feature and documentary films offer access to powerful vernacular imaginings about school education in Australia.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Reel schools : schooling and the nation in Australian cinema / Josephine May.
Portion of title
Schooling and the nation in Australian cinema.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-271) and index.
Audience note
Postgraduate.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2013.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2013/3091
Record Identifier
74VKd2yb7xDA
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKd2yb7xDA
Other Identifiers
ISBN
3035104433 (ebook)
9783034306324 (paperback)
3034306326 (paperback)
9783035104431 (ebook)
DDC
791.436558
MMS ID
991019809479702626
