Māori and Aboriginal women in the public eye : : representing difference, 1950-2000 / / Karen Fox.

"From 1950, increasing numbers of Aboriginal and Ma⁺ѕori women became nationally or internationally renowned. Few reached the heights of international fame accorded Evonne Goolagong or Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, and few remained household names for any length of time. But their growing numbers and vi...

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Place / Publishing House:Acton, A.C.T. : : ANU E Press,, 2011.
Year of Publication:2011
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:ANU lives series in biography Måaori and Aboriginal women in the public eye
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Summary:"From 1950, increasing numbers of Aboriginal and Ma⁺ѕori women became nationally or internationally renowned. Few reached the heights of international fame accorded Evonne Goolagong or Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, and few remained household names for any length of time. But their growing numbers and visibility reflected the dramatic social, cultural and political changes taking place in Australia and New Zealand in the second half of the twentieth century. This book is the first in-depth study of media portrayals of well-known Indigenous women in Australia and New Zealand, including Goolagong, Te Kanawa, Oodgeroo Noonuccal and Dame Whina Cooper. The power of the media in shaping the lives of individuals and communities, for good or ill, is widely acknowledged. In these pages, Karen Fox examines an especially fascinating and revealing aspect of the media and its history -- how prominent Ma⁺ѕori and Aboriginal women were depicted for the readers of popular media in the past."--Publisher's description
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Karen Fox.