‘Rolling Thunder’: Changing communication and the Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjara public sphere

‘Rolling Thunder’: Changing communication and the Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjara public sphere

Tom O'Regan and Philip Batty in Australian Television Culture, identify a problematic confrontation between westernised concepts of 'publicness' and the notions of that 'publicness' found within Aboriginal cultural practices. O'Regan and Batty acknowledge the role that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: David Tafler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pacific Media Centre 2005-04-01
Series:Pacific Journalism Review
Subjects:
indigenous public sphere
western media
Australia
television
marginalisation
indigenous voice
Online Access:https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/819
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Summary:Tom O'Regan and Philip Batty in Australian Television Culture, identify a problematic confrontation between westernised concepts of 'publicness' and the notions of that 'publicness' found within Aboriginal cultural practices. O'Regan and Batty acknowledge the role that tradition plays in mediating the integration of indigenous communities within contemporary Australia. They suggest an array of issues that very among communities. Some variables include proximity to European settlement, the traditional food sources, and the distance from the ocean.
ISSN:1023-9499
2324-2035

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