A guide to writing and speaking about Indigenous People in Australia

Roberts, Zac; Carlson, Bronwyn; O'Sullivan, Sandy; Day, Madi; Rey, Jo Anne; Kennedy, Tristan; Bakic, Tetei; Farrell, Andrew

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“…(Media Diversity Australia, 2018, 5) Generally, Aboriginal person/people(s) is currently recommended over this dispreferred use of Aborigine or Aboriginal as noun (e.g. Roberts et al, 2021), even if the meaning 'Aboriginal' in general has a colonial history: 'Aboriginal is first recorded as used of the indigenous [sic] people of Australia by the British colonial government in 1824 and as a word for indigenous inhabitant [sic] in 1828' (Arthur 1996: 224). As Syron further explains: 'This identity label was used by the government.…”

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Functions of dialogue in (television) drama: A case study of Indigenous-authored television narratives

Bednarek

Syron

2022

Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics

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While stylistics has successfully integrated the study of language use in film and television, relatively little research has tried to systematically classify the functions of television or film dialogue – i.e. to taxonomise its range of potential stylistic functions such as characterisation or the creation of consistency. Most stylistic research has also focussed on traditional US (Hollywood) or European narrative mass media, rather than culturally-diverse or Indigenous-authored film and television. This article aims to make a contribution to both of these under-examined fields by offering a case study of the stylistic functions of Australian Aboriginal English lexis in three successful Indigenous-authored television series. The three series ( Redfern Now, Cleverman and Mystery Road) are all important for the television canon and were broadcast in Australia as well as exported internationally. Using an existing corpus with dialogue from these series as repository, this article illustrates the different functions of Australian Aboriginal English lexis in its surrounding text by critically examining multiple dialogue extracts from the three narratives. Quotations from Indigenous screen creatives are interwoven with the analysis where relevant. We argue that such lexis fulfils many functions beyond characterisation and demonstrate the significance of communicating culture and identity in Indigenous-authored drama. The study has implications both for the stylistic analysis of the multiple functions of television/film dialogue and for the study of narratives that feature significant creative involvement by marginalised, subjugated, colonised, or otherwise historically excluded communities – including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander people(s) in Australia.

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Functions of dialogue in (television) drama: A case study of Indigenous-authored television narratives

Bednarek

Syron

2022

Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics

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‘I am not alone’: enabling factors for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PhD success

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Worrell

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Aust. Educ. Res.

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Through yarning and storying led by Aboriginal researchers, this study explores the success factors for Indigenous PhD Graduates. Participants comprised 21 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who had completed their PhDs within the last 7 years. Our thematic analysis uncovered themes associated with participants’ decision to enrol as a scholar and the factors and experiences that contributed to the successful completion of their PhD. We identified three overlapping yet distinct themes that represent why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people choose to pursue a PhD: Telling our story in our way, My Community needs me to do this, and Practicality rules. A strong sense of Connection and Reciprocity was a crucial factor for participants’ successful completion of the PhD. We present a model of our findings model that translates the three key success factors identified in this study as foundational to success for Indigenous scholars’ success in their PhD journey.

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A guide to writing and speaking about Indigenous People in Australia

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Functions of dialogue in (television) drama: A case study of Indigenous-authored television narratives

Functions of dialogue in (television) drama: A case study of Indigenous-authored television narratives

‘I am not alone’: enabling factors for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PhD success

Studies in Corpus Linguistics

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