#Cleverman characters speak Gumbaynggirr & northern NSW language of Bundjalunghttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-04/cleverman-showcases-revival-of-indigenous-languages/7561842 …
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"We shall all be richer by this assimilation." Marion Frith, Minister for Human Safety.
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#Cleverman is masterful storytelling in many ways; apart from searing commentary on race is portrayal of gender. Women allowed to be angry. -
Women characters on TV & film are forced to be likeable; when they're angry they're stereotyped as "evil" or unhinged. Not in
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Women have own stories, relationships w/o men, & they have agency: Latani, Nerida, Aunty Linda. Good to see Araluen's arc shift.
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White women too: Charlotte is a doctor. Marion is the new villain. For a show where a man is the hero
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"We need that language, just to keep that alive. Watch director
@LeahPurcell15 & creator@ryanjgriffen#Clevermanhttp://iview.abc.net.au/programs/cleverman-extras/IR1521H006S00 … -
"'Tír gan Teanga, Tír gan Anam’" - Pádraig Pearse. "A country without a language is a country without a soul."
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