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The post-war period in Australian history was rife with critical debate over notions of nation-building, multiculturalism and internationalization. Australian Post-War Documentary Film tackles these issues in a considered, wide-ranging analysis of three types of documentaries: governmental, institutional and radical. Charting the rise of progressive film culture, this volume critiques key films of the era, including “The Back of Beyond”, and retells film history by placing these documentaries in an international context.
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"'Deane Williams re-evaluates Australian documentary film production after World War 2, positioning it as part of an international left culture.'"
Associate Professor Ina Bertrand, University of Melbourne
"'Australian Postwar Documentary Film: An Arc of Mirrors is a thoroughly and painstakingly researched study of its subject, which draws upon a wealth of new oral and other forms of historical resource related to the Australian labour movement and associated film-making.'"
Ian Aitken, De Montford University
"With erudition and insight, Deane Williams in this book reconstructs a previously obscured era of documentary cinema in Australia, shedding light on the network of affiliations and associations that underlay the making of a cluster of compelling, politically charged documentary films in the postwar era.'"
Charles Wolfe, University of California, Santa Barbara