Why read Womenvision?

Book cover of Womenvision: Women and the Moving Image in Australia

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Drawing upon their experience, success, contributions, and problems, this contemporary study not only focuses on female Australian filmmakers, but also traces the influence of women in television, new media, and computer games. Examining the representation of female, queer, and ethnic ideologies in the moving image, this book provides perspectives from…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Womenvision as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Josephine May

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Australian women have been involved in the creation of cinema from the beginning.

I loved this book because it was one of the few books around at the time that seriously examined this aspect of women in cinema from a range of different perspectives, including from the filmmakers themselves. Can you name the film referenced on the cover? (A: Looking for Alibrandi–a great school film and so much more!)

From Josephine's list on the history of Australian cinema.