Aborigine

Langton, M., 'The Politics of Aboriginal Representation', In: Well I Heard it on the Radio and I saw it on the Television, Australian Film Commission, North Sydney, 1993, pp. 23-43 This citation articulates the limitations of Aboriginal representations in various works of media anticipated by an, '...absence of critical theory and knowledge of..' (Para 2) Aboriginal fundamentals; heavily resulting in stereotypical views. Langton outlines the consequences illustrated in the, 'act of making the other invisible', …

…placement of Indigenous Australians in communal associations within the film industry, whilst identifying the Western assumption of the 'undifferentiated other' producing the juvenile presumption that being Aboriginal gives increased comprehension and therefore increased representation. Therefore, Langdon encourages the need to draw upon Aboriginal and Western views and well as those of a historical nature. This text was useful in identifying various concerns and avenues for advancement in regards to Aboriginal representation within the media. (148 words)