Craven, Allison (2008) Tropical gothic: radiance revisited. Etropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 7. - .

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Abstract

The paper concerns the representation of North Queensland in the adaptation of Louis Nowra’s play Radiance to Rachel Perkins’ post-Mabo film, Radiance, released in 1998. The trauma and dispossession of the women of Radiance evokes a mythic anti-Eden, a haunted home, the gothic aura of which is suggested through allusions to Madam Butterfly and through images of sugar cane fields, and music.

Item ID:	5146
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1448-2940
Keywords:	gothic, cinema, radiance, sugar cane, music, Mabo, adaptation
Related URLs:	http://www.jcu.edu.au/etropic
Additional Information:	Pages numbers on the PDF file are not for citation purposes.
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2009 00:23
FoR Codes:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200212 Screen and Media Culture @ 75% 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200211 Postcolonial Studies @ 20% 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2002 Cultural Studies > 200210 Pacific Cultural Studies @ 5%
SEO Codes:	95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9502 Communication > 950201 Communication Across Languages and Culture @ 15% 95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9502 Communication > 950205 Visual Communication @ 30% 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture @ 55%
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