Calls for chapter submissions are now open for a new book exploring the unique space Australian film and television occupies in world cinema, with a particular focus on representations of law and justice ‘Down Under’.
Griffith Law School’s Dr Kieran Tranter wants to explore the unique space Australian film and television occupies in world cinema through a new book titled, Law and Justice through Australian Lenses: Bushrangers, Battlers and Bastards.
Dr Tranter says most Australians are unaware of the special place Australia plays in cinematic history.
“Most Australians are unaware the first full-length narrative feature film ever produced, was made in Melbourne, giving the Story of the Kelly Gang (1906), a special place in cinematic history by retelling another history, that of the infamous outlaw Ned Kelly,” he says.
“Australia creates a range of films and television fixated on issues of law and justice. From the ‘ocker’ Kerrigans in The Castle, to several versions
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