This book is about representation and the importance of visibility
and inclusivity in the stories we tell each other about ourselves.
It is therefore also about power and local access to the means of
representation in an increasingly globalised world. This book uses
one film, "Broken English" (1996), as a case study to explore in
depth 'where New Zealand is at' as a nation. This choice is based
on the proposition that this feature film at the time presented a
significant 'break' in New Zealand cinema: where feature films
before 'imagined' New Zealand overwhelmingly in either monocultural
or bicultural terms, this film specifically and deliberately
provided a multicultural perspective. By analysing this particular
film on different levels and from many different angles, this book
works through issues of national identity, by using concepts like
ethnicity, race and diaspora. Through interviews with key people
and a series of focus groups, the book explores where policy
makers, film makers and viewers from a variety of ethnic
backgrounds situate themselves and others within contemporary
Aotearoa/ New Zealand.
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