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Ginsburg, Faye. "Embedded Aesthetics: Creating a Discursive Space for Indigenous Media." Cultural Anthropology 9, no. 3 (1994): 365–382.
The author in this article discusses Aboriginal media as part of a complex "mediascape" where Aboriginal social bases and social relationships inform the aesthetics of Aboriginal media work. The article highlights the role of self-representation in remote communities; national television; and the role of indigenous media producers and their influence trans-nationally.
Ginsburg, F. D. (2006). Rethinking Documentary in the Digital Age. Cinema Journal 46(1), 128-133. University of Texas Press. Retrieved May 23, 2017, from Project MUSE database.
This short article examines the relationship of indigenous people to new media and the digital age.
Ginsburg, F. (2005), BLAK SCREENS AND CULTURAL CITIZENSHIP. Visual Anthropology Review, 21: 80–97. doi:10.1525/var.2005.21.1-2.80
A detailed look the development of indigenous film-making in Australia and making indigenous lives more visible on screens to a wider audience. It explores the policies and zeitgeist affecting the emergence of indigenous film-makers.
Khorana, S. (2012). Film festivals and beyond: Activist discourses in the reception of Samson and Delilah and The Tall Man. Studies In Australasian Cinema, 6(2), 217-227. doi:10.1386/sac.6.2.217_1
In the last five years, Australian films centred on Indigenous characters, such as Ten Canoes (de Heer and Djigirr, 2006), Samson and Delilah (Thornton, 2009) and The Tall Man (Krawitz, 2011) have been applauded for their sensitive engagement with traditional Aboriginal stories as well as with contemporary issues.