Remembering the storm: indigenous people’s remembrances of Cyclone Tracy explored through the medium of radio documentary

dc.contributor.advisorWilmore, Michael Josephen
dc.contributor.advisorGriffiths, Maryen
dc.contributor.authorCarolin, Naomien
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Humanitiesen
dc.date.issued2010en
dc.description.abstractThis research consists of a radio documentary that explores the mood leading up to Cyclone Tracy that hit Darwin on Christmas Eve, 1974, with an accompanying exegesis that discusses the making of the documentary in the context of Indigenous media in Australia. It further explores the social fabric of survivors’ lives in Darwin during this time, the uniqueness of place, and the environmental impact of the storm. It does so in regard to Indigenous cultural traditions and the impact of the storm on families. I have focused on my own extended family and their Indigenous perspective on this event. I have sought to convey the sense of intimacy that a radio program can bring to the audience and a sense of authenticity that I experienced growing up with our family tradition of oral history. The experiences of Cyclone Tracy are recalled by my respondents with each having a unique story of survival, and how they moved forward after this devastating event. I have explored themes such as survival, tradition, uniqueness of place, storytelling, and adaptation. I have used work by researchers such as Faye Ginsburg, Terence Turner, Eric Michaels, and Kristin Dowell, who look at the uses of Indigenous media in contemporary times. Indigenous academics Rosemary Van Den Berg, Lester Irabina Rigney, Helen Molnar and Marcia Langton write about the uses of and need for Indigenous media. The need for the Indigenous voice to be heard is paramount and this is the central point of my thesis and documentary, which also examine questions of the sustainability of Indigenous media. Success stories of Indigenous media are explored using examples such as the Warlpiri Media Association and Goolarri Media Enterprises in Broome.en
dc.description.dissertationThesis (M.A.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Humanities, 2010en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/64043
dc.provenanceThis electronic version is made publicly available by the University of Adelaide in accordance with its open access policy for student theses. Copyright in this thesis remains with the author. This thesis may incorporate third party material which has been used by the author pursuant to Fair Dealing exceptions. If you are the owner of any included third party copyright material you wish to be removed from this electronic version, please complete the take down form located at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/legals
dc.subjectradio; indigenous media; cyclone Tracy; remembrancesen
dc.titleRemembering the storm: indigenous people’s remembrances of Cyclone Tracy explored through the medium of radio documentaryen
dc.typeThesisen

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