Desperate Measures (2013 Australian TV series)

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Desperate Measures is an Australian television documentary series of historical and political matters relating to Indigenous Australians, with three series that aired on National Indigenous Television (NITV) between 2013 and 2018.

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Overview

Desperate measures tells the stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have been part of political movements and/or who have made an impact on Australian Government policies. [1]

Three series went to air on NITV: Series 1 in 2013; [2] Series 2 in 2014; [3] and Series 3 in 2017–18. [4] [5] [6]

The series is used as a reference in academic papers [7] [4] and on websites, such as Redfern Oral History, [8] [9] as well as being kept as video resources in academic libraries. [10] [11] [12]

Episodes

Series 1

Series 1 consisted of the following episodes: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Desperate Measures series 1 (2013 - 2013) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia . 16 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Rod (5 December 2013). "Five New Documentaries from Indigenous filmmakers". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Desperate Measures series 2 (2014 - 2014) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia . Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 Freire de Carvalho Frey, Aline (2019). Eco-Fourth Cinema: Indigenous Rights and Environmental Crises. UQ eSpace (PhD). University of Queensland. School of Communication and Arts. p. 100. doi:10.14264/uql.2019.172 . Retrieved 17 February 2023. By 2017/18 the NITV weekly schedule was giving space to the community to tell their stories in different ways. This included programs such as: Surviving, presented on Mondays and centred on a one-person story and biography; Desperate Measures screened every Tuesday looked at historical moments and political movements...
  5. ↑ "TV Guide Issue #14: 19 July 2018". ClickView. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Desperate Measures series 3 (2015 - 2015) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia . Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Lindsey, Kiera (1 January 2020). "Indigenous approaches to the past: 'Creative histories' at the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney". The Australasian Journal of Popular Culture. 9 (1): 83–102. doi:10.1386/ajpc_00017_1. ISSN   2045-5852. S2CID   226124846 . Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "More oral histories, and other stories". Redfern Oral History. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "Film". Redfern Oral History. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Desperate Measures: Portraits with Michael Aird". University of Queensland . Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  11. ↑ Watson, Sam (2013), Black Panthers: with Sam Watson [catalogue entry], NITV, retrieved 17 February 2023 Held at UQ Library.
  12. ↑ "Desperate Measures : Monica Stevens - Series 1 - Ep 3". Catalogue, Deakin University Library. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "Coming of the Light (2013) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Gadigal (2013) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia . 16 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "1988 March for Justice, Freedom and Hope (2013) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia . 16 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  16. ↑ "A Rare Gem: Coloured Stone (2013) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia . 16 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  17. ↑ "Malaytown (2013) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia . 16 March 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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