A Critical Examination of Film Archiving and Curatorial Practices in Aotearoa New Zealand Through the Life and Work of Jonathan Dennis

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A Critical Examination of Film Archiving and Curatorial Practices in Aotearoa New Zealand Through the Life and Work of Jonathan Dennis

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Auckland University of Technology

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Tuwhera

Description

The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate how the founding director of the New Zealand Film Archive, Jonathan Dennis (1953-2002), became a conduit for tension and debate during the 1981-2002 period in relation to both the indigenous and non-indigenous presentation of film archival materials. His work resulted in a film archive and curatorship practice which differed significantly from that of the North American and European archives he originally sought to emulate. As a Pākehā (non-Māori/i...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2014

Creator

Kelly, Emma Jean

URL

https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/8636

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Archive / Biculturalism / Curatorship / Subject / Author / Creativity

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