- Title
- Screening the dykes of Oz: lesbian representation on Australian television
- Creator
- Beirne, Rebecca
- Relation
- Journal of Lesbian Studies Vol. 13, Issue 1, p. 25-34
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07380560802314128
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2009
- Description
- This article provides a survey of lesbian representation in Australian-made television programming. Beginning with the 1970s, when Australia led the Anglophone world in terms of queer representation on television, the article discusses major instances of queer women appearing on Australian television including in such shows as Prisoner, Home & Away, Neighbours, All Saints, The Secret Life of Us, Last Man Standing, and Kick.
- Subject
- lesbian; dykes; Neighbours; All Saints; Play School; The Secret Life of Us; Last Man Standing; Kick; Australia; bisexual; television; Chequerboard; The Box; Prisoner; Raw FM; Home and Away
- Identifier
- uon:7066
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/920660
- Identifier
- ISSN:1089-4160
- Rights
- This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Lesbian Studies Vol. 13, Issue 1, p. 25-34. Journal of Lesbian Studies is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1089-4160&volume=13&issue=1&spage=25
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