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1 The Screenwriting Canon and the Industrial Hidden Curriculum : A Case for Educational Activism Radha O'Meara , Kay Are , Stayci Taylor , Cath Moore , 2023 single work essay
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , October vol. 27 no. 2 2023; 'This article identifies a cohort of screenplays and screenwriters recurrent on university screenwriting reading lists – a “screenwriting canon” –dominated by hegemonic identities. We identify some reasons for the perpetuation of this canon and its implications and limitations. We are especially concerned by the “hidden curriculum” within tertiary screenwriting courses and seek to expose the industry biases that shape its content and distribution. We find that the screenwriting canon, as distinct from other modes of creative writing and media practice, is shaped by a specific set of industrial values originating in Hollywood, which are expressed through regimes of access to certain texts and not others. These effectively determine what is allowed to count as “good” screenwriting. We argue that if the reading, analysis, discussion, performance and rewriting of screenplays is to be a useful tool for students then access to a greater diversity of screenplays is sorely needed. As educators, it is our responsibility to interrogate and critique the values of the screen industry rather than reproduce them. We make a case for accessing a wider range of screenplays and for introducing students to industry in a way that emphasises “work-ready” values, such as analysing power relations and ethical representation.' 

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1 Scriptwriting on the inside : The Streamlined System of Prisoner and the Collaborative Community of Wentworth Radha O'Meara , 2022 single work criticism
— Appears in: TV Transformations and Transgressive Women : From Prisoner : Cell Block H to Wentworth 2022;
1 Representation, Responsibility and Racism : A Courageous Conversation with Shareena Clanton Radha O'Meara (interviewer), 2022 single work interview
— Appears in: TV Transformations and Transgressive Women : From Prisoner : Cell Block H to Wentworth 2022;
1 Breakout Women : Introduction to TV Transformations, Gender and Transgression Radha O'Meara , Tessa Dwyer , Stayci Taylor , Craig Batty , 2022 single work criticism
— Appears in: TV Transformations and Transgressive Women : From Prisoner : Cell Block H to Wentworth 2022;
1 Amazon’s Resuscitation of Neighbours : Can Aussie TV Become Good Friends with Streaming? Tessa Dwyer , Radha O'Meara , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 25 November 2022;

'Many were shocked by the announcement last Friday that Australian soap opera Neighbours would return to screens in 2023, courtesy of a new deal between production house Fremantle Australia and multinational digital streamer Amazon. Significantly, this announcement overturns many expectations about television in the age of streaming.'
1 y separately published work icon Dog Park Radha O'Meara , Eloise Grills (illustrator), Sydney : Glom Press , 2022 24844935 2022 single work graphic novel

'SHE is half-asleep when she dresses to walk her dogs to the local park in the dim morning sunlight. Wandering together through the cold, damp grass, they stumble upon something dreadful. This experience rocks the woman out of her habitual actions and everyday rhythms. Dog Park draws us into an unsettling contemplation of the murky lines between the living and the dead.'  (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon TV Transformations and Transgressive Women : From Prisoner : Cell Block H to Wentworth Radha O'Meara (editor), Tessa Dwyer (editor), Stayci Taylor (editor), Craig Batty (editor), Oxford : Peter Lang , 2022 24758534 2022 anthology criticism

'A deep dive into iconic 1980s Australian women-in-prison TV drama Prisoner (aka Cell Block H), its contemporary reimagining as Wentworth, and its broader, global industry significance and influence, this book brings together a range of scholarly and industry perspectives, including an interview with actor Shareena Clanton (Wentworth’s Doreen Anderson). Its chapters draw on talks with producers, screenwriters and casting; fan voices from the Wentworth twitterverse; comparisons with Netflix’s Orange is the New Black; queer and LGBTQ approaches; and international production histories and contexts. By charting a path from Prisoner to Wentworth, the book offers a new mapping of TV shifts and transformations through the lens of female transgression, ruminating on the history, currency, industry position and cultural value of women-in-prison series.'

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1 Ungrounded Radha O'Meara , 2017 single work prose
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 38 2017; (p. 66-71) 'When I woke, I was woozy and confused. The news reported a 5.5 rolling quake, centred deep below Cook Strait. I recalled a strange dream of the bed jumping, the lamp jumping, the walls jumping. My house was on a trampoline. Had it had actually happened?...' (Publication abstract)
1 Stasiland : Beyond the Berlin Wall Radha O'Meara , 2002 single work essay
— Appears in: Arts Alumni News , December 2002; (p. 3, 8) Anna Funder speaks about the writing of her book on East Germany,Stasiland.
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