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Stephen Kinnane Stephen Kinnane i(A7113 works by) (a.k.a. Steve Kinnane)
Born: Established: 1967 Perth, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Miriwoong
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1 Who’s Your Mob? : An Indigenous Australian Dictionary of Biography Shino Konishi , Julie Andrews , Odette Best , Brenda Croft , Stephen Kinnane , Greg Lehman , John Whop , 2023 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 458 2023; (p. 24-26)

'In his 1968 Boyer Lectures, After the Dreaming, anthropologist W.E.H. Stanner lamented that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples had been omitted from narratives of the nation’s past. Contending that this omission was ‘a structural matter’, he likened Australian history to ‘a view from a window which has been carefully placed to exclude a whole quadrant of the landscape’. He proposed that the kinds of stories which could bring Indigenous history into view for Australian readers would focus on the lives of individuals.' (Introduction)
1 This Salted Earth : An Eclectic and Engaging Collection of Writings Stephen Kinnane , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 416 2019; (p. 29-30)
— Review of Salt : Selected Essays and Stories Bruce Pascoe , 2019 selected work essay short story

'Bruce Pascoe’s Salt is a wonderfully eclectic collection of new works and earlier short fiction, literary non-fiction, and essays written over twenty years. Structured thematically across six themes – Country, Lament, Seawolves, Embrasure, Tracks, and Culture Lines – Salt moves between the past and the present with Pascoe’s distinctively poetic voice. Readers of Dark Emu (2014) and Convincing Ground (2007) will be familiar with the style and subject matter but will discover newly released or reworked gems.' (Introduction)
1 Stories from the Front : Steve Kinnane in Conversation with Melissa Lucashenko, Bruce Pascoe and Wayne Barker Stephen Kinnane , 2016 single work interview
— Appears in: Westerly , vol. 61 no. 1 2016; (p. 178-194)
1 2 y separately published work icon Westerly vol. 61 no. 1 Stephen Kinnane (editor), 2016 9855612 2016 periodical issue
1 A Long, Slow Dance : The Nation's History Stephen Kinnane , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Knowledge of Life : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australia 2015; (p. 1-25)
1 Tracks Stephen Kinnane , 2014 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Remembered by Heart 2014; (p. 15-32)
1 Keepers of Our Stories Glen Stasiuk , Stephen Kinnane , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Supplementary issue vol. 39S no. 2010; (p. 87-95) 'Storytelling is an integral part of life for Indigenous Australians. Before the arrival of Europeans and continuing after; gathered around the campfire in the evening stories were and are still shared; passed from one generation to the next. In modern times, in addition to continuing oral traditions, another method of storytelling has risen from the ashes of the fire: filmmaking and multi-media production. In the past stories were verbally passed from one family member to the next. Sometimes these 'yarns' were presented on a 'message stick' and the modern form of the traditional message stick is the DVD or the internet. This paper will examine the importance and crucial element of re-representation of images, archives or productions that have in the past, and in the majority, portrayed Indigenous cultures and communities in a derogatory or less than flattering manner. Further, it will explain the main factors for appropriate manifestation of Indigenous perspectives within any film production that is portraying or capturing Indigenous individuals, narratives and/or communities. The paper relates the key elements that must be in place to ensure appropriate and robust Indigenous agency in any film production. Finally, the paper concludes with an affirmation of the need to creatively engage in the third space; between Indigenous values and priorities and Western formats and narrative structures, to arrive at a uniquely modern Indigenous telling that is accessible, firstly to Indigenous Australians, and secondly, to those with whom we wish to share our stories.' Source: The authors.
1 [Review Essay] A Story to Tell Anthea-Jo Taylor , Stephen Kinnane , 2007 single work essay
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Studies , no. 2 2007; (p. 187-188)

'A Story to Tell stands out among the body of work in the Indigenous life history genre. This small hardback publication is collection of short vignettes about Laurel Nannup’s personal life that illuminate a sense of her own community, and that of a generation of Nyungars in the southwest of Western Australia.' (Introduction)
1 16 y separately published work icon Shadow Lines Stephen Kinnane , Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 2003 Z1051216 2003 single work biography (taught in 5 units) 'The story of Jessie Argyle, born in the remote East Kimberley and taken from her Aboriginal family at the age of five, and Edward Smith, a young Englishman escaping the rigid structures of London. In a society deeply divided on racial lines, Edward and Jessie met, fell in love and, against strong opposition, eventually married. Despite unrelenting surveillance and harassment the Smith home was a centre for Aboriginal cultural and social life for over thirty years.' (Source: back cover, 2003 edition)
1 Excerpt from When the Pelican Laughed Alice Nannup , Stephen Kinnane , Lauren Marsh , 1998 extract autobiography (When the Pelican Laughed)
— Appears in: Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998; (p. 227-229)
1 Excerpt from When the Pelican Laughed Alice Nannup , Lauren Marsh , Stephen Kinnane , 1998 extract autobiography (When the Pelican Laughed)
— Appears in: Indigenous Australian Voices : A Reader 1998; (p. 83-95)
1 form y separately published work icon The Coolbaroo Club Stephen Kinnane , Roger Scholes , Lauren Marsh , ( dir. Roger Scholes ) Canberra : Annamax Media Coolbaroo Club Productions , 1996 Z1639257 1996 single work film/TV (taught in 1 units)

In Perth, Western Australia, the Coolbaroo Club operated for 14 years (1946-1960) as a meeting place and a community focus for the local Aboriginal community. The Club was the only Aboriginal-run dance club in a city which practised unofficial apartheid. Continually harrassed by police with enforced fraternisation bans and curfews placed on them, the Indigenous population was also required to carry identity cards and deal with bureaucratic obstruction. During its lifetime, the Club attracted black musicians and celebrities from all over Australia and occasionally from overseas, among them Nat 'King' Cole, Harold Blair, and the Harlem Globetrotters.
1 11 y separately published work icon When the Pelican Laughed Alice Nannup , Lauren Marsh (editor), Stephen Kinnane (editor), Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 1992 Z515997 1992 single work autobiography 'When the Pelican Laughed tells the remarkable story of Alice Nannup. Deeply informed by Alice's battling spirit and her particular voice, it is a story of learning to be strong in who you are.' (Publisher's note)
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