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The Spoken and Unspoken Nature of Child Abuse in the Miniseries Devil's Playground : The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, The Catholic Church and Television Drama in Australia
2016
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criticism
— Appears in: Media International Australia , vol. 159 no. 1 2016; (p. 83-93)'In a departure from Fred Schepisi’s film The Devil’s Playground, the television sequel Devil’s Playground focuses on the cultural impact of priest child abuse. It will be argued that the prolific mainstream media coverage of these crimes before the series was made, and anticipated during its screening, lent a form of permission to green light the production. In focusing on Case 28 of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, this article will draw attention to the problematic nature of dramatising priest abuse in mainstream Australian television. While victims have willingly voiced graphic details of the sexual violence they experienced as children, after decades of silence, it is as if networks and producers are only now awkwardly grappling with these uncomfortable realities. In the process of sanitising such abusive behaviour, they reduce the degree of cruelty that survivors are intent on communicating.'
Source: Sage Publishing.
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Hany Earns His Higher Ordination
2014
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 21 September 2014; (p. 6) -
Why John is Relishing This Devilish Part
2014
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 7 September 2014; (p. 7) -
Devil Inside
2014
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 August 2014; (p. 31) -
Simon Burke on Devil's Playground : 'We Couldn't Avoid Tackling Sexual Abuse'
2014
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review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 9 September 2014;
— Review of Devil's Playground 2014 series - publisher film/TV
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Devil's Work Revisited
2014
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review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 September 2014; (p. 7)
— Review of Devil's Playground 2014 series - publisher film/TV -
Twist In the Devil's Tale
2014
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review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 September 2014; (p. 23)
— Review of Devil's Playground 2014 series - publisher film/TV -
The Last Word
2014
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review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 7 September 2014; (p. 22)
— Review of Devil's Playground 2014 series - publisher film/TV -
Burke Finds Potent Muse in Past Devilry
2014
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review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 7 September 2014; (p. 32)
— Review of Devil's Playground 2014 series - publisher film/TV -
Tangled Web
2014
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review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 September 2014; (p. 23)
— Review of Devil's Playground 2014 series - publisher film/TV 'What happened to young Tom Allen and the Catholic Church he ran from? Simon Burke tells Gillian Cumming how he re-acquainted himself with Tom for new television thriller Devil's Playground...' -
Back in the Habit
2014
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 5-6 July 2014; (p. 25-27) -
Devilish Program is Set to Rise Again
2014
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 July 2014; (p. 17) -
You Don't Know Jack
2014
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— Appears in: The Courier Mail , 3 September 2014; (p. 37) 'Jack Thompson as a conservative man of the cloth? Darren Devlyn finds the real person behind the role. -
Devil Inside
2014
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 August 2014; (p. 31) -
Why John is Relishing This Devilish Part
2014
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— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 7 September 2014; (p. 7)
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