War histories and their publics by Jon Piccini

Gallipoli - Film

2017-08-02 00:51:39 UTC

Representation: Dramatised, eight months into two hours. Narrowed down to one event so technically micro history. reasonably accurate, despite historical in-battle inaccuracies. Battle of the Neck was actually much smaller. Home boy did not run that long. Dark humour as a coping mechanism. Mateship still prevalent. Inaccurate because all claim was laid to the British however, we were fighting to help NZ achieve their goal. Glorification of the Australian digger.
Meaning: Created and emotional connection to the war, instead of keeping it as an emotionally distant historical event. The movie increased the popularity of ANZAC Day (Vietnam war and the drama around that). Emphasised the mateship between Australian soldiers instead of their "worship" to the British empire.
Bearablity: Violence was toned down, not as much blood, focus was more upon the everyday life instead of the loss of limbs. The hot guy... but he died. <_<
Target audience: Australians. Also internationally, as Australian film was taking off. Put Mel Gibson on the map. Aimed towards the rowdy young adult to help influence patriotism.
Realism: Scenes showing how close Australians and Turkish soldiers were to each other was accurate, as they were pretty close. The mud. The hero trope was inaccurate, self preservation was too low. The gap is 30 meters, not 200.

Book

2017-08-02 00:52:19 UTC

- Very simplistic and macho
- Extremely patriotic (Australians described as beasts and Germans as devils)
- Glorified ANZACs and war
- Realistic in the sense that it described the spirit of the ANZACS
- targeted at general population it is very easy to read (a gift you would give to your grandma for christmas)
- Very romantic emotive language
- odd quotes are added in to the story to try and legitimise the story
- Paints the picture that Australians love war
- ANZAC narrative already existed before this particular event
- feels like a "non-fiction novel"
- focused more on the soldiers and morale than the actual event itself

Documentary - The War that Changed Us

2017-08-02 00:57:26 UTC

Representation of War
- Do your bit
- Contrasts pre-war life > during war
- Emotions i.e. Excitement
- dramatized + romanticized
Meaning Given
- losses felt at home
- duty to country and family
- pride
- "our war"
- impact on 'new' Australia
Bearable?
- storytelling
- Justification
- Country supported
- skipped on the gore
- positive scenes (i.e. focusing on families emotions)
- Focused on the e
Target Audience
- War enthusiasts
- BBC documentary - 'factual department'
- nationalist
Realistic
- music dramatizes
- costuming + destruction (e.g. trenches)
- ideals of adventure
- exploration and adventure
- six people (character selection)

Social expectation

The War That Changed Us - Documentary

2017-08-02 00:59:00 UTC

- Focused on popular history and supported by academic fact
- Romanticised and Sanitised
- True to era's bias
- Emotional experience as opposed to historical story
- Bearable because of the juxtaposition between battlefield and home life
- Target audiences - Versitile - Australian audience. Reinforces ANZAC narratives.
- Reminiscent for older generations. ABC Network.
- Intriguing for younger generations. Connection between livestyles of similar aged people.
- Unrealistic in the sense that there is very little representation of negative emotions. Focus on serenity in war.
- Realistic - colourised archive of soldiers marching.