Mad Max, accented English, and same-language dubbing

Tessa Dwyer

Mad Max, accented English, and same-language dubbing

Tessa Dwyer

Film Screen & Culture

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Abstract

Interrogating the much overlooked language politics of the global mediascape, this chapter explores the role of voice and accent in Australian cult classic film Mad Max (Miller, 1979) by focusing on its dubbing into American English by US distributor American International Pictures. This instance of same-language, English-to-English dubbing exposes the entrenched cultural and language inequalities that affect global exhibition and distribution practices. The chapter argues for an expanded notion of 'accented cinema' (Naficy 2001) that relates as much to intercultural reception and distribution as to processes of production.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Locating the Voice in Film:
Subtitle of host publication	Critical Approaches and Global Practices
Editors	Tom Whittaker, Sarah Wright
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	137-155
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9780190646851
ISBN (Print)	9780190261139
Publication status	Published - 2 Feb 2017

Keywords

Australian Cinema
Dubbing
Accent
national identity
Mad Max

1 Article

Changing accents: Place, voice and Top of the Lake
Dwyer, T., 19 Jan 2018, In: Studies in Australasian Cinema. 12, 1, p. 14-28 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

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Mad Max, accented English, and same-language dubbing

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Changing accents: Place, voice and Top of the Lake

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