‘Endangered species turned dangerous’: Rena Owen and celebrity in Aotearoa/NZ

This article argues that Rena Owen’s star persona has been constrained, and ultimately undermined, by essentialist definitions of her status as Māori on the part of print media, in particular women’s magazines, in response to her role as Beth in Once Were Warriors (Lee Tamahori, 1994), a role that t...

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Main Authors: Ellen Pullar, Hilary Radner
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Asia Pacific Network 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7cfde4bdc62f475aa5c7d1a170e9840a
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