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Teaching Mr Pip . Mr Pip . Directed by Andrew Adamson ( 2012 ) Produced by Strange Weather Films. Distributor: Paramount Pictures. Funded by the New Zealand Film Commission. Dur: 133 minutes.

Teaching Mr Pip . Mr Pip . Directed by Andrew Adamson ( 2012 ) Produced by Strange Weather Films.... Works of fiction (literature, film) have been used in different contexts by social scientists for decades. They can be objects of study, sources of data, methodological tools, modes of representation and teaching material. Feature films set in the Asia Pacific region frequently explore issues addressed by researchers, including war and conflict, colonialism, climate change and natural resource exploitation. Recently, Mr Pip has drawn public interest as a film set in Oceania that portrays an event – the Bougainville conflict – that has not otherwise received much attention from the commercial film industry. Mr Pip is a popular choice of movie for fund‐raising events in New Zealand and Australia, with members of the public often turning to social scientists for further commentary. While fictional, Mr Pip provides us with an opportunity to engage in public conversations about the issues it raises. In this review, I discuss academic debates the film invites us to consider, and evaluate its usefulness as a teaching resource. Director Andrew Adamson adapted Mr Pip from Lloyd Jones' award‐winning 2006 novel. Mr Pip tells the story of Matilda (Xzannjah Matsi), a 13‐year‐old girl living in a small village near the Panguna copper mine in the early http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asia Pacific Viewpoint Wiley

Teaching Mr Pip . Mr Pip . Directed by Andrew Adamson ( 2012 ) Produced by Strange Weather Films. Distributor: Paramount Pictures. Funded by the New Zealand Film Commission. Dur: 133 minutes.

Gibson, Lorena
Asia Pacific Viewpoint , Volume 55 (3) – Dec 1, 2014
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Abstract

Works of fiction (literature, film) have been used in different contexts by social scientists for decades. They can be objects of study, sources of data, methodological tools, modes of representation and teaching material. Feature films set in the Asia Pacific region frequently explore issues addressed by researchers, including war and conflict, colonialism, climate change and natural resource exploitation. Recently, Mr Pip has drawn public interest as a film set in Oceania that portrays an event – the Bougainville conflict – that has not otherwise received much attention from the commercial film industry. Mr Pip is a popular choice of movie for fund‐raising events in New Zealand and Australia, with members of the public often turning to social scientists for further commentary. While fictional, Mr Pip provides us with an opportunity to engage in public conversations about the issues it raises. In this review, I discuss academic debates the film invites us to consider, and evaluate its usefulness as a teaching resource. Director Andrew Adamson adapted Mr Pip from Lloyd Jones' award‐winning 2006 novel. Mr Pip tells the story of Matilda (Xzannjah Matsi), a 13‐year‐old girl living in a small village near the Panguna copper mine in the early

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Asia Pacific Viewpoint – Wiley

Published: Dec 1, 2014

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