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Debutante: Race, Resistance and Girl Power

Written by: Nakkiah Lui, Miranda Tapsell, Nicola Harvey
Narrated by: Nakkiah Lui, Miranda Tapsell
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  • This series contains mature themes and strong language and listener discretion is advised.

    They're wearing ball gowns, they're debutantes... and they're black. The debs' ball is a controversial colonial export but can it be empowering too? Australia's most celebrated young playwright Nakkiah Lui and actress Miranda Tapsell put on their hats and gloves to find out.

    Nakkiah and Miranda are angry, young, vocal, Aboriginal and very, very funny. Join them on their journey, starting with a lesson on teatime etiquette in London where it all began, as they follow the debutante trail and discover that First Nations women across the globe have made this tradition their own. Nakkiah and Miranda ask: can beauty, poise and politeness actually empower them? Or is it better to get angry and start shouting?

    This is an Audible Original Podcast.  
    ©2020 Pipi Films Ltd (P)2020 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.
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Episodes
  • Ep. 1: Strong Black Women

    Ep. 1: Strong Black Women
    Jun 15 2020

    A London etiquette supremo offers Nakkiah instruction in correct debutante behaviour while Miranda learns from family and friends how it felt to be celebrated as a young woman at the National Aboriginal Ball in 1968.
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    26 mins
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  • Ep. 2: Don't Slip, Don't Fall

    Ep. 2: Don't Slip, Don't Fall
    Jun 15 2020

    Nakkiah and Miranda learn how this symbol of elitist colonialism was appropriated by an Indigenous community fighting for their civil rights.
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    29 mins
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  • Ep. 3: Revolutionary Citizens

    Ep. 3: Revolutionary Citizens
    Jun 15 2020

    Nakkiah and Miranda head to Mt Druitt in Western Sydney where they find that Aboriginal debutante balls are still going strong in the 21st century.
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    20 mins
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Customs & Traditions Sociology Women Australia & Oceania
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Absolutely Wonderful

Loved Listening to this wonderful informative, very truthful, honest, and personal experience. Definitely Recommend This!!!

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