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Books That Made Us

It's really humbling and amazingto work for an organisation that's not only...

It's really humbling and amazing
to work for an organisation that's not only about
empowerment through literature that's not only about
empowerment through literature
but also about employment
through literature

Full Transcript

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It's really humbling and amazing to work for an organisation
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that's not only about empowerment through literature
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that's not only about empowerment through literature but also about employment through literature.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:40
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

An inspiring documentary series, presented by Claudia Karvan, that takes us on a journey to celebrate our love of books, meet our great storytellers and explore our Australian identity.
S01 • E02 There's a line in it where Javo's mother - - Books That Made Us 00:07
There's a line in it where Javo's mother -
S01 • E03 The institution was utterly deaf - Books That Made Us 00:07
The institution was utterly deaf
S01 • E01 "The afternoon the militia showed up on Beit Samra's doorstep, - Books That Made Us 00:14
"The afternoon the militia showed up on Beit Samra'...
S01 • E02 And I thought, "Oh, I can just laugh at men when they're being pricks." - Books That Made Us 00:04
And I thought, "Oh, I can just laugh at men when they&#...
S01 • E03 And it has lost its validity to speak. - Books That Made Us 00:04
And it has lost its validity to speak.
S01 • E02 But it is also really clearly about Melbourne. - Books That Made Us 00:04
But it is also really clearly about Melbourne.
S01 • E02 It's a celebration of Helen Garner's home town. - Books That Made Us 00:06
It's a celebration of Helen Garner's home town.
S01 • E03 Your ending is very satisfying and very heroic. - Books That Made Us 00:04
Your ending is very satisfying and very heroic.
S01 • E01 "Although Jamilah did not know it then, - Books That Made Us 00:14
"Although Jamilah did not know it then,
S01 • E02 "Early in the morning, I climbed over him from the wall side of the bed, - Books That Made Us 00:11
"Early in the morning, I climbed over him from the wall...
S01 • E03 There was a very educated victim of abuse, Dr Ellis. - Books That Made Us 00:06
There was a very educated victim of abuse, Dr Ellis.
S01 • E03 There was a very educated victim ..1974 to 1979, - Books That Made Us 00:06
There was a very educated victim ..1974 to 1979,
S01 • E02 "A wild, yellow sky, dry, grey air full of turbulence. - Books That Made Us 00:07
"A wild, yellow sky, dry, grey air full of turbulence.
S01 • E01 So, the whole Sweatshop model kicked off - Books That Made Us 00:19
So, the whole Sweatshop model kicked off
S01 • E02 "The street surfaces were burnished, blown clean as a bone. - Books That Made Us 00:06
"The street surfaces were burnished, blown clean as a b...
S01 • E03 The Church won because it successfully argued - Books That Made Us 00:06
The Church won because it successfully argued
S01 • E02 "My bike tyres, pumped up hard, whirred on the glossy bitumen." - Books That Made Us 00:18
"My bike tyres, pumped up hard, whirred on the glossy b...
S01 • E03 That was the Ellis case, and the Church fought it - Books That Made Us 00:12
That was the Ellis case, and the Church fought it
S01 • E01 Not just because it feels good It's a way of declaring - Books That Made Us 00:08
Not just because it feels good It's a way of declaring
S01 • E02 I mean, I can still smell it and taste it - Books That Made Us 00:05
I mean, I can still smell it and taste it