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Marrying Out Part 1 - Not In Front Of The Altar, Siobhan Mchugh
Marrying Out Part 1 - Not In Front Of The Altar, Siobhan Mchugh
Faculty of Creative Arts - Papers (Archive)
MARRYING OUT: 11 and 18 October 2009 Hindsight, ABC Radio National Part 1, 11 October 2009
A woman is denied a deathbed visit to her father. A couple’s honeymoon vehicle runs off the road, sabotaged. Children practise their faith in secret. A quarter of the population is barred from applying for jobs.
The cause: religion. The place: Australia. The time: until the 1960s.
Just two generations ago, before the term multiculturalism became the norm, Australian society was polarised between two main groups: Protestants and Catholics. Religion was code for identity, with tensions fuelled by historical grievances that dated back long …
Marrying Out Part 2- Between Two Worlds, Siobhan Mchugh
Marrying Out Part 2- Between Two Worlds, Siobhan Mchugh
Faculty of Creative Arts - Papers (Archive)
MARRYING OUT: a documentary radio series about mixed marriage and religious bigotry: 2 x 55mins
A woman is denied a deathbed visit to her father. A couple’s honeymoon vehicle is sabotaged. A man is cut out of three wills. Children practise their faith in secret. A quarter of the population is barred from applying for jobs.
The cause: religion. The place: Australia. The time: until the 1960s.
Just two generations ago, before multiculturalism was the norm, Australian society was polarised between two groups: Protestants and Catholics. Religion was code for identity, with tensions fuelled by historical grievances that dated back …