Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox — Season 1
20183 episodes
About this season
Art historian Dr James Fox traces the momentous impact of the west's contact with the peoples and cultures of the Pacific. It is a story of exploration, encounter and exploitation.
Episodes (3)
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E1
1. Australia
Aired 10 September 2018 • 59 min
James Fox tells the story of Australia's indigenous culture, the oldest continuous culture anywhere in the world.
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E2
2. Polynesia
Aired 17 September 2018 • 59 min
In his exploration of the collision of the West and Pacific culture, James Fox explores how the West has created a vision of Polynesia as paradise.
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E3
3. New Zealand
Aired 24 September 2018 • 59 min
James Fox explores how New Zealand's indigenous Maori people resisted colonisation and marginalisation and maintained their distinctive culture.