You Can Go Now (ATOM Study Guide)

You Can Go Now is a confronting documentary experience that tracks the life and provocative work and writings of First Nations artist, Richard Bell. It reveals the ‘two Richards’ – ‘Richie’ the provocateur and enfant terrible of the art world who challenges its whiteness and the Richard who spent his childhood living in a tin shed, learnt his politics on the streets of Redfern and is known in his own community as an activist. His polemics and creative outputs provide a lens through which to consider the last fifty years of First Nations activism in Australia and its links to global protest movements.

Curriculum Links:

You Can Go Now can be linked to the following subject areas within the Australian Curriculum. Please note, this list is not exhaustive. Teachers are encouraged to find other links using cross-curriculum proprieties for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories:

• Year 11 Modern History
• Year 10 History
• Year 10 Art
• Year 10 Media Arts