Set against the shifting social and political backdrop of a nation
throwing off the shackles of one war yet faced with the instability
of the new world order, Reel Men probes the concept of 1950s
masculinity itself, asking what it meant to be an Australian man at
this time. Offering a compelling exploration of the Australian
fifties, the book challenges the common belief that the fifties was
a 'dead' era for Australian filmmaking. Reel Men engages with
fourteen Australian feature films made and released between 1949
and 1962, and examines the multiple masculinities in circulation at
this time. Dealing with beloved Australian films like Jedda (1955),
Smiley (1956), and The Shiralee (1957), and national icons of the
silver screen including Chips Rafferty, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, and
Peter Finch, Reel Men delves into our cultural past to dismantle
powerful assumptions about film, the fifties, and masculinity in
Australia.
General
| Imprint: |
Melbourne University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
Australia |
| Release date: |
February 2019 |
| Authors: |
Chelsea Barnett
|
| Dimensions: |
209 x 135 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
240 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-522-87247-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
General
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| LSN: |
0-522-87247-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780522872477 |
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