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Reel Men: Australian Masculinity in the Movies 1949-1962

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Full Title:

Reel Men: Australian Masculinity in the Movies 1949-1962

Contributors:

By (Author) Chelsea Barnett

ISBN:

9780522874990

Publisher:

Melbourne University Press

Imprint:

Melbourne University Press

Publication Date:

19th February 2019

Country:

Australia

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

791.436

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

242

Dimensions:

Width 142mm, Height 216mm, Spine 15mm

Weight:

412g

Description

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.

Author Bio

Chelsea Barnett holds a PhD in modern history from Macquarie University. She is currently working on a cultural history of single men in twentieth-century Australia.

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