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Outback
Westerns in Australian Cinema
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Studying the role of the Western film genre in Australia's changing political and cultural landscape. Focusing on the influence of the cinematic Western in Australian cinema history, Outback explores how the American genre has been adapted to the changing Australian social, political, and cultural contexts of...
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Outback is essentially a study of how the Western genre has evolved in Australian cinema history over more than a century. The book reflects on what constitutes the nature of the genre, on its prolificacy in Australia, and on some of the recurring thematic and cultural concerns that have been matters of ongoing interest. 17 b&w illus.
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Description
Studying the role of the Western film genre in Australia's changing political and cultural landscape.
Focusing on the influence of the cinematic Western in Australian cinema history, Outback explores how the American genre has been adapted to the changing Australian social, political, and cultural contexts of their production, including the shifting emphases in the representation of the Indigenous population.
Brian McFarlane emphasises the ways film can, without didacticism, provide evidence of changing politics and culture. McFarlane explores Australian history with the genre by analysing such films as Charles Tait's 1906 The Story of the Kelly Gang and Justin Kurzel's 2020 adaptation of Peter Carey's The True History of the Kelly Gang. He further explores other key matters, including the changing attitudes to and representation of Indigenous peoples and of women's roles in Australian Westerns.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781835950135
Publisher: Intellect
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 November 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Intellect Books
Illustration: 17 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 170.0mm
Height: 244.0mm
Weight: 523g
Pages: 200
About the Author
Brian McFarlane is the editor or co-editor of more than thirty books and hundreds of articles and reviews, He is the editor of The Encyclopedia of British Film and co-editor of The Oxford Companion to Australian Film. He is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Media and Communications at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.
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