| Australian Genre Film Contributor(s): McWilliam, Kelly (Editor), Ryan, Mark David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138603147 ISBN-13: 9781138603141 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Social Science | Media Studies - Performing Arts | Film - Reference |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2020050556 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Australian Genre Film interrogates key genres at the core of Australia's so-called new golden age of genre cinema, establishing the foundation on which more sustained research on film genre in Australian cinema can develop. The book examines what characterises Australian cinema and its output in this new golden age, as contributors ask to what extent Australian genre film draws on widely understood (and largely Hollywood-based) conventions, as compared to culturally specific conventions of genre storytelling. As such, this book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of Australian genre film, undertaken through original analyses of 13 significant Australian genres: action, biopics, comedy, crime, horror, musical, road movie, romance, science fiction, teen, thriller, war, and the Western. This book will be a cornerstone work for the burgeoning field of Australian film genre studies and a must-read for academics; researchers; undergraduate students; postgraduate students; and general readers interested in film studies, media studies, cultural studies, Australian studies, and sociology. |