{"product_id":"reel-men-australian-masculinity-in-the-movies-1949-1962-paperback-softback-9780522872477","title":"Reel Men; Australian Masculinity in the Movies 1949-1962 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780522872477","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReel Men\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAustralian Masculinity in the Movies 1949-1962\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChelsea Barnett (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780522872477\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 February 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e277 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.9 x 13.4 x 1.1 cm, 0.295 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSet 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, \u003ci\u003eReel Men\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReel Men \u003c\/i\u003eengages 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 \u003ci\u003eJedda\u003c\/i\u003e (1955), \u003ci\u003eSmiley\u003c\/i\u003e (1956), and \u003ci\u003eThe Shiralee\u003c\/i\u003e (1957), and national icons of the silver screen including Chips Rafferty, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, and Peter Finch, \u003ci\u003eReel Men \u003c\/i\u003edelves into our cultural past to dismantle powerful assumptions about film, the fifties, and masculinity in Australia.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"MUP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530952929560,"sku":"9780522872477","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/reel-men-australian-masculinity-in-the-movies-1949-1962-paperback-softback-9780522872477","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}