Australian Genre Film (Routledge Advances in Film Studies)

By: Kelly McWilliam

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 248 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780429889813
Related ISBNs:: 9781138603141, 9780429469121, 9780367755263
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 04/27/21
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Kelly McWilliam and Mark David Ryan
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Kelly McWilliam
Edited by:: Mark David Ryan