‘It was the summer when everything changed…’: coming of age queer in Australian cinema
Edited book (chapter)
McWilliam, Kelly. 2017. "‘It was the summer when everything changed…’: coming of age queer in Australian cinema." Ryan, Mark David and Goldsmith, Ben (ed.) Australian screen in the 2000s. London, United Kingdom. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 191-206
| Chapter Title | ‘It was the summer when everything changed…’: coming of age queer in Australian cinema |
|---|---|
| Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
| ERA Publisher ID | 2865 |
| Book Title | Australian screen in the 2000s |
| Authors | |
| Author | McWilliam, Kelly |
| Editors | Ryan, Mark David and Goldsmith, Ben |
| Page Range | 191-206 |
| Chapter Number | 9 |
| Number of Pages | 16 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN | 9783319482989 |
| 9783319482996 | |
| Web Address (URL) | https://www.palgrave.com/de/book/9783319482989 |
| Abstract | There has been a dramatic increase in the release of queer Australian feature films since 2006, more than half of which have drawn on the conventions of the coming-of-age film. This chapter focuses on Tan Lines (Ed Aldridge, 2006), Newcastle (Dan Castle, 2009), Monster Pies (Lee Galea, 2013), and 52 Tuesdays (Sophie Hyde, 2013) to explore how these films enunciate the genre and negotiate questions of gender and sexuality in a genre often organised around the exploration of heterosexual romance. Ultimately, this chapter argues that these films negotiate a place for the representation of queer youth in Australian film culture as well as broaden and complicate a popular and enduring genre of the Australian film canon. |
| Keywords | queer film, Australian film, teen film, coming of age, 52 Tuesdays, Monster Pies, Tan Lines, Newcastle |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440599. Gender studies not elsewhere classified |
| 470214. Screen and media culture | |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Arts and Communication |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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