Masculinity and Cultural Contestation in the Australian 1950s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5818409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chelsea Barnett (0000-0002-1631-1503, Macquarie University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 184-202 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1031-461X • E-ISSN: 1940-5049 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1031461x.2018.1453525 |
| OpenAlex | W2805917623 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Enduring popular narratives posit the 1950s as a time of gendered oppression and conservative stability. While previous historians have pointed to the social and political changes of the period, their work has understood culture as a passive reflector of these transformations. Through analysis of four Australian films, this article argues that the contemporary cultural landscape was a dynamic space that actively negotiated between competing ideals. Exploring the representation of distinct albeit legitimate models of masculinity in these films, this article reveals the complex and unsteady gender order unfolding in the cultural world of the 1950s
Oppression · Representation · Australian History and Society · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |