| Reference Type |
Film Literature Quarterly
journal
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| Title |
The Genres are American: Australian Narrative, Australian Film and the Problems of Genre |
| Author(s) | Graeme Turner |
| Volume |
21 |
| Issue |
2 |
| Page Number |
102 - 112 |
| Comments |
This article is thought-provoking, especially in the manner by which Turner considers how cultures are defined, even how notions of the 'individual' (which can include nationhood) are created in oppositon to the 'other'.
This article is an imperative resource to anybody considering critiquing or investigating Australian 'interpretations' of what have traditionally been understood as strictly 'American' genres, including; musicals, horror films, spy thrillers, westerns, and, of course, the Road Movie. |
| Synopsis |
In his article, Turner states that "..Cultures define themselves in opposition to other cultures, by establishing what they are not. In most cultural arenas, Australia had articulated its national identity through the opposition to Britain or Europe, for filmmakers in the 1970's, the opposing imperial term was America"(106)
This, of course, was problematic in finding subject matter for the self-conscious Australian film industry of the 1970's, considering the sheer multitude of genres - that is, just about all genres - which are defined as being intrinsically American.
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