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Myths of Oz: Reading Australian Popular Culture book cover

1st Edition

Myths of Oz Reading Australian Popular Culture

By John Fiske, Bob Hodge, Graeme Turner Copyright 1987
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge
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This book, first published in 1987, sets out to examine and extend our understanding of Australian popular culture, and to counter the long-established, traditional criticism bewailing its lack. The authors argue that the 'knocker's' view started from an elitist viewpoint, yearning for Australia to aspire to a European culture in art, music, literature and other traditional cultural fields. They... Read more

1. The Pub  1.1. Revolution at Surfers Paradise  1.2. A Home Away From Home  1.3. Dionysus Down Under  1.4. Youth, Rock 'n' Roll and the Pub  2. Homes and Gardens  2.1. Suburban Homes as Goods to Think With  2.2. Visiting a Display Home  2.3. The Ideal Home  2.4. Outdoor Living  2.5. The Old Backyard  3. The Beach  3.1. The Meanings of the Beach  3.2. Lifesavers, Surfers and Anomalous Categories  4. Out of Work  4.1. At the CES  4.2. Time on Their Hands: the Case of the Video Parlour  4.3. TV and the World of School  5. Shopping  5.1. Buying, Leisure and Work  5.2. The Pleasure of Looking  5.3. The Appeal of the New  5.4. Shopping for Class  5.5. Shifting Centres  6. Tourism  6.1. The Short Trip  6.2. Travel, Identity and the Look  6.3. Ayers Rock and the Tourist  6.4. The Ugly Australian  7. Monuments  7.1. In Praise of the Past  7.2. Art Galleries  7.3. The Sydney Opera House  8. The Australian Accent  8.1. Hawkespeak: the Politics of Accent  8.2. Flat Brown Speech: the Meaning of the Australian Accent  8.3. Cricket, Thongs and Vegemite: an Australian Cultural Accent  8.4. Work as Accent: the Myth of the Lucky Country

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John Fiske, Bob Hodge, Graeme Turner

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