Beyond empire: Australian cinematic identity in the twenty-first century

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dc.contributor.authorCao, B.
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractAustralian cinema has played and continues to play an important part in the formation and formulation of Australia. This article explores the relation between Australia and empire through the analysis of three iconic cinematic characters: Barry McKenzie, Mick Dundee and Kenny Smyth. The point of departure is the notion that Australianness has been constructed as an identity caught between empires, between the old (British) empire and the new (American) empire. Australian cinema itself has been for most (if not all) of its history caught between the British Empire and the American Empire. Yet, recently there are signs that Australian films are repositioning Australia as part of the Global Village, suggesting that Australian national identity might be moving beyond the imperial articulations of Australianness. The evolution of the relation between Australia and Anglo-Empire symbolized by the three characters studied here hints at the possibility of a twenty-first century post-imperial Australianness.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityCao, Benito
dc.identifier.citationStudies in Australasian Cinema, 2012; 6(3):239-250
dc.identifier.doi10.1386/sac.6.3.239_1
dc.identifier.issn1750-3175
dc.identifier.issn1750-3183
dc.identifier.orcidCao, B. [0000-0003-4265-2755]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/81929
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIntellect Ltd
dc.rights© 2012 Intellect Ltd
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1386/sac.6.3.239_1
dc.subjectAnglo-Empire
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectAustralianness
dc.subjectGlobal Village
dc.subjectcinema
dc.subjectempire
dc.subjectidentity
dc.subjectnation
dc.titleBeyond empire: Australian cinematic identity in the twenty-first century
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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