Issue Details: First known date: 2024... 2024 Waltzing around the Veranda : Reclaiming the Dandy in Australian Bush Drama
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'It is a poorly kept secret that the queer subject, historically speaking, existed before it was legally permitted to. While queerness - particularly sexual deviancy - May not be made explicit in historical texts as a consequence of their contemporary censorship regulations, queer identifications are encountered as points of recognition. Often, recognised queerness takes the form of an accepted stereotype - the male body carrying feminine coding, or the female body carrying masculine coding, for instance. When combined with physical and dialogic signifiers, the textual body presents an image that can be interpreted as having queer resonance. While I would not suggest that characters be read strictly as 'sexually deviant' based on these signifiers alone, I do propose that analysing the deployment of queer signifiers in archival texts can lead to a deeper understanding of the cultural attitudes at play.'  (Publication abstract)

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    y separately published work icon Australasian Drama Studies no. 84 April 2024 28323318 2024 periodical issue

    'Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua.I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on my past

    'Welcome to issue 84 of Australasian Drama Studies where we mark the transition to a new Editorial team: Co-Editors Nicola Hyland and Sarah Woodland, and Editorial Assistant Jonno Graffam-O’Meara. We would like to acknowledge and thank Yoni Prior for her exceptional leadership over the past twelve issues since 2017, and her tire-less commitment to academic rigour, combined with an ethic of care for contributors over the course of her tenure. We also acknowledge the legacy of previous Editors and contributors who have built the quality and reputation of the journal since its establishment in 1982.We reflect on this important history as we look to the future; learning from our Elders and holding the weight of all the words and wisdom of those who have gone before us. We hope we can do them justice.' (Nicola Hyland, Sarah Woodland and Jonathan Graffam-O'Meara: Editorial introduction)

    2024
    pg. 310-341
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