‘Genre and Nation: British and Australian cinema, 1960 – now’ Conference
‘Genre and Nation: British and Australian cinema, 1960 – now’ Conference
5-7 September 2024
Leeds School of Arts, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Despite the brutal, colonial origins of Australian settlement, and the ongoing consequences for Indigenous people, an enduring connection between Britain and Australia remains. As Rolfe (2022) argues, until the 1960s, Australians incorporated a dual identity as both Australians and Britons, and although American influence has grown since then– the British/Australian relationship persists and has been widely explored in screen media.