Sentimental blokes: a cultural history of working-class masculinities in Australia, 1850-1929. For decades now, therapists, academics and activists have called for Australian men to be more emotionally articulate. This is necessary in part because stereotypes of Australian masculinity emphasise hostility towards emotion, especially sentimental emotion. By demonstrating the significance of masculine sentimentality in Australia's past, this project will help to change this. Drawing on the insights ....Sentimental blokes: a cultural history of working-class masculinities in Australia, 1850-1929. For decades now, therapists, academics and activists have called for Australian men to be more emotionally articulate. This is necessary in part because stereotypes of Australian masculinity emphasise hostility towards emotion, especially sentimental emotion. By demonstrating the significance of masculine sentimentality in Australia's past, this project will help to change this. Drawing on the insights of theatre and cultural studies and publishing in diverse forums, it will also bring a more interdisciplinary dimension to the history of Australian masculinities. Further, it will make Australian material relevant to international scholarship on emotional history, the relationship between class and gender, and gendered subjectivities.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE130100634
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$357,139.00
Summary
Shoal waters: estuary histories, local knowledge and sustainable fishing in Eastern Australia. Estuaries all along Eastern Australia are subject to two hundred years of pressure from changing human populations, which has put fish and their environments at risk. This project provides an innovative framework for sharing scientific and local knowledge to contribute new ways of planning for the future of estuary fishing.