Gender and Australian Celebrity Culture

Anthea Taylor is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Gender and Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney. She is the author of four monographs in feminist media and cultural studies, the most recent of which is Postfeminism in Context: Women, Australian Popular Culture, and the Unsettling of Postfeminism (with Margaret Henderson, Routledge, 2020). Her book on Germaine Greer, celebrity, and the archive is forthcoming with Routledge.Joanna McIntyre is a Lecturer in Media Studies at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne. She has published extensively in the fields of media studies, trans studies, celebrity studies, and queer theory, including in the European Journal of Cultural Studies. Her monograph, Transgender Celebrity, is forthcoming with Routledge.

• Introduction: ‘Gendering Australian celebrity’, Part I; Celebrity masculinities and settler colonialism 1: ‘From mild colonial boy to Jake the Paed: Rolf Harris and Australian celebrity masculinity in the UK’, 2: ‘The manly whiteness of Russell Crowe’, 3: ‘Johnathan Thurston, Indigeneity, and technologies of masculinity in Australian sporting celebrity culture’, Part II; Feminist politics and celebrity feminisms 4: ‘Celebritised anger: Theorising feminist rage, voice, and affective injustice through Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette’, 5: ‘Clementine Ford, online misogyny, and the labour of celebrity feminism’, 6: "Good" girl turned "bad": Tracey Spicer’s memoir, celebrity feminist journalism, and #MeToo activism in Australia’, Part III; Queer celebrity and marginalised subjectivities; 7: ‘Interviewing a queer national celebrity: Carlotta as an "outsider within" Australian celebrity culture’, 8: ‘"It was nice for me watching that, because [Magda Szubanski] was very calming": LGBTIQ+ Australians respond to marriage equality activism’, Part IV; Self-presentation and celebrity femininities; 9: ‘"I can call myself Australian if I want to": Natalie Tran and Asian Australian femininity on YouTube’, 10: ‘Disarming femininity: Annabel Crabb, celebrity, politics and culture’, 11: ‘"Australian TV’s golden girl": Asher Keddie, Offspring, and the celebrity motherhood narrative’

"Marked by originality, breadth and timeliness, this collection significantly enriches the literature on national celebrity cultures. Particularly striking is the lucidity of the analysis for those who lack familiarity with the Australian context (but hope to gain it)." - Diane Negra, University College Dublin"This rich and lively collection of essays brings the analysis of celebrity in Australia right up to date: not only through its savvy selection of subjects, and the focus on the cultural conjunctures within which they resonate, but also by demonstrating gender's centrality to the discussion of contemporary formations of celebrity." - Graeme Turner, University of Queensland