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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0210845
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
The popular culture of romantic love in twentieth-century Australia. In western culture 'love' is commonly cited as the reason for cohabitation or marriage, yet 46% of marriages are likely to end in divorce in Australia today. This project examines how the culture of romantic love has changed over the course of the twentieth century as changing patterns of work and gender relations, consumerism and the supplanting of spiritual ideals by sexuality and the cult of the body modified representations of love in literature, film and periodicals. The popular discourse of romantic love has transformed expectation of love, placing different demands upon what it is supposed to achieve.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 05-2002
End Date: 02-2005
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $208,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Historical Studies | History: Australian | Culture, Gender, Sexuality
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
