Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0558452

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Civilisation, Masculinity, and the Body. By considering their relationship to broader Western concerns, this project examines the deep cultural origins of Australian masculinity and national identity. Much of the bush myth and the Anzac legend are grounded in assumptions that `true' manhood thrives outside of soft, sedentary and unhealthy cities, either in playing fields, battlefields, or the bush. Since Australia experienced growing anxieties about urban life and emphasized the importance of physical development along with most other Western countries, a project such as this helps situate this national experience within a broader cultural development. This is on the forefront of new scholarship that integrates the Australian experience with global culture.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $105,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council