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Colour and structure in 'Mad Max'

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conference contribution
posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Karin StokesKarin Stokes
The 'Mad Max' films display a uniformity of structure that is akin to the structure of the Western as espoused by Wright in 1975. This structure is supported byt he presentational symbolism of colour, which assists in the identification of particular 'kinds' of people through cultural links to the colours' 'meaning'. Not limited to the restrictions of the white-equals-good and black-equals-bad dichotomy, these films display a greater fluidity of binary meanings through their engagement with pre-existing cultural colour associations. This use of colour as signifier ensures that viewers remain in no doubt as to the morality of the primary combatants in each film.

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Category 1 - Australian Competitive Grants (this includes ARC, NHMRC)

History

Parent Title

Local Lives / Global Networks : the annual Conference of the Australian Sociological Association 2011 (TASA 2011), 28 November-1 December 2011, University of Newcastle

Start Page

1

End Page

15

Number of Pages

15

Start Date

2011-01-01

Finish Date

2011-01-01

ISBN-13

9780646567792

Location

University of Newcastle, NSW

Publisher

University of Newcastle, Australia

Place of Publication

Newcastle, Australia

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • Yes

External Author Affiliations

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health; Not affiliated to a Research Institute;

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Name of Conference

Australian Sociological Association. Conference

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    Keywords

    ColourBinary structureMad MaxGender Specific StudiesSociology not elsewhere classifiedStudies in Human Society not elsewhere classified

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