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'Based on the book of the same name by Christos Tsiolkas, Barracuda follows young Olympic hopeful, Danny Kelly, as he deals with the pressure of obsession.'
Source: Screen Australia.
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Fish In and Out of Water : The Embodied Aspects of Class and Sport in Barracuda
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Summer vol. 191 no. 2017; (p. 34-41) The ABC adaptation of Christos Tsiolkas' Barracuda may have downplayed some of the novel's explicit queerness, but in its place is an astringent subversion of Australia's glorification of sporting heroism and the white, hetero-masculine ideals tied to it. Moreover, writes Dion Kagan, the narrative's focus on swimming encapsulates the country's deep investment in individualistic social mobility, with the series interrogating societal inequities rooted in class, race, gender and sexuality. -
Convergent Communities : The 2016 Screen Futures Summit
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Spring no. 190 2016; (p. 122-123) -
Ex PM Joins ABC in 2016
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 November 2015; (p. 28) -
Taking Her Cue From the Masters
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 December 2015; (p. 9)
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Taking Her Cue From the Masters
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 December 2015; (p. 9) -
Ex PM Joins ABC in 2016
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 25 November 2015; (p. 28) -
Convergent Communities : The 2016 Screen Futures Summit
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Spring no. 190 2016; (p. 122-123) -
Fish In and Out of Water : The Embodied Aspects of Class and Sport in Barracuda
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Summer vol. 191 no. 2017; (p. 34-41) The ABC adaptation of Christos Tsiolkas' Barracuda may have downplayed some of the novel's explicit queerness, but in its place is an astringent subversion of Australia's glorification of sporting heroism and the white, hetero-masculine ideals tied to it. Moreover, writes Dion Kagan, the narrative's focus on swimming encapsulates the country's deep investment in individualistic social mobility, with the series interrogating societal inequities rooted in class, race, gender and sexuality.
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