Writing the Australian Beach: Local Site, Global Idea

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
Writing the Australian Beach: Texts, Sites, Events and People
	Introduction
	Spaces of the Beach
	Texts, Sites, Events and People
	Conclusion
	References
Forms of Beach Writing
Surfers, Lifeguards and New Voices: A Short History of Beach Writing in Australia
	Introduction
	The Surfer and the Lifeguard
	The Early Works
	Modern Times
	Conclusion
	References
Screenwriting the Beach: Conflict, Catharsis and the Character Arc in Australian Film
	Introduction
	Combing the Australian Film Beach
	The Beach as Arena for Character Change
	Character Journeys On, and With, the Beach
	Case Studies
	Conclusion
	References
Instafamous: Social Media Influencers and Australian Beaches
	Introduction
	Tourism and Photography
	Australian Beaches on Instagram
	Place Branding and Destination Images
	Millennials and Destination Images
	Conclusion
	References
Food Writing and the Australian Beach: From Leisure to Labour
	Introduction
	Working at the Australian Beach
	Eating at the Beach
	Beach-Influenced Food
	The Beach and Occupational Identity
	Conclusion
	References
Multiplicities of Australian Beach Writing
Exploring Australian Coastal Gothic: Poetry and Place
	Introduction
	Australian Badlands
	Australian Gothic Literature
	Australian Gothic Undergoes a Seachange
	Islomania
	Conclusion
	References
Writing Noosa’s Beach: Travellers’ Narratives and Modernity
	Introduction
	Reading Place
	Writing Noosa
	Conclusion
	References
Beaches in Australian Horror Films:  Sites of Fear and Retreat
	Introduction
	Australian Beach Binaries
	Outback Mythology, the Gothic and Horror Cinema
	Beachscapes and Australian Horror Movies
		Beach as Dominant Setting and Monstrous Landscape
		Offshore Beaches and Islands
		The Symbolic Beach
	Conclusion
	References
Challenging the Beach as Paradise in Fiction and Memoir: The Gold Coast’s Bathing Beauties
	Introduction
	Postcard of Paradise
	A Man’s World
	Walking Out of Heaven
	Conclusion
	References
Reading the Beach as Text
Walking the Australian Beach: Mapping Footprints in the Sand
	Introduction
	Walking Practices
	Walking as Transportation
	Walking Through City and Bush
	Beach Walking
	Ownership and Public Beaches
	Specific Walking Styles: The Promenade
	Conclusion
	References
Australian Beach Soccer: Tracing Paradoxical Narratives
	Introduction
	The Complexity of the Australian Beach
	Football on International Sand
	Soccer on Australian Sand
	Conclusion
	References
Australia’s Ocean Baths: Stories of Design, Aesthetics and Swimming
	Introduction
	Definitions
	Publics, Art and Aesthetics
	Image Making and Ocean Baths
	Conclusion
	References
Sculpture by the Sea: A Visual Essay
	Introduction
	Setting the Scene
		Sculpture by the Sea
	Conclusion
	References
Index