Urban Australia and Post-Punk

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Richard Lowenstein’s 1986 masterpiece Dogs in Space was and remains controversial, divisive, compelling and inspirational. Made less than a decade after the events it is based on, using many of the people involved in those events as actors, the film explored Melbourne’s ‘postpunk’ counterculture of share houses, drugs and decadence. Amongst its ensemble cast was Michael Hutchence, one of the biggest music stars of the period, in his acting debut. 
This book is a collection of essays exploring the place, period and legacy of Dogs in Space, by people who were there or who have been affected by this remarkable film. The writers are musicians, actors and artists and also academics in heritage, history, urban planning, gender studies, geography, performance and music. This is an invaluable resource for anyone passionate about Australian film, society, culture, history, heritage, music and art.

• Offers a multi-disciplinary range of texts, analyses and primary sources to illuminate the post-punk milieu of inner-city Australia; its social historical impact; its reflection in built environment use and reuse; and its representation in film.
• Features original and hitherto undocumented interviews and materials relating to Dogs in Space; testimony from both observers and participants in the film and the events it portrays; and analysis and research from academics and insiders. 
• Provides new insight into a film continually growing in popularity and value over time; mapping the richness of a multi-layered work, providing insight into a host of historical and contemporary worlds.

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David Nichols

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