{"product_id":"9798216387435","title":"Olivia Newton-John’s Physical","description":"\u003ch3\u003e33 1\/3 Oceania\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eOlivia Newton-John’s Physical\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJarrod Sturnieks | Jon Stratton | Jon Dale\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMusic \/ Individual Composer \u0026amp; Musician\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a critical examination of Olivia Newton-John's 1981 album \u003ci\u003ePhysical \u003c\/i\u003eand its cultural impact, particularly in her native Australia. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhysical \u003c\/i\u003emarked a turning point in ONJ's career. With its explicit lyrics and suggestive accompanying music videos, \u003ci\u003ePhysical \u003c\/i\u003eushered in a newly sexualized Olivia Newton-John, who still couldn't quite shake her \"good girl\" image. The shift in her on-screen persona and her early adoption of innovative music videos are traced and analyzed to identify the implications of such image transformations on her career and how they aligned with the shifting gender roles and concepts of feminism in the 1970s and '80s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis album also calls into consideration questions of genre, identity, and authenticity. The book interrogates, scrutinizes and contextualizes themes of national identity, including how popular culture reflects on national(ist) values, in contemporaneous Australian music. In so doing, this work challenges the parameters and gatekeeping of \"authentic\" Australian music. Concepts of authenticity and taste are relevant to the exploration of Newton-John's forays into country, adult contemporary and rock genres. While ONJ may have had claims to and resonances with a swath of genres, personas, and places to call home, this work puts forward that her music deserves a place in Australian popular music history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJarrod Sturnieks\u003c\/b\u003e is a Melbourne-based English and Media Studies teacher. He has published several textbooks and written for \u003ci\u003eVoiceworks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzcuts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRabelais\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e magazines.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 July 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216387435\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63035338096780,"sku":"9798216387435","price":20.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798216387435","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}