Stereotypes
Articles
- Asian Stereotypes in Recent Australian Plays
Discusses the treatment of Asian themes and the influence of Asian theatrical models in the work of Alex Buzo, John Romeril, Louis Nowra, Tony Strachan…
1 May 1985 - ‘Odysseus from the Outback’: Fredy Neptune in German and Its Critical Reception
This article surveys the reception of a German translation (by Thomas Eichhorn, 2004) of Murray’s Fredy Neptune in German-speaking countries. It looks at responses to…
1 May 2005 - Edgy Laughter: Women and Australian Humour
Regardless of whether they accepted or utterly rejected their imposed role as members of God's police and gatekeepers of the social class structure, women have…
1 October 1993 - Perceptions of the Enemy in Australian War Literature
The essay examines the literary consequences of an Australian need for an enemy in the nation-building and myth-making process, and traces how perceptions of the…
1 October 1985 - ‘What Had She to Do With Angels?’ : Gender and Narrative in The Fortunes of Richard Mahony
Pratt examines the concept of ‘personal narrative’ in terms of the politics of gender. Mary’s presence in the text as a ‘stereotypical maiden/wife/mother’ serves to…
1 October 1993