Women's Studies

 

Recent Submissions

  • Dark tourism 

    Brook, Heather Jane (University of Wollongong, 2009)
    The phrase ‘dark tourism’ was coined by Lennon and Foley (2000) to describe a relatively new kind of sightseeing; one that attends sites of death, disaster and despair. This essay intertwines personal memoir and scholarly ...

  • Berbagi Suami (Love for share): the discourse of polygamy in a recent Indonesian film 

    Kurnia, Novi (Australian National University, 2009)
    This article considers Berbagi Suami (Love for Share), a post-New Order Indonesian film written and directed by an Indonesian female director, Nia Dinata, in 2006. The film brings together the separate stories of three ...

  • The resignation of the Governor-General: family drama and national reproduction 

    Baird, Barbara Jean (UTS Publishing, 2009)
    Peter Hollingworth resigned his position as Governor-General of Australia in May 2003 more than three years short of the term for which he had been appointed. His resignation came after nearly eighteen months of controversy ...