Depraved and Disorderly

Name: Depraved and Disorderly
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9780521587235
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Female Convicts, Sexuality and Gender in Colonial Australia

Autor: Joy Damousi

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Editura: Cambridge University Press

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This innovative book marks a new way of looking at convict women. It tells their stories in a powerf...

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Autor

Joy Damousi

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Carte broșată

Publicat

1997

Pagini

232

EAN

9780521587235

ISBN

0521587239

Enbook ID

02036396

Editura

Cambridge University Press

Greutate

350

Dimensiuni

152 x 229 x 13

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This innovative book marks a new way of looking at convict women. It tells their stories in a powerful and evocative way, drawing out broader themes of gender and sexual disorder and race and class dynamics in a colonial context. It considers the convict past in light of contemporary concerns, looking at the cultural meanings of aspects of life in the colony: on ships, in the factories and in orphanages. Using startlingly original research, Joy Damousi considers such varied topics as headshaving as punishment in the prisons and the subversive nature of laughter and play, as well as analysing the language of pollution, purity and abandonment. She also dicusses the nature of sexual relationships, including evidence of lesbianism. The book shows how understanding about sexual and racial difference was crucial for both the maintenance and disturbance of colonial society, and became a focus for cultural anxiety.

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