| From Colonial to Modern: Transnational Girlhood in Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand Literature, 1840-1940 Contributor(s): Smith, Michelle J. (Author), Bradford, Clare (Author), Moruzi, Kristine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1487503091 ISBN-13: 9781487503093 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $82.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Canadian - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - Literary Criticism | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 820.935 |
| LCCN: 2018296345 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Through a comparison of Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand texts published between 1840 and 1940, From Colonial to Modern develops a new history of colonial girlhoods revealing how girlhood in each of these emerging nations reflects a unique political, social, and cultural context. Print culture was central to the definition, and redefinition, of colonial girlhood during this period of rapid change. Models of girlhood are shared between settler colonies and contain many similar attitudes towards family, the natural world, education, employment, modernity, and race, yet, as the authors argue, these texts also reveal different attitudes that emerged out of distinct colonial experiences. Unlike the imperial model representing the British ideal, the transnational girl is an adaptation of British imperial femininity and holds, for example, a unique perception of Indigenous culture and imperialism. Drawing on fiction, girls' magazines, and school magazine, the authors shine a light on neglected corners of the literary histories of these three nations and strengthen our knowledge of femininity in white settler colonies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bradford, Clare: - Clare Bradford is a professor emeritus in the Faculty of Arts and Education at Deakin University. Moruzi, Kristine: - Kristine Moruzi is a lecturer in the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University. Smith, Michelle J.: - Michelle J. Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies at Monash University, Australia. |
