A Splendid Adventure; Australian Suffrage Theatre on the World Stage

ISBN-13: 9781906165901 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 408 str.

Susan Bradley Smith

Opis

Australia led the world in securing woman's suffrage, and suffrage feminists in Australian theatre had international renown. This biography of three such playwrights - Katharine Susannah Prichard, Stella Miles Franklin, and Inez Isabel Bensusan - reveals their important contributions. A play by each dramatist is also included.

Recenzje

«The most original and substantial contribution that this book makes to women's and theatre studies is in excavating the international dimension of the suffrage theatre movements. This whole area has been neglected, particularly within Anglo-American studies. The contribution to international feminist studies - not just theatre studies - will be considerable.» (Professor Vivien Gardner, University of Manchester)

«The originality and strength of the work lies in the exploration of the contribution of Australian dramatists to the international suffrage movement. This contribution has been overlooked by previous scholars who have underestimated the possible ramifications of these dramatists' status as enfranchised women.» (Emerita Professor Julie Holledge, Flinders University)

Spis treści

CONTENTS: Suffrage Theatre and the Women's Movement: A Short History - Edwardian Feminism on Tour: International Suffrage Theatre in Australia - Dramatic Negotiations: The New Woman, Women's Colleges, and Cultural Anxiety - Katharine Susannah Prichard: Socialist Desire and Suffrage Theatre - Stella Miles Franklin: The Suffragette Speaks - Inez Bensusan: Activist and Aesthete - The Glass Curtain: Suffrage Theatre and Feminist Legacy - Katharine Susannah Prichard: The Burglar - Inez Bensusan: The Apple - Stella Miles Franklin: Somewhere in London.

O autorze

Susan Bradley Smith is a poet and historian interested in cultural expatriation and feminist explorations of love. Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Curtin University in Perth, Australia, her recent books include the poetry collection Gladland and the writing and wellbeing memoir Friday Forever.