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Monday, December 26, 2011

Lego Makes Sure That Boys Will Be Boys and Girls Will Be Girls

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I have an opinion piece in today's Age newspaper on the new Lego 'Friends' range for girls, which was produced in order to attr...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Childhood and World War One Symposium: Sydney, 1-2 December

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When we think of the things that we wish to shield children from, war has to be one of the most concealed topics, right up there with sex. W...
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Friday, November 11, 2011

Women in Australia's Military: On the Front Line of the Gender War

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I had an article published at The Conversation to coincide with Remembrance Day. It's called "Women in Australia's Military: O...
Monday, November 7, 2011

Our Australian Girl: Imagining Colonial Girls

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At the moment I'm preoccupied with colonial girls, or at least I should be. I'm currently reading some novels published by Ethel Tur...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

The Diva Controversy: Binning the Playboy Bunny for Girls

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What is wrong with a store selling Playboy merchandise? I’ve seen Playboy car seat covers in auto stores and lighters and keyrings in novelt...
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Saturday, September 24, 2011

The Girl Museum: The World's Only Museum About Girls

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It's been heartening to see so much interest in girlhood lately. The 'Colonial Girlhood/Colonial Girls' conference call for pape...
Friday, August 19, 2011

Why Bert and Ernie Should Come out of Sesame Street's Closet

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I had an article published in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers today responding to the debate that has ensued about Lair Scott...
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