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1 Matriduxy? : Tracing Colonial Adumbration in Australian Womanhood Via a Psychoanalytical Reading of Christina Stead Theresa Holtby , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of the European Association for Studies on Australia , vol. 8 no. 1 2017; (p. 1-29)

'This paper surveys the ways in which women have been regarded, represented and treated in colonial and post-colonial Australia. In particular, the concept of matriduxy—the alleged dominance of women in Australian families—is explored, in part via a discussion of Christina Stead’s The Man Who Loved Children. Possible connections between matriduxy and colonial conditions are identified, specifically in the context of the imperialist ideals of masochistic fantasy.' (Publication abstract)
1 Hurts so Good : Masochism in Christina Stead's The Man Who Loved Children Theresa Holtby , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 14 no. 5 2014;

'This essay explores the possibility that Christina Stead's character, Sam Pollit of The Man Who Loved Children, though displaying many apparently masochistic behaviours and characteristics, is a counterexample to Freud's moral masochist. It employs and compares Freud's and Deleuze's theories of masochism in the context of analysing Sam Pollit's characterisation and the effects of his masochism on his female partner.' (Publication summary)
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