Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework: Recent submissions
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Unwanted Husbands and Adultery : Medieval Marriage in the Twelfth-Century Tristan and Isolde Legend
Published 2008-01-22This thesis discusses the evidence provided by late twelfth-century and early thirteenth-century romances on medieval marriage. During the twelfth century marriage was a much debated topic in the medieval Church, which was ...Open AccessThesis -
Feminism in Flux : Indigenous Rights Activism and the Evolution of Feminism in New South Wales, 1930-1960
Published 2008-01-22From the 1930s in Australia, white female voices of protest regarding Indigenous affairs were prominent. While undoubtedly emerging from philanthropic concerns, this thesis argues that more can be elicited from white women’s ...Open AccessThesis -
The Formation of Right-Wing Anti-Elitist Discourse Amongst Australian Intellectuals: 1972 - 1988
Published 2008-01-22This thesis analyses the historical development of anti-elitist discourse amongst Australian right-wing intellectuals. Examining Quadrant magazine and neo-liberal think tanks between 1972 and 1988, this thesis argues that ...Open AccessThesis -
A Change in Cirumstance : Individual Responses to Colonial Life
Published 2008-01-22In order to understand how integral the European conception of property was to the first settlers of Australia, this thesis explores the everyday experience of five unique individuals from the colonial setting and their ...Open AccessThesis