Mateship and the Female Body in Barbara Baynton's “Squeaker's Mate”

“Mateship”, or companionship and loyalty in adverse situations, was a common theme for late 19th century Australian short stories. Women are excluded from the practice of mateship and are not usually the protagonists of these narratives, being either kept in the background as mothers and housewives,...

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Main Author: Deborah Scheidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2015-01-01
Series:Ilha do Desterro
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/desterro/article/view/39011