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1 In Memoriam David Heywood Parker (1943–2015) G. Thomas Couser , Maureen Perkins , 2016 single work obituary (for David Parker )
— Appears in: Life Writing , vol. 13 no. 1 2016; (p. 1)
1 1 y separately published work icon Visibly Different : Face, Place and Race in Australia Maureen Perkins (editor), Berne : Peter Lang , 2007 Z1413926 2007 anthology autobiography This volume contains nine life narratives by Australians who reflect on the experience of being categorised on the basis of their facial appearance. The introduction by the editor provides the theoretical framework to these narratives. It discusses the relevance to notions of belonging and identity of the term 'mixed race', and concludes that we are all mixed race, whether we look white, black or 'ethnic'.
1 The Role of Colour and 'Ethnic' Autobiography : Fanon, Capecia and Difference Maureen Perkins , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Auto/Biography , April vol. 13 no. 1 2005; (p. 1-15) 'This paper argues that in many recent life narratives a new openness about the part played by colour undermines what have historically been the fixed essentialisms of race. In particular, memoirs that acknowledge difference and division amongst people 'of colour' (such as the fierce criticism by Frantz Fanon of Mayotte Capecia's autobiography) highlight the complexities of racialized categories, and problematize the nexus between 'race' and 'ethnicity'. Analysis of the genre of 'ethnic' autobiography has until recently been largely dominated by American scholars, whose understanding of black-white positions has been premised on homogenous racial identities, which have taken for granted that 'ethnicity' implies 'minority' or coloured status, neglecting discussion of white as a colour. As 'inbetween' and alternative colour positions make their voices heard, and those for whom colour/race is in some sense at odds with culture/ethnicity, it is necessary to rethink the role of 'ethnic' autobiography, to reconceptualize the role of colour within it, and perhaps to reject its usefulness as a category altogether.' -- Publication abstract.
1 What Is Life Writing? Maureen Perkins , Susan Tridgell , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Conversations , Winter vol. 6 no. 1 2005; (p. 10-25) In their examination of life writing, Perkins and Tridgell argue that 'Focusing on a single life can be a way of understanding the world better, as well as a starting point for questions.'
1 Untitled Maureen Perkins , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Life Writing , vol. 1 no. 1 2004; (p. 183-188)
— Review of Selves Crossing Cultures : Autobiography and Globalisation 2002 anthology criticism essay
1 y separately published work icon Life Writing Maureen Perkins (editor), Mary Besemeres (editor), 2004 Perth : API Network Curtin University of Technology , 2004- Z1135195 2004 periodical (49 issues)

'Life Writing is one of the leading journals in the field of biography and autobiography. It has the unique and unusual policy of carrying both scholarly articles and critically informed personal narrative. The journal has three sections: Academic Articles, Reflections and Reviews. Reflections essays differ from academic articles in that we do not expect a high level of analysis and referencing. We do, however, expect that the reflexive "I" will filter the subject matter, and that on the continuum from discursive/analytical to creative, these essays will fall somewhere in the middle. In other words, we do not publish purely creative essays, ficto-criticism, or memoirs; we include essays which fall into the genre of autoethnography. 

'The journal aims to publish work from many disciplines as well as work that is interdisciplinary. Historically, life writing has been the preserve of literary studies. Now, however, many other perspectives use biography and autobiography as analytical tools, hence object biography, autoethnography, autofiction, and many other inter-generic codes are thriving.  Life Writing provides expert and sympathetic reviewing of such interdisciplinary work. ' (Source : Taylor and Francis )
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