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Gillian Rubinstein and Her Women
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , August-December vol. 5 no. 2-3 1994; (p. 113-124) Minchinton examines the stereotyped portrayals of women (particularly mothers) and girls in Rubinstein's novels and questions if perhaps her representations stem from Rubinstein's own childhood experiences of abandonment, grief and loss. In particular, Minchinton addresses Rubinstein's idealised 'earth Mother' as a counterpoint to the harshly portrayed 'working' and 'absent' mothers and asks a pertinent question: ' where does the story end and the personal pain begin?' (113). Minchinton observes a slight progression in Rubinstein's body of work towards a more rounded representation of womanhood and female sexuality, however overall, she argues that Rubinstein's characters '...may as well be heroes [as] they are not specifically female at all' (122). -
A Hero is a Man...???
1993
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 8 no. 2 1993; (p. 5-9) -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 6 no. 2 1991; (p. 32)
— Review of Flashback : The Amazing Adventures of a Film Horse 1990 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 35 no. 1 1991; (p. 25)
— Review of Flashback : The Amazing Adventures of a Film Horse 1990 single work children's fiction -
For Children
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 15-16 September 1990; (p. 7)
— Review of I Hate Fridays : Stories from Koala Hills Primary School 1990 single work children's fiction ; Flashback : The Amazing Adventures of a Film Horse 1990 single work children's fiction
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Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 6 no. 2 1991; (p. 32)
— Review of Flashback : The Amazing Adventures of a Film Horse 1990 single work children's fiction -
Kids' Books
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 126 1990; (p. 46-47)
— Review of Tearaways : Stories to Make You Think Twice 1990 selected work short story ; Flashback : The Amazing Adventures of a Film Horse 1990 single work children's fiction ; Fly into Danger 1977 single work children's fiction ; Unbearable! : More Bizarre Stories 1990 selected work children's fiction -
Flashback for Rubinstein
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 October 1990; (p. 17)
— Review of Flashback : The Amazing Adventures of a Film Horse 1990 single work children's fiction -
For Children
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 15-16 September 1990; (p. 7)
— Review of I Hate Fridays : Stories from Koala Hills Primary School 1990 single work children's fiction ; Flashback : The Amazing Adventures of a Film Horse 1990 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 35 no. 1 1991; (p. 25)
— Review of Flashback : The Amazing Adventures of a Film Horse 1990 single work children's fiction -
A Hero is a Man...???
1993
single work
column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 8 no. 2 1993; (p. 5-9) -
Gillian Rubinstein and Her Women
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Papers : Explorations into Children's Literature , August-December vol. 5 no. 2-3 1994; (p. 113-124) Minchinton examines the stereotyped portrayals of women (particularly mothers) and girls in Rubinstein's novels and questions if perhaps her representations stem from Rubinstein's own childhood experiences of abandonment, grief and loss. In particular, Minchinton addresses Rubinstein's idealised 'earth Mother' as a counterpoint to the harshly portrayed 'working' and 'absent' mothers and asks a pertinent question: ' where does the story end and the personal pain begin?' (113). Minchinton observes a slight progression in Rubinstein's body of work towards a more rounded representation of womanhood and female sexuality, however overall, she argues that Rubinstein's characters '...may as well be heroes [as] they are not specifically female at all' (122).
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