Catherine Dewhirst Catherine Dewhirst i(8580284 works by)
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1 They Also Served: Nurses, the Great War, and Children's Picture Books Allison Millward, , Martin Kerby , Catherine Dewhirst , Margaret Mary Baguley , 2023 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Popular Culture , vol. 56 no. 3-4 2023; (p. 704-718)

'British and Australian children's books about the Great War remain a steadfastly conservative example of popular culture, particularly when exploring war time nursing. The marginalized place of females in children's literature, the failure of the official histories to adequately acknowledge the unique experience of the nurses, and the popular focus on the battlefield have discouraged any sustained focus. This article will analyze how Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey (Peace Lily), Kate Simpson and Jess Racklyeft (Anzac Girl: The War Diaries of Alice Ross-King), and Mark Wilson (Rachel's War: The Story of an Australian WWI Nurse) have responded to this challenge.' (Publication abstract)
1 Respectability and Disloyalty : The Competing Obligations of L’Italiano’s Editors Catherine Dewhirst , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Transnational Voices of Australia’s Migrant and Minority Press 2020; (p. 81-105)

'Italian Fascism began to exert ideological demands over the communities, businesses, and newspapers of Italian migrants in Australia by the mid-1920s. In the lead up to the Second World War, the Commonwealth government enacted measures to thwart the danger of Fascist propaganda, which impacted profoundly on Italian migrant community networks and newspapers. Tracing the history of the lost Queensland newspaper, L’Italiano (1930–1941), through the official wartime files of its editors, Cesare Baucia and Cristofaro Albanese, this chapter explores how both men navigated the competing business obligations impacting on their roles, readership, and communities. L’Italiano’s anti-Fascist reputation gradually shifted towards appeasing the Fascist authorities, challenging perceptions of Italian migrant respectability and loyalty in a context of nation-building, ethnicity, and race.'

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1 Australia’s Minority Community Printed Press History in Global Context : An Introduction Catherine Dewhirst , Richard Scully , 2020 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Transnational Voices of Australia’s Migrant and Minority Press 2020; (p. 1-17)
1 1 y separately published work icon The Transnational Voices of Australia’s Migrant and Minority Press Catherine Dewhirst (editor), Richard Scully (editor), Cham : Palgrave Macmillan , 2020 25971689 2020 anthology criticism

Focuses on the rare, radical and foreign-language print culture of multiple and frequently concurrent minority groups’ newspaper ventures.

Demonstrates how the local experiences and narratives of such communities are always forged and negotiated within a context of globalising forces.

Explores the diverse worlds of Australia’s migrant and minority communities through the latest research on the contemporary printed press, spanning the mid-nineteenth century to our current day
1 Book Review : The Internment Diaries of Mario Sardi Catherine Dewhirst , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Queensland Review , June vol. 21 no. 1 2014; (p. 112-113)
— Review of The Internment Diaries of Mario Sardi Mario Sardi , 2013 single work diary
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