Associate Professor Margaret Henderson
Associate Professor

Margaret Henderson

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Background

Margaret teaches in the literature area in the School of Communication and Arts. Her teaching interests are literary theory, contemporary women’s writing, and postmodern fiction.

Margaret is the author of Marking Feminist Times: Remembering the Longest Revolution in Australia, a study of Australian feminist cultural memory; Kathy Acker: Punk Writer; and co-author with Anthea Taylor of Postfeminism in Context: Women, Australian Popular Culture, and the Unsettling of Postfeminism. She is the co-editor of Terra-Recognita: New Essays in Australian Studies, Manifesting Australian Literary Feminisms: Nexus and Faultlines, and Things that Liberate: An Australian Feminist Wunderkammer. She has also published numerous articles on feminist fiction and culture, and autobiography.

She has been a consultant to the National Museum of Australia, advising on a modern Australian women's movement collection. Her current project is a monograph on women’s punk and post-punk memoirs.

Availability

Associate Professor Margaret Henderson is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Historical studies Literary studies

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Research) of English Literature, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • contemporary life writing

  • The writings of Kathy Acker

  • Feminist material culture

  • Postmodernism

  • Cultural poetics of the women's movement

Search Professor Margaret Henderson’s works on UQ eSpace

66 works between 1996 and 2025
All (66) Journal Article (48) Book Chapter (11) Book (4) Other Outputs (2) Edited Outputs (1)

41 - 60 of 66 works

2006

Journal Article

Introduction: The terra of recognition

Henderson, M. A. and Dale, L. (2006). Introduction: The terra of recognition. Journal of Australian Studies, 86, 1-6.

Introduction: The terra of recognition

2005

Journal Article

The terra of recognition

Henderson, Margaret and Dale, Leigh (2005). The terra of recognition. Journal of Australian Studies, 29 (86), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/14443050509388026

The terra of recognition

2004

Journal Article

"It's not that Bloody Far from Sydney: Towards A Semiotic History of the Brisbane Women's Movement."

Henderson, Margaret and Reid, Margaret (2004). "It's not that Bloody Far from Sydney: Towards A Semiotic History of the Brisbane Women's Movement.". Australian Feminist Studies, 19 (44), 159-168. doi: 10.1080/0816464042000226456

"It's not that Bloody Far from Sydney: Towards A Semiotic History of the Brisbane Women's Movement."

2002

Journal Article

Australian Feminism and Cultural Critique, circa 2002

Henderson, M. (2002). Australian Feminism and Cultural Critique, circa 2002. Australian Humanities Review (26)

Australian Feminism and Cultural Critique, circa 2002

2002

Journal Article

The tidiest revolution: Regulative feminist autobiography and the de-facement of the Australian women's movement

Henderson, M. (2002). The tidiest revolution: Regulative feminist autobiography and the de-facement of the Australian women's movement. Australian Literary Studies, 20 (3), 178-191.

The tidiest revolution: Regulative feminist autobiography and the de-facement of the Australian women's movement

2002

Journal Article

Legends of the Rise and Of the Fall: Towards A Poetics of Histories of the Australian Women's Movement

Henderson, M. (2002). Legends of the Rise and Of the Fall: Towards A Poetics of Histories of the Australian Women's Movement. Clio: A Journal of Literature, History and the Philosophy of History, 31 (3), 301-326.

Legends of the Rise and Of the Fall: Towards A Poetics of Histories of the Australian Women's Movement

2002

Book Chapter

"The Big Business of Surfing's Oceanic Feeling: Thirty Years of Tracks Magazine."

Henderson, M. A. (2002). "The Big Business of Surfing's Oceanic Feeling: Thirty Years of Tracks Magazine.". Growing Up Postmodern: Beoliberalism and the War on the Young. (pp. 141-167) edited by Ronald Strickland. Lanham, Md.: Rowman and Littlefield.

"The Big Business of Surfing's Oceanic Feeling: Thirty Years of Tracks Magazine."

2001

Journal Article

Real relations: The feminist politics of form in Australian fiction

Henderson, M (2001). Real relations: The feminist politics of form in Australian fiction. Australian Historical Studies, 32 (116), 162-163.

Real relations: The feminist politics of form in Australian fiction

2001

Book Chapter

Questions of the Visible and the Invisible: The Visual and Performing Arts.

Henderson, M. A. (2001). Questions of the Visible and the Invisible: The Visual and Performing Arts.. Queer in the 21st Century: Challenge and Response. (pp. 45-46) edited by John Angus and Stephen Cox. Fortitude Valley: Gay and Lesbian Welfare Association.

Questions of the Visible and the Invisible: The Visual and Performing Arts.

2001

Book Chapter

Finola Moorhead

Henderson, M. (2001). Finola Moorhead. Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing. (pp. 221-223) edited by Jane Eldridge Miller. London: Routledge.

Finola Moorhead

2001

Journal Article

Review of Shameful Autobiographies, by Rosamund Dalziell

Henderson, M. A. (2001). Review of Shameful Autobiographies, by Rosamund Dalziell. AUMLA Journal, 95 (May), 133-135.

Review of Shameful Autobiographies, by Rosamund Dalziell

2001

Book Chapter

Amanda Lohrey

Henderson, M. (2001). Amanda Lohrey. Who's who in contemporary women's writing. (pp. 194) edited by Jane Eldridge Miller. London: Routledge.

Amanda Lohrey

2001

Journal Article

A Shifting Line Up: Men, Women, and Tracks Surfing Magazine.

Henderson, M. A. (2001). A Shifting Line Up: Men, Women, and Tracks Surfing Magazine.. Continuum, 15.3, 319-332.

A Shifting Line Up: Men, Women, and Tracks Surfing Magazine.

2001

Journal Article

The Novel of Good Intentions. Rev. of Faith Singer, By Rosie Scott

Henderson, M. A. (2001). The Novel of Good Intentions. Rev. of Faith Singer, By Rosie Scott. Australian Women's Book Review, 13 (December No. 2)

The Novel of Good Intentions. Rev. of Faith Singer, By Rosie Scott

2001

Book Chapter

Frenzy of the Invisible? Porn in the Field of Lesbian Vision

Henderson, M. (2001). Frenzy of the Invisible? Porn in the Field of Lesbian Vision. Queer in the 21st Century: The Body - Queer and Politic. (pp. 131-151) edited by J. Keith Atkinson and Justin J. Finnerty. Fortitude Valley, Qld: Gay and Lesbian Welfare Association.

Frenzy of the Invisible? Porn in the Field of Lesbian Vision

2000

Journal Article

The girl who met Simone de Beauvoir in Brisbane, or, must we burn Beauvoir?

Henderson, M. A. (2000). The girl who met Simone de Beauvoir in Brisbane, or, must we burn Beauvoir?. Hecate, 26 (1), 113-117.

The girl who met Simone de Beauvoir in Brisbane, or, must we burn Beauvoir?

2000

Journal Article

Australian Feminist Academic Journals: Still Here, Most of the Time

Henderson, M. A. (2000). Australian Feminist Academic Journals: Still Here, Most of the Time. Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources, 21 (2), 11-13.

Australian Feminist Academic Journals: Still Here, Most of the Time

2000

Book Chapter

Male fantasy

Henderson, M. A. (2000). Male fantasy. The Australian legend and its discontents. (pp. 250-266) edited by Richard Nile. Queensland: University of Queensland Press.

Male fantasy

2000

Journal Article

Review of Donald Booth and Colin Tatz's One-eyed: A history of Australian sport; and Peter Kell's Good Sports: Australian sport and the myth of the fair go

Henderson, Margaret A. (2000). Review of Donald Booth and Colin Tatz's One-eyed: A history of Australian sport; and Peter Kell's Good Sports: Australian sport and the myth of the fair go. Meanjin, 59 (2), 189-192.

Review of Donald Booth and Colin Tatz's One-eyed: A history of Australian sport; and Peter Kell's Good Sports: Australian sport and the myth of the fair go

1999

Journal Article

Some tales of two mags: Sports magazines as glossy reservoirs of male fantasies

Henderson, M. A. (1999). Some tales of two mags: Sports magazines as glossy reservoirs of male fantasies. Journal of Australian Studies, 62, 64-75.

Some tales of two mags: Sports magazines as glossy reservoirs of male fantasies

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    Digital Labour, Australian Women Authors, and Public Persona-Building (ARC Linkage Project administered by The University of Sydney)
    University of Sydney
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2011
    Archiving Australian Feminism: the papers of Merle Thornton
    Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Archiving Australian feminism: the Merle Thornton Papers
    Myer Foundation/Sidney Myer Fund - DISCONTINUED: DO NOT USE
    Open grant
  • 2009
    The Australian Feminist Memory Project 1970-1990
    National Museum of Australia
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    The Australian Feminist Memory Project: Cultures of Activism, 1970-1990
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Mnemonics for Political Amnesiacs: British and American Feminist Autobiographies of the 1990s
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2000
    Struggle for memory: Histories and texts of the Australian Women's Movement.
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    The (D)Evolution of Sports Magazines: The strange case of "Tracks" and "Rugby League Week"
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Margaret Henderson is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sappho's Daughters: The Self-Empowerment of Female Intellectuals in A.S Byatt and Sarah Water's Neo-Victorian Novels

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Melissa Dickson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    As Long As You Keep It Quiet: A History of Queer and Queer-Coded Drama in Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Stephen Carleton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Nature, Naomi, and Kali: Allen Ginsberg's Mothers

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Bronwyn Lea

  • Doctor Philosophy

    As Long As You Keep It Quiet: A History of Queer and Queer-Coded Drama in Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Stephen Carleton

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Nature, Naomi, and Kali: Allen Ginsberg's Mothers

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Bronwyn Lea

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Australian culture
  • Australian sport
  • Feminism
  • Feminist studies
  • Postmodernism
  • Sports magazines
  • Surf culture
  • Women's studies

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