Susan Maushart

Susan Maushart (born 1958) is an American author, journalist and feminist.[1] She lived in Perth, Western Australia, for over 20 years and now lives in New York City.[2]

Maushart's journalistic career in Australia varied between working for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation[3] and regular columns in the Weekend Australian.[4] Maushart is also known for her ABC Radio series, StoryCatcher.[3]

Her books have covered wide-ranging topics from historical, to issues related to motherhood and marriage to that of teenagers interacting with modern media.

Her book Moore River Native Settlement won the Adelaide Festival Non-fiction Award in 1994.[5] and was short listed, in the Western Australian Premier's Book Award, 1994.[6]

Her book The Winter of Our Disconnect, published in 2010, chronicles her family's experiment in disconnecting from technology.[citation needed] The book details her realization of technology's presence in her household and her execution of dealing with it, while documenting her challenges and frustrations along the way.[7] She banned screens from her house for six months and in the end had the results she wanted.[7] The Daily Telegraph said this story "is a channel to a wider view into the impact of new media on the lives of families, into the very heart of the meaning of home."[8]

Works

  • Maushart, Susan (1993), Sort of a place like home : remembering the Moore River Native Settlement, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, ISBN 978-1-86368-060-8
  • —— (2000), The mask of motherhood how becoming a mother changes everything and why we pretend it doesn't, New York Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0-14-029178-0
  • —— (2010), What Women Want Next (New ed.), The Text Publishing Company, ISBN 978-1-921799-05-1
  • —— (2011), Wifework: What Marriage Really Means for Women (New ed.), The Text Publishing Company, ISBN 978-1-921799-04-4
  • —— (2012), The winter of our disconnect: how one family pulled the plug on their technology and lived to tell/text/tweet the tale, Profile, ISBN 978-1-84765-740-4
  • Andrijich, Frances; —— (2016), Consider the clothesline: vibrant images of laundry and life, Echo Publishing, ISBN 978-1-76006-925-4

References

  1. ^ "Wifework by Susan Maushart | Extracts | guardian.co.uk Books".
  2. ^ "Public Lecture by Susan Maushart > Institute of Advanced Studies: The University of Western Australia". ias.uwa.edu.au. 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Who are you? Susan Maushart - ABC Perth - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". abc.net.au. 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Susan maushart media".
  5. ^ "Adelaide Festival Literary Awards. Winners. Shortlists". literaryfestivals.co.uk. 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. ^ Fremantle Press : Books : Sort of a Place Like Home by Susan Maushart
  7. ^ a b THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONNECT by Susan Maushart | Kirkus Reviews.
  8. ^ "The winter of their disconnect - how Susan Maushart and her family lived without technology for six months | dailytelegraph.com.au". dailytelegraph.com.au. 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.