Key Works:
* "The Female Figure in Shakespeare: A Study of the Status of Women in Shakespearean Drama" (1980): A groundbreaking analysis of the representation of women in Shakespeare's plays, exploring their power, agency, and limitations within the patriarchal context of Elizabethan England.
* "Realism and the Female Subject: The Representation of Women in Contemporary Literature" (1989): Examines the ways in which realism, as a literary mode, constructs and limits representations of women in modern literature.
* "A Rhetoric of Identity: The Subject of Feminist Discourse" (1991): A critical exploration of feminist discourse and its impact on the formation of identity, arguing that feminist subjectivity is a complex and evolving construct.
* "The Politics of Exile: A Cultural History of Modern Diasporas" (1995): Explores the concept of exile and its impact on the experiences of diaspora communities, particularly focusing on the cultural and political consequences of displacement.
Other Notable Works:
* "Parthenogenesis: Feminist Readings of the Pre-Modern" (1998): Re-examines classical and medieval literature through a feminist lens, highlighting the power of female figures and narratives.
* "The Lost Continent: Gender, Sexuality, and the Cultural Landscape of Australian Literature" (2004): Provides a comprehensive analysis of Australian literature, focusing on themes of gender, sexuality, and cultural identity.
* "The Global Subject: Cultural Citizenship, Diaspora, and the Postcolonial" (2008): Examines the evolving concept of cultural citizenship in a globalized world, exploring the experiences of diasporic communities and the challenges of belonging in a transnational context.
Sneja Marina Gunew's work is marked by her insightful and critical engagement with feminist theory, literary analysis, and cultural studies. She is a leading voice in the field of feminist scholarship, offering valuable perspectives on the representation of women, the construction of identity, and the complexities of cultural belonging in the modern world.