Notes/blog/essay by Nalini Haynes Before I begin discussing white ignorance, I offer thanks to Alana Lentin whose generous offer of reading her coursework materials and …
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Whitlam’s Children book launch
What better way to celebrate Bob Hawke’s life than reading Whitlam’s Children, a book about the influence Gogh Whitlam had on his successor and Australian …
Stop Being Reasonable by Eleanor Gordon-Smith
Gordon-Smith is a philosopher and reformed debater. Her mind was changed. She says it’s time to stop being reasonable because coherent logical argument is futile when money-hungry agent provocateurs
3 Essential Tips to Maintain Momentum
Kristyn Jackson wrote this for PhD Peeps, a website we started together just before she escaped academia and headed to Melbourne. Although originally written for …
Interviewing like a pro
Are you going to conduct some interviews for your research [or other endeavour]? Feeling a little lost? This post compiles some practical tips to help …
Representations of Albinism in Australian High School English Texts
The University of Canberra required me to write more for my research proposal on representations of albinism than every other student researching every other topic. …
Disabling Characters: Representations of Disability in Young Adult Literature by Patricia A Dunn
Patricia Dunn selected several Young Adult literature texts for discussion in Disabling Characters: Representations of Disability in Young Adult Literature, which focuses on teaching disability …
Asshole Survival Guide by Robert Sutton
A review by Nalini Haynes Last year I read How To Be An Academic by the Thesis Whisperer, Inger Mewburn (I recommend her book); Mewburn recommends …
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
A review by Nalini Haynes Alison Bechdel of The Bechdel Test is the comic book artist and author of Fun Home, a recently assigned comic …
CBCA Celebrate Story Creators (Children’s and YA literature)
By Nalini Haynes It was a chilly Tuesday evening when I first ventured south of Lake Burley Griffin on my own-some, with the minion still …
In Defense of the Princess by Jerramy Fine
In Defense of the Princess: How Plastic Tiaras and Fairytale Dreams Can Inspire Strong, Smart Women A review by Nalini Haynes In Defense of the …
The 33 (2015)
A review by Nalini Haynes On 5 August 2010 a 121 year old San Jose mine in Chilé collapsed, trapping 33 miners. The 33 tells the …
Joss Whedon: Geek King of the Universe by Amy Pascale
A review by CJ Dee Joss Whedon is a man of many talents. He has written, directed and/or produced pop culture classics such as Buffy …
What If? by Randall Munroe
A review by Rebecca Muir The subtitle of What If? is “Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions”. I take it that by “serious” Randall …
Lincoln (2012)
A review by Nalini Haynes Lincoln opens with Abraham Lincoln sitting on a platform under an awning, rain pouring down on the audience at the …