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A Memoir of My Former Self is a celebration of one of Britain’s most beloved and celebrated novelists.
Twenty two essays marking the tenth anniversary of the Sydney Review of Books make for a diverse, thoughtful collection.
From domestic worker to matriarch of South African literature, the book is a reflection on her writing journey.
In her latest book, Sarah Krasnostein goes straight for the soul of Peter Carey’s writing.
Students could learn about critical thinking, writing and the broader role of artificial intelligence tools like chatbots.
Marina Benjamin’s essays investigate the social and philosophical dimensions of housework and ‘femininity’. Maxine Fei-Chung’s book gives an often-harrowing account of eight women who struggle.
Educators need to carefully consider ChatGPT and issues of academic integrity to move toward an assessment system that leverages AI tools.
Kate Legge’s husband was chronically unfaithful. So was his father, who was forced to leave the family home after revealing his mother’s affair. Legge reflects on generational love and infidelity.
To read a “memoir” by Janet Malcolm is to enter a realm where the very idea of memoir will be treated with mistrust.
Susan Sontag’s sense of the danger of a photographic relationship to reality is not only relevant today, but positively prescient.
Kim Mahood understands that frontiers have always been places of interchange, where overt power disparities often come disquietingly undone.
In her new memoir, Stella Prize winner Heather Rose reflects on overcoming childhood trauma and adult pain with spiritual work. But our reviewer wishes it allowed moments of ‘pause or ambiguity’.
What happens when a promising young writer comes under attack from the written word?
Questions of belonging inform a new collection of lyrical, meditative essays that interrogate the distinction between nature and culture.
A new collection of non-fiction by one of Australia’s greatest poets enriches our understanding of her legacy.
In her new essay collection, Elena Ferrante tells the compelling story of her reading and writing life, and the battle between form and wildness.
As conversations about literary representation evolve, so does the Stella Prize. Five of the 12 authors on the tenth Stella Prize longlist are Indigenous, one is non-binary, and genre is in the mix.
Mission, a series of Noel Pearson’s essays, speeches and eulogies, delves into many of the key parts of the author’s life and politics.
A history professor describes how student-designed video games have transformed his classroom and provided a substitute for academic essays.
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Professor, Chair of Australian Literature, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Sydney
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Professor of Higher Education, Rhodes University, South Africa, Rhodes University
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Professor of Education, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Evolutionary Biomechanics, Royal Veterinary College
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Distinguished Professor, Brock University
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Senior research fellow, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies & Professor, Faculty of Education, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Candidate, Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Lecturer, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Rhodes University
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Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Creative Pedagogies, Edinburgh Napier University
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Professor, University of Tasmania
