D.H. Lawrence is a writer who provokes adoration or loathing, depending on one’s taste, politics and patience. How reliable is he as a guide to life?
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An expert in the representation of the Holocaust on film explains the responsibility of the reader to educate themselves beyond the depth of a single work of fiction.
In her essay on the work of Tim Winton, Geraldine Brooks is looking for a punch-up with academics and critics.
Miles Franklin Award winning novelist Amanda Lohrey explores the political and the personal in a way that makes her unique among contemporary Australian writers.
How do editors decide what books get reviewed? Spoiler alert: it’s not meritocratic.
Last year saw the first cohort of English literature students who were born in or beyond 2000 – the so-called digital generation. I wanted to know whether the classics still affected their lives.
Graphic novels have a long history and are becoming an ever-more popular way of bringing profound and complex stories to life.
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Chair of Irish Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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Professor in Modern and Contemporary Literature, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in English, Australian National University
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Associate professor, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer (English and Drama), Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in English, University of Tasmania
