NEW in our Contemporary Cultural Studies in Illness, Health and Medicine series (edited by @drgavinmiller.bsky.social): Chloe R. Green examines how women’s experimental illness narratives are driving new conceptions of contested illness. Learn more at: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-writing...

Delighted to be part of this special issue on ambivalence and agency in contemporary Francophone narratives! My article looks at generic ambivalence, and in particular, it analyses Springora's use of fairy tales tropes to explore the abuse she experienced.

Francosphères 13.2 includes work by @besskearney.bsky.social, @dcarliniversini.bsky.social & @drjoeford.bsky.social on ambivalence, agency & selfhood in contemporary francophone narratives. Read it #OpenAccess: bit.ly/FRANC13-2#OpenAccess:@openlibhums.bsky.social @sfps.bsky.social‬ @ilcs.bsky.social

@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social : ‘This was an extraordinary response to unimaginable crimes. Yet true change will only come when men engage with the culture that led us here’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Thrilled to have co-edited, with Dr Françoise Campbell, a special issue in Francosphères (@livunipress.bsky.social)! Wonderful contributions by Shirley Jordan, @dcarliniversini.bsky.social, @drjoeford.bsky.social, Cliona Hensey, Kate Mackenzie! liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/franc/13/2

If you have not already, please consider taking two small steps to prevent the closure of languages programs at U of Wollongong: sign the petition and write to the uni. These collective actions are making a difference! australiansocietyforfrenchstudies.com/2024/11/08/t...

We are delighted to launch our new WiF OZ podcast, hosted by Josephine Goldman and @besskearney.bsky.social 😊! In the first episode, Beth and Josie talked to our founding President @christiesmbc.bsky.social about being a mum in academia. You can listen to it here: open.spotify.com/show/3EOWoce...

"The police chased me out of the beach parking lot. Now Walmart. I’m running out of places to sleep, and to be." "Isn’t that negation of our existence? We are here and we are you and we are yours." A searing and essential piece of writing.

Big news for Women in French Australia! Thanks to our amazing first speaker @christiesmbc.bsky.social and to the creators of this podcast series @besskearney.bsky.social and Josephine Goldman. See you later today for our end-of-year celebration! 🥳

Josephine Goldman and I are thrilled to announce the inaugural Women in French podcast. We couldn’t have found a more perfect guest to open the series: Christie Margrave. Big thanks to you, @christiesmbc.bsky.social and the rest of the WiF Australia executives!!!

So here's a starter pack for languages, literatures, cultures and societies, very broadly defined. If you'd like to be added or removed, comment below or send a message go.bsky.app/TdEXaP2

Are we doing it right? #NewYorkerCartoons nyer.cm/CTZvmGD 🖊️ @jasonadamk.bsky.social

What’s the difference between sight and sound in writing? And what do they have to do with a writer’s positionality? Read Kate Rossmanith fascinating piece …

These things are from slightly less recently: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02... www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05... www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09...

Hi Bluesky. I'm Julian. Here's a thing I did recently: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10...

See this new issue from MAI Feminism and Visual Cultures; I’m thrilled to have contributed a personal essay on Ernaux ! Thanks again to the editors !