If you think this is "cool" you are genuinely cattle

The longlist for the 2026 Roderick Award is out! Probably the most eclectic literary prize in Australia and worth $50,000!

yay

For a concise analysis of the cultural significance of Universities in the Pacific, it's worth consulting @nonwayne.bsky.social 's recent book review: dx.doi.org/10.31646/am.... He might be dealing with literary matters, but the role of regional universities shines through.

Oh, I almost forgot about this one! New review out from yours truly of Maebh Long and Matthew Hayward's The Rise of Pacific Literature: Decolonization, Radical Campuses, and Modernism for Affirmations: of the modern doi.org/10.31646/am....

A wonderful article from three wonderful friends and colleagues, led by Claire Brennan. At once bleak and hopeful, it details the practical cost of cuts to the humanities and the propects for arts education to live on in the digital commons doi.org/10.1080/0082...

A Digital Flying Dutchman: The Afterlife of an Open Educational Resource as a Public History of Exploration

This article describes a free, online resource developed in conjunction with a second-year subject taught at a university in regional Australia. It examines the foundations of that subject, the amb...

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Congratulations to my wonderful colleagues on the other side of the country at UTas for the publication of a special issue of the Australian Journal of Biography and History on writing Tasmanian stories! Particular kudos to @drmilthorpe.bsky.social for editing! doi.org/10.22459/AJB...

Australian Journal of Biography and History: No. 11, 2026

<p>This special issue of the <em>Australian Journal of Biography and History</em> explores what it means to write lives connected to Lutruwita/Tasmania, an island shaped by both isolation and connecti...

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Crediting and citing Indigenous Knowledges within research academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Crediting and citing Indigenous Knowledges within research

Abstract. Knowledge exchanges between Indigenous and scientific communities occur regularly, with researchers frequently seeking and benefiting from Indige

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Viewing Archie Moore's Biennale-winning exhibition Kith & Kin immediately gave me an idea for my next book. Wonderful, inspiring!! Look at those archive piles!

Thrilled to see that the latest edition of @auswhn.bsky.social’s Lilith: A Feminist History Journal features not one – but two – book reviews by my PhD students! 📚 Congratulations Kaitlin Mills and Michael Stockwell 🤓

ANU Press@anupress.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This issue of ‘Lilith' explores gender in 20th-century Australia and Britain, from maternal feminism and 'Citrus Queen' pageants to motherhood and mental health, and the arguments that won abortion law reform in 1960s Britain. Get your copy today: doi.org/10.22459/LFH... #feminist #feminism #gender

Still plenty of work to be done to rehabilitate Stirner's thought, but this chapter by Jacob Blumenfeld does important work in the Marx contra Stirner discussion!

Cominsitu@cominsitu.bsky.social · 5mo ago

new article out! The Redemption of Saint Max: Stirner's Critique of Marx In: Marx and the Critique of Humanism. ed. Andres Saenz de Sicilia (Bloomsbury, 2026) philarchive.org/rec/BLUTRO-13

I'm a huge proponent of green open access, but diamond journals are fantastic, too! Nice to get a mention in this article about why we shouldn't sleep on free-to-publish open-access journals! Bibliodiversity for life!

Tracy Creagh@creaght.bsky.social · 5mo ago

💎 Diamond is the new Green 🟢 New article from Romain Vaucher and Camille Thomas - Diamond is the new Green—Why Green Open Access is not a sustainable long-term model for scientific publishing Published in Sedimentologika #DiamondOA #OpenAccess doi.org/10.57035/jou...

Toronto's @thestar.com sent a cease and desist letter to the creator of the podcast network that @indicator.media wrote about on Wednesday. He has promised to reverse course. www.thestar.com/opinion/publ...

Alexios Mantzarlis@mantzarlis.com · 5mo ago

NEW on @indicator.media: I found an AI-generated podcast network that has published 350,000 episodes in the past month. That's 11,000 episodes a day, or about one year's worth of audio content. You'll be shocked to find out it's not generating original material.

👍"When research is easier to access, its value increases. Policymakers can draw on stronger evidence, practitioners can apply research findings more directly, journalists and community organisations can engage with original sources ..." @nonwayne.bsky.social theconversation.com/thousands-of...

Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix

‘Green open access’ has existed for decades – and it’s not hard to get academics to use it more.

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Useful info for those who write and read academic papers: theconversation.com/thousands-of...

Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix

‘Green open access’ has existed for decades – and it’s not hard to get academics to use it more.

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New advance access book review published by @jich.bsky.social @drbenjaminjones.bsky.social reviews Henry Reynolds' "Looking from the North: Australian History from the Top Down" @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Looking from the North: Australian History from the Top Down

Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2026)

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Oh same re. submitting things! Almost there on one, need to write up the other... But we soft launched this yesterday! oercollective.caul.edu.au/aust-politic... Proper promo incoming once we get our ducks in a row

Australian Politics and Policy

Australian Politics and Policy provides a unique, holistic coverage of politics and public topics for use in university courses.

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Another piece of writing from yours truly. Might be the weirdest thing I've written? This is what happens when you agree to write about a US work of criticism for a publication about Australian writing! openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/JASAL/articl...

"AI detection should not be used in education due to its methodological imperfections, violation of procedural fairness, and unverifiable outputs."

Heads we win, tails you lose: AI detectors in education

The increasing use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in student assessment has led to institutional reliance on detection tools. Unlike plagiarism detection, AI detection relies on unverif...

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Truly truly truly terrible, like the worst in-between scenes from a video game.

Gizmodo@gizmodo.com · 6mo ago

Darren Aronofsky's New AI Series About the Revolutionary War Looks Like Dogshit

Another piece of writing from yours truly. Might be the weirdest thing I've written? This is what happens when you agree to write about a US work of criticism for a publication about Australian writing! openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/JASAL/articl...

"Heads we win, tails you lose" is now live in its peer-reviewed form. This article represents a gamut of perspectives from pro-AI to staunchly opposed. What unites us all is shared condemnation of the use of AI-detection software in education contexts doi.org/10.1080/1360...

Heads we win, tails you lose: AI detectors in education

The increasing use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in student assessment has led to institutional reliance on detection tools. Unlike plagiarism detection, AI detection relies on unverif...

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Curious about how AustLit is celebrating its 25th birthday? Our social media calendar will tell you all! Download a copy to follow along as we create new trails, celebrate research projects, and provide search tips--or maybe come to our trivia night?! #AustLit25 www.austlit.edu.au/25th-anniver...

It would be SO amazing if an Indigenous writer received this postdoc! Please share widely! You don't even have to be in NQ! careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...

Postdoctoral Fellow, Creative Writing - Cairns, QLD, Australia - Townsville, QLD, Australia - Other, QLD, Australia

College of Arts, Society and Education | James Cook University Fixed term to December 2029 Part-time (20%), increasing to 60% by 2027  Located at either the Cairns Nguma-bada campus or Townsville Beb...

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📣Postdoc in creative writing 📣 careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...

Postdoctoral Fellow, Creative Writing - Cairns, QLD, Australia - Townsville, QLD, Australia - Other, QLD, Australia

College of Arts, Society and Education | James Cook University Fixed term to December 2029 Part-time (20%), increasing to 60% by 2027  Located at either the Cairns Nguma-bada campus or Townsville Beb...

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The hardback edition of our new edited book, ‘In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956’, is published through @manchesterup.bsky.social today! You can get 30% discount by using the code ‘EVENT30’ right now, or tell your library! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/

Manchester University Press - In solidarity, under suspicion

In solidarity, under suspicion - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of In solidarity, under suspicion by Daniel Frost

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Nice to be recognised for "Research Paper of the Year" by the AI in Education podcast. So strange to see this paper doing the rounds with my name on it. Such a diverse group of contributors from pro-AI educationalists to—me! All great friends and minds though! aipodcast.education/podcast-unwr...

AI in Education Podcast: Podcast Unwrapped: Our 2025 AI in Education Awards

In this special end-of-year episode, Ray and Dan unwrap the biggest moments, ideas, guests, and breakthroughs that shaped AI in education in 2025. From standout tools to unforgettable interviews, they...

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Kind of throws the whole @natureportfolio.nature.com Scientific Reports review process in question

Erik Angner@erikangner.com · 8mo ago

"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se

Nature Scientific Reports is the third most cited journal in the world smdh

Smut Clyde, X-Ray Haruspex@smutclyde.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Rate your score on Factor Fexcectorn. Well done, Scientific Reports. pubpeer.com/publications...