AustLit
Latest Issues
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Just Award the Vogel’s Already,
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'In 2019, there will be no Vogel’s literary award. None of the manuscripts – the prize’s press release suggests – were up to scratch: ‘the judges’ decision speaks to their respect for the award and their desire to maintain the excellent standards of previous winning manuscripts.’ In other words: we’d be embarrassed to publish any of the submissions.' (Introduction)
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The Other Side of Climate Grief Is Climate Fury,
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'In the week since the release of the IPBES report that alerted us to the likely loss of a million species, there have been a spate of articles engaging with climate grief. Activist Rob Law wrote in the Guardian about needing to honour the pain and move through the sadness towards a sense of agency. Emily Johnson argued beautifully for the ways in which taking collective action can offset the sometimes overwhelming sense of loss.' (Introduction)
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Islamophobia as Antagonist : The Enemy within Australian TV Drama,
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'In the wake of Christchurch, Australia has undergone a reckoning. To anyone with a finger on the political pulse, it came as no shock. The perpetrator only took into his own hands what the Australian government had enshrined in bipartisan policy for decades: the vilification of Muslims.' (Introduction)