A/Prof Jess Carniel

Sorry, but a friend with that level of telephone privilege should know better!

I don't know how Amazon knows this before anyone else, but excited that my new monograph finally has a release date (much delayed by Rowman and Littlefield being acquired by Bloomsbury) www.amazon.com.au/Beauty-Labor...

Can anyone suggest good articles on teaching? Just need my imagination sparked

#TWC32 is our special issue on Fandom and Politics, coedited by Ashley Hinck and Amber Davisson. They emphasize that "this special issue persuasively demonstrate[s] that the intersection of fandom and politics is not an unusual exception". Read the full issue here:

Can I just vote for Paddington 2 ten times?

I’m a Typo, and in This Age of AI, I’m the Real Hero Well, look who just spotted me and isn’t happy about it. You’ve got the same look as you did when that server told you to enjoy your tortellini, an...

"It turns out that people would rather read a thoughtful essay with an error in it than one of ChatGPT’s grammatically flawless articles about delving into a thought-provoking tapestry of synergy."
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The wine bros are 🔥 and deserve love.

Um, it was AWESOME. Now I can see where all that wine research has gone and I am VERY excited for the future books...

The thought makes me feel ill.

Depends on how much you skewer academics - I mean, you've got your work cut out for you in making us seem like appealing romantic partners! 😂

Look, it's not about two scholars who are each other's Reviewer 2, but if you want a rom-com about two bitter academic rivals who end up together written by an academic, then may I point you towards...

(I wanted to call it Higher Yearning, but alas, got shot down)

I didn't realise this was out already!!! Hello weekend read.

They're...two different things. So completely reasonable.

They look delicious! Spinach and cheese pastries (in any combo or cuisine) are one of my all time favourite foods.

Teal book cover with white writing: Journal of Australian Studies, volume 49, number 2, June 2025. Special issue: Insiders and Outsiders, Winners and Losers: Closeups of the Struggle for Power and Status in Australia. Guest editors: Sybil Nolan and Chris Wallace. Image features a man at a desk in a suit and tie, looking directly at the camera and smiling slightly.

🚨 New issue alert 🚨 49.2 out now!
Guest editors @chriswallace.bsky.social & @sybiln.bsky.social present the special issue "Insiders & Outsiders, Winners & Losers: Close-Ups of the Struggle for Power & Status in #Australia".
Stay tuned this week as we feature each article!
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Is it, like, their only outing every 5 years that isn't a kids' soccer match?

A reunion every five years? Tell them to get a life!

So rude. I had to teach today and I'm pretty sure I came across as drunk.

I came back on Tuesday morning and I am STILL jet-lagged. Hence awake to post at 3am.

Best. Week. Ever. (Until next time.)

Piece of paper drawn into a grid indicating votes against each countries name. I will write a better description once I stop feeling so wretched.

We forgot to post the #Eurovision scholar predictions last night, @pauldavidflood.bsky.social! As everyone can see, we were a bit torn on some choices but we all thought Australia was a shoe-in!

Are any Australians getting Gretel Killeen vibes from Sandra Stuger? #SBSEurovision #Eurovision

Thank you!

Hi there, just wondering where you saw this?

I am conducting a survey of women’s experiences of accessing financial credit since banking deregulation in Australia. I will use the results of this survey in an academic article.

Survey closes end of May 2025.

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Watching the news in Italy and they are covering the papal conclave like a sporting event. I almost expected them to break out brackets.

Dale and I had a good ol' nerdy gasbag the other day.

Student: Teacher, why do we learn?

Socrates: For life!

Freire: For liberation!

Dewey: For democracy!

Neoliberal EduWonks: To mitigate overhead costs for employers and increase future projections of GDP!

Yeah, because I feel there is a level of enticement or engagement required in spruikingthat "promote" kind of flattens.