Jay Daniel Thompson

I wonder what their H Index is?

Spotted in the wild - my book, in stores as of this week!

Why the ‘Epstein files’ should not distract us from the danger of conspiracy theories - ABC Religion & Ethics It seems that Donald Trump’s penchant for turning conspiracies into political weapons has exploded in his face — but as the “Epstein files” furore demonstrates, conspiracy theories are about a lot mor...

PUBLICATION TODAY: On the Epstein files and the dangers of conspiracy.

www.abc.net.au/religion/eps...

Well done, Hannah - it’s been another year of kicking goals for you! I’m excited to read. :)

IKR! I hate it when that happens!

Just don’t look back in anger! (Sees himself out).

E-xactly! (See what I did there?)

It’s a subject I hope NEVER dies. RPP is where I started to learn B to become a researcher (I’m still learning!)

Sounds like a brilliant assessment task! I did RPP waaay back in 2003.

PUBLICATION TODAY! My monograph on Silverchair’s iconic Frogstomp album has been published as an eBook. Link below. Grunge forever!

@kurtsengul.bsky.social

Tackling online violence after the US election How can we ensure social media protects, not degrades, democracy?

Pleased to be interviewed for this student magazine about online hostility following the 2024 presidential election. I always enjoy speaking with student journos, having been one myself.

www.mojonews.com.au/politics/onl...

The far-right poses profound ethical challenges for the media - ABC Religion & Ethics Western democracies are now entering a new phase of far-right mobilisation. Journalists and media outlets have a responsibility to avoid amplifying and legitimising the far-right’s hateful propaganda ...

PUBLICATION TODAY: the ethics of reporting on an increasingly brazen, media-savvy Far Right. Co-authored with @kurtsengul.bsky.social and published by the ABC.

www.abc.net.au/religion/eth...

And they’re all friends of Dorothy!

Farewell, Jill Sobule, a striking figure in 1990s pop music. Gone too young.

I actually dreamed last night that I was inside a 1970s vampire movie. And I was cool with that!

A real privilege to work with Kurt Sengul on this paper, published today in Communication and the Public, and addressing a topical - and disturbing - set of issues.

Since its trending over on the bad site, if anyone wants to read my new article on the far-right’s use of X/Twitter Spaces, it’s open access:

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Spotted in Naarm

I loved your article!

I’ve got this feeling somebody’s watching me

Professor in Indigenous Studies (Education & Research) / Director, Indigenous Studies Program Only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians are eligible to apply as this position is exempt under the Special Measure Provision, Section 12(1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (VIC).Ab...

So Melbourne Uni is right on the cusp of interesting work around truth-telling and transformation in the Indigenous space, and my School is hiring a Professor of Indigenous Studies, and I could not be more excited. Please share widely with your networks! (Identified role, obviously)

Also the 2023 right-wing hoo-haa about the kid’s picture book ‘Welcome to Sex’.

I recall the 1991 controversy surrounding American Psycho, which was sold in shrink wrap - should it fall into the hands of youngsters (and harm them?)

silverchair's Frogstomp Revisits Australian rock band silverchair's globally successful debut album Frogstomp (1995) and asserts that the band is not an imitation of American grunge no…

With the 30th anniversary of Silverchair’s ‘Frogstomp’ album, what better time to plug my forthcoming book on my forthcoming Bloomsbury 331/3 book on that album and its persistent cultural legacy?

www.bloomsbury.com/au/silvercha...

Male here, forty something. I applied for promotion to Senior Lecturer three years into my first ongoing position and was successful.

Disciplinary movements for the win!

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PUBLICATION TODAY! Open access in 'Convergence', co-authored with the brilliant research team on the Australian Research Council project 'Online hostility in Australian digital cultures'.

Okay, i will have to read Persuasion! (FWIW - I actually completed a Literary Studies PhD in the School you lead, before moving to Media/Comms! Small ol' world ...)