Naomi Milthorpe

Australia can't withstand further humanities cuts The Australian Academy of Humanities views with great concern the impact on staff, students and the wider community of the ANU’s plan for the humanities and social sciences. Now is not the time to red...

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Repeal Job-Ready Graduates Policy Now: Restoring Equity in Higher Education - Online petition We sign this petition in solidarity with those who signed the Open Letter to the Prime Minister on 28 July 2025 (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/28/open-letter-to-australian-govern...

Repeal the “inequitable, “pernicious,” and “perverse" Jobs Ready Graduate Policy! openpetition.org/!repealjrg

The jewel in the crown of the ANU • Tom Griffiths & Mark McKenna Celebrated by previous vice-chancellors, the Australian Dictionary of Biography and its fellow national project, the Australian National Dictionary, are threatened by university cuts

Great piece on the bad things happening at my alma mater. insidestory.org.au/the-jewel-in...

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We would love to hear what your institution is doing to support inclusive teaching. What’s working? What’s not? If you teach in #highered in Australia, please take 10 mins to complete our survey on inclusive practices. Your insights will help shape future policy and support strategies. 👇

University teaching staff are at the heart of creating learning spaces that include and support all students. But to do that well, we need to know what support exists for staff—and how different unis are approaching inclusivity for both students and staff.

The Australian Universities Accord is pushing for fairer outcomes and better support for equity students. So now’s the time to rethink how we teach in ways that actually work for everyone.

Project logo featuring a multi-coloured graphic design and text that reads "Supporting academics with inclusive & equitable curricula, teaching and learning"

New equity in teaching survey is dropping as part of our ACSES-supported project, "Supporting academics with inclusive & equitable curricula, teaching and learning"!

C20th folks, is anyone doing / can you recommend good work on Marghanita Laski?

It finally happened

The Australasian Modernist Studies Network exec. (which I recently joined as Treasurer) is delighted to announce a CFP for a guaranteed AMSN panel at this year’s MSA. The panel is on Southern (Infra)Structures. Details below.

Reviews by @hartmann-villalta.bsky.social, @drmilthorpe.bsky.social, Alexander Howard, Allison Nick, Lauryl Tucker, Ashley Maher, Rachel Farebrother, Brigid Rooney, and John Attridge cover a range of new books on #MeToo and modernism, British parody, Australian writer Eleanor Dark, and queer forms.

The Space Between: Literature and Culture 1914-1945: Volume 20 | 2024 | Searching for the Truly Strong Man: Masculinities 1914-1945 A SPECIAL TOPICS ISSUE FROM THE SPACE BETWEENLuke Seaber, University College London, Special Topic EditorSEARCHING FOR THE TRULY STRONG MAN: MASCULINITIES 1914-1945“Do Not Touch”: The...

The new issue of The Space Between journal (@spacebetween.bsky.social) "Searching for the Truly Strong Man: Masculinities 1914-1945" is out! Including a brand new suite of book reviews, edited by @sarahgleesonwhite.bsky.social and myself.

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Thank you! So many memories of reading this book for the first time in Iain Wright's Modern Novel course, which might have been when we met properly?

Sadly, there's no skin care regime that will get you as iconic as Clarissa D

So many big wet gulps, blergh

The work experience kid was having fun that day

I'm exhausted and drained, but what a wonderful few days at AMSN 2024 was! Michelle Cahill discussing and reading from her novel, Daisy and Woolf, was such a grand way to finish, too. Congratulations and thanks to @utasenglish.bsky.social and @drmilthorpe.bsky.social and team for hosting!

We're completely honoured that you came here & talked & shared your research so brilliantly!! 💚

Big kudos to @fergusedwards.bsky.social and @robbiemoore.bsky.social , the dream team co-organisers! 👏 🥳

... and a great reflection on 15 years of the AMSN from co-founder Lorraine Sim. It's been a pleasure hosting the Network's 6th conference & having so many amazing scholars and writers come to @utas.edu.au!
(though I definitely needed a bucket of 🍷 this evening)

& then a wonderful reading by @michellecahill.bsky.social from her 2023 novel Daisy & Woolf...

Before a morning of banging panels on Joyce, immunity, and work, time, & the event of art; & afternoon panels on politics, fashion, & modern girls...

Last day of "Modernism and modernity at the edge" started (depending on who you were) with a masterclass on life writing led by the brilliant @noreenmasud.bsky.social, or a wander thru the colonial house museum Narryna to ponder the ruptures of history and modernity on this island...

Thanks to all the presenters whose papers I saw, and I just wish I'd been able to see all the others. I'm looking forward to what day 3 has in store!

Before ending with a splendid plenary conversation with writers working experimentally, here, now, chaired by Jane Rawson from Island magazine (if you haven't picked up any of these books, you should!).

... to afternoon panels on black women poets, more Von Arnim!, psychosocial limits, writing back to Modernism, and a little bit (!) of Waugh...

Moved to an amazing keynote talk from @noreenmasud.bsky.social who brilliantly considered flatness, political and aesthetic engagement, and private experience in Olive Schreiner's writing about the Karoo...

Day 2 of AMSN, "Modernism and modernity at the edge", opened with bracing and wide-ranging panels (Elizabeth von Arnim! Print culture! Limits!)...

Literally towering! And giving great scholarship as always!