Beth Kearney

Writing Contested Illness Writing Contested Illness

NEW in our Contemporary Cultural Studies in Illness, Health and Medicine series (edited by @drgavinmiller.bsky.social): Chloe R. Green examines how women’s experimental illness narratives are driving new conceptions of contested illness. Learn more at: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-writing...

Thank you lovely Jenny 💙💙💙

Delighted to be part of this special issue on ambivalence and agency in contemporary Francophone narratives! My article looks at generic ambivalence, and in particular, it analyses Springora's use of fairy tales tropes to explore the abuse she experienced.

The latest issue of Francospheres journal on a blue and pink gradient fade background with the LUP logo in white on the bottom right and an orange Open Access banner at the top of the image.

Francosphères 13.2 includes work by @besskearney.bsky.social, @dcarliniversini.bsky.social & @drjoeford.bsky.social on ambivalence, agency & selfhood in contemporary francophone narratives. Read it #OpenAccess: bit.ly/FRANC13-2 @openlibhums.bsky.social @sfps.bsky.social‬ @ilcs.bsky.social

Thank you for contributing such excellent work, Joe! Proud of this:)

@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social : ‘This was an extraordinary response to unimaginable crimes. Yet true change will only come when men engage with the culture that led us here’

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A huge thank you to all contributors for their work in this volume! and to our editor Rebekah Vince

Contents | Francosphères 13, 2

Thrilled to have co-edited, with Dr Françoise Campbell, a special issue in Francosphères (@livunipress.bsky.social)! Wonderful contributions by Shirley Jordan, @dcarliniversini.bsky.social, @drjoeford.bsky.social, Cliona Hensey, Kate Mackenzie!
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The ASFS Strongly Opposes Language Cuts at the University of Wollongong The Australian Society for French Studies condemns the proposal from the University of Wollongong to disestablish its entire Languages Discipline, including not only French but Spanish, Mandarin, J…

If you have not already, please consider taking two small steps to prevent the closure of languages programs at U of Wollongong: sign the petition and write to the uni. These collective actions are making a difference! australiansocietyforfrenchstudies.com/2024/11/08/t...

WiF Australia Podcast Podcast · WIF Australia · The Women in French Australia podcast is a space for open conversations about feminist criticism, gender studies, and the French-speaking world. It is hosted by early career ...

We are delighted to launch our new WiF OZ podcast, hosted by Josephine Goldman and @besskearney.bsky.social 😊!

In the first episode, Beth and Josie talked to our founding President @christiesmbc.bsky.social about being a mum in academia. You can listen to it here:

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My Life As a Homeless Man in America An extraordinary firsthand account.

"The police chased me out of the beach parking lot. Now Walmart. I’m running out of places to sleep, and to be."

"Isn’t that negation of our existence? We are here and we are you and we are yours."

A searing and essential piece of writing.

Big news for Women in French Australia! Thanks to our amazing first speaker @christiesmbc.bsky.social and to the creators of this podcast series @besskearney.bsky.social and Josephine Goldman. See you later today for our end-of-year celebration! 🥳

Josephine Goldman and I are thrilled to announce the inaugural Women in French podcast. We couldn’t have found a more perfect guest to open the series: Christie Margrave. Big thanks to you, @christiesmbc.bsky.social and the rest of the WiF Australia executives!!!

So here's a starter pack for languages, literatures, cultures and societies, very broadly defined.

If you'd like to be added or removed, comment below or send a message

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Would you please be able to add me? Big thanks 🙏🏻

Two people frown at a phone. One says to the other, “Bluesky seems to be the app where you post about being on Bluesky.”

Are we doing it right? #NewYorkerCartoons
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🖊️ @jasonadamk.bsky.social

What’s the difference between sight and sound in writing? And what do they have to do with a writer’s positionality? Read Kate Rossmanith fascinating piece …

'Unethical and misleading': Tony was deceiving his bosses and raking in the cash Tony found himself with too much time on his hands at work. What he did next challenges long-held notions of loyalty in the workplace.

These things are from slightly less recently:

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The world's largest home robotics company has a problem – its vacuum cleaners can be hacked from afar Without even entering the building, we were able to silently peer through the camera on a Deebot device made by Chinese giant Ecovacs.

Hi Bluesky. I'm Julian.

Here's a thing I did recently: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10...

See this new issue from MAI Feminism and Visual Cultures; I’m thrilled to have contributed a personal essay on Ernaux ! Thanks again to the editors !