Hannah McCann
@binarythis.bsky.social
She/her. Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies ~ femininities, queer theory, beauty culture, crushes. Writer, advocate, infamous bisexual, wannabe poet. Views my own and not that of my university. Another world is possible 💅🏻🙇🏻♂️
www.hannahmccann.com.au
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There are two venerated, much feared trees on the edge of Barwell Common. Known as Whip Scar and Tangle Knife, they are home to particularly quarrelsome Wood Sprites. To pass between them has a fearsome terror tithe and even if it's paid, you are still likely to hear them spitting curses.
December 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
There are two venerated, much feared trees on the edge of Barwell Common. Known as Whip Scar and Tangle Knife, they are home to particularly quarrelsome Wood Sprites. To pass between them has a fearsome terror tithe and even if it's paid, you are still likely to hear them spitting curses.
New poem out today in @theberlinreview.bsky.social ✨ theberlinliteraryreview.com/hannah-mccan...
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
New poem out today in @theberlinreview.bsky.social ✨ theberlinliteraryreview.com/hannah-mccan...
These stories of bravery are truly amazing, never stop believing in humans even in the worst times
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Her instinct is to save lives’: Chaya, 14, recovers after being shot while shielding children during Bondi terror attack
The 14-year-old answered a desperate call for help and left her place of shelter to protect two younger children
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
These stories of bravery are truly amazing, never stop believing in humans even in the worst times
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems that two years of weaponised genocidal mass murder in Gaza has probably made global political violence and terror *MORE* likely, not *LESS* likely
And that opposing mass death makes you anti-terrorism, not pro-terrorism
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
And that opposing mass death makes you anti-terrorism, not pro-terrorism
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
December 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems that two years of weaponised genocidal mass murder in Gaza has probably made global political violence and terror *MORE* likely, not *LESS* likely
And that opposing mass death makes you anti-terrorism, not pro-terrorism
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
And that opposing mass death makes you anti-terrorism, not pro-terrorism
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...
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Absolutely horrifying to see those scenes from such a cowardly attack in Bondi.
December 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Absolutely horrifying to see those scenes from such a cowardly attack in Bondi.
This week we got an email saying the John Medley Building at the Uni of Melbourne is being torn down - we have to vacate mid next year (to an as yet unknown location). To make space for green grass. A blow for our architectural history, sustainability, staff wellbeing, and an attack on modernism
December 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
This week we got an email saying the John Medley Building at the Uni of Melbourne is being torn down - we have to vacate mid next year (to an as yet unknown location). To make space for green grass. A blow for our architectural history, sustainability, staff wellbeing, and an attack on modernism
Love this interview with Andrew Brooks www.liminalmag.com/interviews/a...
December 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Love this interview with Andrew Brooks www.liminalmag.com/interviews/a...
It’s time for my annual thread of Australian poetry books you should buy ppl for Xmas. No one buys poetry partly cos it’s intimidating. It rarely makes xmas book guides. But poetry is an ethical gift that: supports underfunded writers; wins brownie points with gift receiver; improves the human soul
December 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
It’s time for my annual thread of Australian poetry books you should buy ppl for Xmas. No one buys poetry partly cos it’s intimidating. It rarely makes xmas book guides. But poetry is an ethical gift that: supports underfunded writers; wins brownie points with gift receiver; improves the human soul
Reading the responses to this is unbelievably interesting, I can’t wait to share them in an eventual book
NEW! Survey on experiences of romantic crushes, please share widely! The aim of this study is to investigate the romantic crush. Note that this is only for people currently residing in Australia who are 18+. Find out more and complete the survey at this link: q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Reading the responses to this is unbelievably interesting, I can’t wait to share them in an eventual book
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NEW! Survey on experiences of romantic crushes, please share widely! The aim of this study is to investigate the romantic crush. Note that this is only for people currently residing in Australia who are 18+. Find out more and complete the survey at this link: q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
NEW! Survey on experiences of romantic crushes, please share widely! The aim of this study is to investigate the romantic crush. Note that this is only for people currently residing in Australia who are 18+. Find out more and complete the survey at this link: q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...
“If this demand eventuates, it will make our emissions objective – and our ability to close coal on schedules that align with the emissions targets – very difficult, if not impossible” @dylanjmcconnell.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Datacentres demand huge amounts of electricity. Could they derail Australia’s net zero ambitions?
Banks of servers operating 24/7 generate massive amounts of heat, requiring power to run and cool them
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
“If this demand eventuates, it will make our emissions objective – and our ability to close coal on schedules that align with the emissions targets – very difficult, if not impossible” @dylanjmcconnell.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NEW! Survey on experiences of romantic crushes, please share widely! The aim of this study is to investigate the romantic crush. Note that this is only for people currently residing in Australia who are 18+. Find out more and complete the survey at this link: q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
NEW! Survey on experiences of romantic crushes, please share widely! The aim of this study is to investigate the romantic crush. Note that this is only for people currently residing in Australia who are 18+. Find out more and complete the survey at this link: q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...
Victoria can’t make up its mind about supporting or condemning children, but this is at least welcome news
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Victoria could become first Australian state to ban unnecessary surgery on intersex children
Exclusive: Legislation would prohibit deferrable, irreversible procedures until child can give informed consent, bringing state in line with ACT
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Victoria can’t make up its mind about supporting or condemning children, but this is at least welcome news
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
This is so good. TLDR: young people don't like it, and have great reasons why the ban is a bad idea
📘New Report: Young Australians’ perspectives on the social media minimum age legislation📘
With the #socialmediaban for teens kicking in on 10 December, hearing their perspectives on it, and social media generally, is so vital!
💡 Read the full report here: doi.org/10.60836/tr3...
With the #socialmediaban for teens kicking in on 10 December, hearing their perspectives on it, and social media generally, is so vital!
💡 Read the full report here: doi.org/10.60836/tr3...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
This is so good. TLDR: young people don't like it, and have great reasons why the ban is a bad idea
My only goal between now and Christmas is to close all of the tabs on my computer
November 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
My only goal between now and Christmas is to close all of the tabs on my computer
Devastating reading the final edition of @meanjin.bsky.social As @anatolitis.bsky.social says in the editorial “We need these words desperately”
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Devastating reading the final edition of @meanjin.bsky.social As @anatolitis.bsky.social says in the editorial “We need these words desperately”
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ARC are considering a restructure in which jobs there will be lost, a source tells me.
This seems ridiculous when they're about to completely overhaul the entire grants system – they've never undertaken anything so large before!
I've long said ARC needs MANY MORE staff, & should do more, not less.
This seems ridiculous when they're about to completely overhaul the entire grants system – they've never undertaken anything so large before!
I've long said ARC needs MANY MORE staff, & should do more, not less.
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
ARC are considering a restructure in which jobs there will be lost, a source tells me.
This seems ridiculous when they're about to completely overhaul the entire grants system – they've never undertaken anything so large before!
I've long said ARC needs MANY MORE staff, & should do more, not less.
This seems ridiculous when they're about to completely overhaul the entire grants system – they've never undertaken anything so large before!
I've long said ARC needs MANY MORE staff, & should do more, not less.
So tired of this
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
So tired of this
And this is exactly why poetry is relatively safe from AI. It’s not worth anything to capital! Thank you Maggie Nelson!! 🙇🏻♀️
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
And this is exactly why poetry is relatively safe from AI. It’s not worth anything to capital! Thank you Maggie Nelson!! 🙇🏻♀️
Definitely *do not* search “how many days until Christmas”
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Definitely *do not* search “how many days until Christmas”
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🆕 New Article!
Check out Dr. Catherine Tebaldi’s (@cat-tebaldi.bsky.social) new article on "tradwives," who are social media influencers who promote an idealized, "feminine" womanhood by staging nostalgic chronotopes of tradition, from 1850s homesteads to 1950s suburban homes.
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Check out Dr. Catherine Tebaldi’s (@cat-tebaldi.bsky.social) new article on "tradwives," who are social media influencers who promote an idealized, "feminine" womanhood by staging nostalgic chronotopes of tradition, from 1850s homesteads to 1950s suburban homes.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
🆕 New Article!
Check out Dr. Catherine Tebaldi’s (@cat-tebaldi.bsky.social) new article on "tradwives," who are social media influencers who promote an idealized, "feminine" womanhood by staging nostalgic chronotopes of tradition, from 1850s homesteads to 1950s suburban homes.
🧵1/3
Check out Dr. Catherine Tebaldi’s (@cat-tebaldi.bsky.social) new article on "tradwives," who are social media influencers who promote an idealized, "feminine" womanhood by staging nostalgic chronotopes of tradition, from 1850s homesteads to 1950s suburban homes.
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A great thing that happened yesterday! 🥳
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
A great thing that happened yesterday! 🥳
Fantastic, love this poem
What a beautiful anthology from The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press, curated and co-edited by @marcellenewbold.bsky.social and Bronwen Evans. I was delighted to have a poem chosen alongside many wonderful poets.
Find out more about it here: www.theweesparrowpoetrypress.com/lines-of-com...
Find out more about it here: www.theweesparrowpoetrypress.com/lines-of-com...
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fantastic, love this poem
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I counter the claim that "AI steals just the way human artists steal." We do not. Artists engage relationally with sources rather than severing them for computational processing. Computers are not people. Comparing generative tools to artists is a dehumanizing act.
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I counter the claim that "AI steals just the way human artists steal." We do not. Artists engage relationally with sources rather than severing them for computational processing. Computers are not people. Comparing generative tools to artists is a dehumanizing act.