Lynda Ng
@lyndang.bsky.social
Lecturer in World Literature (including Australian Literature) at The University of Melbourne; Honorary Associate at The University of Sydney. Views mine.
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Alexis Wright’s work expresses a sovereign Aboriginal worldview, but owes a debt to a pantheon of authors from around the globe.
Alexis Wright has revitalised Australian literature, but a new book by a ‘superfan’ overlooks an important aspect of her work
theconversation.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Alexis Wright’s work expresses a sovereign Aboriginal worldview, but owes a debt to a pantheon of authors from around the globe.
$60m to pay for a fancy library. No word yet on hiring librarians or purchasing books. The fact that they decided to open their "library" without the latter two is a joke.
www.smh.com.au/cbd/scots-co...
www.smh.com.au/cbd/scots-co...
Scots College built a $60 million library, but where are all the books?
Just five months after the private school unveiled its new student centre modelled on a faux baronial castle, parents are asking questions about the revamped library’s operations.
www.smh.com.au
September 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
$60m to pay for a fancy library. No word yet on hiring librarians or purchasing books. The fact that they decided to open their "library" without the latter two is a joke.
www.smh.com.au/cbd/scots-co...
www.smh.com.au/cbd/scots-co...
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Meanjin has (had 😭) two - TWO - part time staff members.
I'd be willing to bet my dinner that the cost of supporting Meanjin is less than what a single top 15 executive at Uni Melb makes in a year
I'd be willing to bet my dinner that the cost of supporting Meanjin is less than what a single top 15 executive at Uni Melb makes in a year
September 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Meanjin has (had 😭) two - TWO - part time staff members.
I'd be willing to bet my dinner that the cost of supporting Meanjin is less than what a single top 15 executive at Uni Melb makes in a year
I'd be willing to bet my dinner that the cost of supporting Meanjin is less than what a single top 15 executive at Uni Melb makes in a year
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This week on the ABR Podcast, Lynda Ng reviews To Save and To Destroy: Writing as an Other by @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social.
‘Other Orientalisms: Refusing to be spectacle’ by @lyndang.bsky.social | @harvardpress.bsky.social
www.australianbookreview.com.au/podcast/760-...
‘Other Orientalisms: Refusing to be spectacle’ by @lyndang.bsky.social | @harvardpress.bsky.social
www.australianbookreview.com.au/podcast/760-...
September 4, 2025 at 4:36 AM
This week on the ABR Podcast, Lynda Ng reviews To Save and To Destroy: Writing as an Other by @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social.
‘Other Orientalisms: Refusing to be spectacle’ by @lyndang.bsky.social | @harvardpress.bsky.social
www.australianbookreview.com.au/podcast/760-...
‘Other Orientalisms: Refusing to be spectacle’ by @lyndang.bsky.social | @harvardpress.bsky.social
www.australianbookreview.com.au/podcast/760-...
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Sally Rooney:
“I want to be clear that I intend to use these proceeds of my work, as well as my public platform generally, to go on supporting Palestine Action and direct action against genocide in whatever way I can.
Sally Rooney:
“I want to be clear that I intend to use these proceeds of my work, as well as my public platform generally, to go on supporting Palestine Action and direct action against genocide in whatever way I can.
August 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Sally Rooney:
“I want to be clear that I intend to use these proceeds of my work, as well as my public platform generally, to go on supporting Palestine Action and direct action against genocide in whatever way I can.
Sally Rooney:
“I want to be clear that I intend to use these proceeds of my work, as well as my public platform generally, to go on supporting Palestine Action and direct action against genocide in whatever way I can.
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Although the festival have not replied to my email I can confirm that this article is correct and I am one of the authors who has pulled out of the Bendigo Writers Festival. I will not comply to any code of conduct that censors my speech on genocide.
NEW: More than half a dozen prominent authors have pulled out of the Bendigo Writers Festival after being told to sign a code of conduct that would inhibit criticism of Israel.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/authors-wi...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/authors-wi...
Authors withdraw from Bendigo Writers Festival over anti-Palestinian 'censorship'
Festival organisers sought compliance with controversial definition of antisemitism that includes criticism of Israel
www.deepcutnews.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Although the festival have not replied to my email I can confirm that this article is correct and I am one of the authors who has pulled out of the Bendigo Writers Festival. I will not comply to any code of conduct that censors my speech on genocide.
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A response from Bendigo Writers Festival:
August 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A response from Bendigo Writers Festival:
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The lone long-lost MingKwai typewriter, invented by Lin Yutang in 1947, has resurfaced in a NY basement. How did it get there? Where might it go next? The journey of the groundbreaking invention embodies the search for modernity and Chinese identity. My latest:
madeinchinajournal.com/2025/05/02/l...
madeinchinajournal.com/2025/05/02/l...
Lost and Found: The Unexpected Journey of the MingKwai Typewriter | Made in China Journal
It began as an innocuous inquiry on Facebook. Nelson Felix, a resident of New York State, posted in the group ‘What’s My Typewriter Worth?’ about a curious find he made while clearing out the basement...
madeinchinajournal.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The lone long-lost MingKwai typewriter, invented by Lin Yutang in 1947, has resurfaced in a NY basement. How did it get there? Where might it go next? The journey of the groundbreaking invention embodies the search for modernity and Chinese identity. My latest:
madeinchinajournal.com/2025/05/02/l...
madeinchinajournal.com/2025/05/02/l...
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April 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
On the Welcome to Country:
"It is not a political statement, and it is not about exclusion. It is actually an inclusive protocol, as simple and profound as removing a hat in respect, standing silently for an anthem or lowering one’s voice in a place of sacredness."
www.smh.com.au/national/sto...
"It is not a political statement, and it is not about exclusion. It is actually an inclusive protocol, as simple and profound as removing a hat in respect, standing silently for an anthem or lowering one’s voice in a place of sacredness."
www.smh.com.au/national/sto...
‘Stop welcoming me to my own country’? You’re missing the point
Those who jeered or condemned the Welcome to Country at Anzac Day ceremonies misunderstand its significance and intention. It does nothing to divide us.
www.smh.com.au
April 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
On the Welcome to Country:
"It is not a political statement, and it is not about exclusion. It is actually an inclusive protocol, as simple and profound as removing a hat in respect, standing silently for an anthem or lowering one’s voice in a place of sacredness."
www.smh.com.au/national/sto...
"It is not a political statement, and it is not about exclusion. It is actually an inclusive protocol, as simple and profound as removing a hat in respect, standing silently for an anthem or lowering one’s voice in a place of sacredness."
www.smh.com.au/national/sto...
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List of countries not subjected to tariffs:
Russia
Belarus
North Korea
Cuba
They apparently took the time to impose tariffs on several uninhabited islands, so the omissions are extra noteworthy. If you spot others please flag!
Russia
Belarus
North Korea
Cuba
They apparently took the time to impose tariffs on several uninhabited islands, so the omissions are extra noteworthy. If you spot others please flag!
April 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
List of countries not subjected to tariffs:
Russia
Belarus
North Korea
Cuba
They apparently took the time to impose tariffs on several uninhabited islands, so the omissions are extra noteworthy. If you spot others please flag!
Russia
Belarus
North Korea
Cuba
They apparently took the time to impose tariffs on several uninhabited islands, so the omissions are extra noteworthy. If you spot others please flag!
For those of you who were interested, the recording of the GHA roundtable on decolonising knowledge has now been posted online:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBcC...
We had a very interesting discussion. I'm looking forward to the second roundtable (part 2) that GHA is planning for later in the year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBcC...
We had a very interesting discussion. I'm looking forward to the second roundtable (part 2) that GHA is planning for later in the year.
What Does Decolonising Knowledge Mean from Different Geographical and Disciplinary Perspectives?
YouTube video by ArtsUnimelb
www.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM
For those of you who were interested, the recording of the GHA roundtable on decolonising knowledge has now been posted online:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBcC...
We had a very interesting discussion. I'm looking forward to the second roundtable (part 2) that GHA is planning for later in the year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBcC...
We had a very interesting discussion. I'm looking forward to the second roundtable (part 2) that GHA is planning for later in the year.
I'm speaking this Thursday on a roundtable about decolonising knowledge. It's Webinar format (panellists in 4 different countries) so this should be an interesting transnational conversation.
Registration link: ugm.id/GHADecolonizingRoundtable1
Registration link: ugm.id/GHADecolonizingRoundtable1
March 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I'm speaking this Thursday on a roundtable about decolonising knowledge. It's Webinar format (panellists in 4 different countries) so this should be an interesting transnational conversation.
Registration link: ugm.id/GHADecolonizingRoundtable1
Registration link: ugm.id/GHADecolonizingRoundtable1
Matt Kean, former NSW minister for energy, says: "Nuclear energy like ‘building a Blockbuster video’ store in the age of Netflix."
What an apt metaphor.
What an apt metaphor.
March 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Matt Kean, former NSW minister for energy, says: "Nuclear energy like ‘building a Blockbuster video’ store in the age of Netflix."
What an apt metaphor.
What an apt metaphor.
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What a disgusting and chilling attack on academic freedom by the Australian Research Council
Dr Abdel-Fattah is completely undeserving of this appalling political interference
As a Macquarie academic, I hope my university fights this tooth and nail
Dr Abdel-Fattah is completely undeserving of this appalling political interference
As a Macquarie academic, I hope my university fights this tooth and nail
February 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
What a disgusting and chilling attack on academic freedom by the Australian Research Council
Dr Abdel-Fattah is completely undeserving of this appalling political interference
As a Macquarie academic, I hope my university fights this tooth and nail
Dr Abdel-Fattah is completely undeserving of this appalling political interference
As a Macquarie academic, I hope my university fights this tooth and nail
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NEW: Members of an Independent panel involved in the selection of Khaled Sabsabi have broken their silence.
They say they’re deeply concerned about the decision to rescind his appointment, and have called for transparency from Creative Australia’s Board.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
They say they’re deeply concerned about the decision to rescind his appointment, and have called for transparency from Creative Australia’s Board.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Panel that recommended Sabsabi for Venice Biennale ‘deeply concerned’ by Creative Australia pulling artist
Exclusive: Backlash comes as 3,000 artists, curators, writers and academics sign petition calling for reinstatement
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
NEW: Members of an Independent panel involved in the selection of Khaled Sabsabi have broken their silence.
They say they’re deeply concerned about the decision to rescind his appointment, and have called for transparency from Creative Australia’s Board.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
They say they’re deeply concerned about the decision to rescind his appointment, and have called for transparency from Creative Australia’s Board.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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In Crikey, Catri Menzies-Pike and I wrote about Creative Australia's decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi from the Venice Biennale. If conservative media is going to dictate cultural policy, Creative Australia might as well pack up and call it a day www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/17/k...
Instead of defending its artists, Creative Australia hangs Sabsabi and Dagostino out to dry
If conservative media is going to dictate cultural policy, Australian culture will face a reckoning.
www.crikey.com.au
February 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
In Crikey, Catri Menzies-Pike and I wrote about Creative Australia's decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi from the Venice Biennale. If conservative media is going to dictate cultural policy, Creative Australia might as well pack up and call it a day www.crikey.com.au/2025/02/17/k...
Kung hei fat choi!
Wishing everyone good health and fortune in the Year of the Snake.
Wishing everyone good health and fortune in the Year of the Snake.
January 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Kung hei fat choi!
Wishing everyone good health and fortune in the Year of the Snake.
Wishing everyone good health and fortune in the Year of the Snake.
An aborted attempt to go smell Putricia. When we rocked up at 5:40pm the queue time was 2 hrs.
January 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
An aborted attempt to go smell Putricia. When we rocked up at 5:40pm the queue time was 2 hrs.
“Merry Chrismukkah.”
December 24, 2024 at 4:03 AM
“Merry Chrismukkah.”