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Lynda Ng
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Lecturer in World Literature (including Australian Literature) at The University of Melbourne; Honorary Associate at The University of Sydney. Views mine.
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
March 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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.
March 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Kung hei fat choi!

Wishing everyone good health and fortune in the Year of the Snake.
January 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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
“Merry Chrismukkah.”
December 24, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Wheeler Centre tonight. Santilla Chingaipe’s book Black Convicts sounds great - can’t wait to read it.
December 4, 2024 at 9:47 AM
With Brian Castro at the launch of Chinese Postman last week.

Sneaky candid shot by Leah McIntosh from @liminalmag.bsky.social.
November 22, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Gould’s is all boarded up but still here, after all this time.
November 21, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Mina Roces is delivering the A. R. Davis Lecture this Thursday, 21st November, 5pm AEST. Come hear about the Italian villas built by Filipino domestic workers back home.

On-line registration here:
bit.ly/onlineARDavi...
In-person registration for the event at USyd here: bit.ly/ARDavis24
November 17, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Chihuly in Adelaide and also, the world in general right now.
November 7, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Crabapple blossoms!
October 5, 2024 at 9:22 PM
I will be in conversation with Alexis Wright next Thursday, 8th August, 4pm-5pm AEST (live-streamed).

Any burning questions for Alexis, post below and I'll see what I can do.
eventbrite.com.au/e/alexis-wri...
July 29, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Looking forward to this talk by HK comedian Vivek Mahbubani an interesting panel discussion afterwards.

You can join us online here:
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/an-indian-...
March 28, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Don’t kid yourself George, all you’re going to be remembered for are your bookshelves.
February 26, 2024 at 9:17 AM