Melanie Ashe
@melaniejashe.bsky.social
land, extraction + films at Monash School of Film, Media and Journalism | Interests: environmental media, Aust. film, moving image cultures and education | My avatar is by the talented Ruby Hoppen | she/her
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5 Academy in Exile Fellowships-Deadline Extended, 30 November 2025. Eligibility: scholars with PhD in the humanities, social sciences, law, who are at risk because of their academic work/civic engagement in human rights, democracy, & the pursuit of academic freedom. www.academy-in-exile.eu
Academy in Exile
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November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
5 Academy in Exile Fellowships-Deadline Extended, 30 November 2025. Eligibility: scholars with PhD in the humanities, social sciences, law, who are at risk because of their academic work/civic engagement in human rights, democracy, & the pursuit of academic freedom. www.academy-in-exile.eu
Me and a work colleague have been thinking about SHARKS which is fun:
lens.monash.edu/2025/10/10/1...
lens.monash.edu/2025/10/10/1...
Reimagining sharks on screen
Australian filmmakers are redefining the shark genre and challenging stereotypes, blending history, race and eco-horror to recast the deep-sea predator.
lens.monash.edu
October 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Me and a work colleague have been thinking about SHARKS which is fun:
lens.monash.edu/2025/10/10/1...
lens.monash.edu/2025/10/10/1...
I'm in this v cool collection on 'The Weird' coming soon. I ask if the weird is an appropriate anti-colonial framework to look at Australian experimental cinema, particularly Soda Jerk and Karrabing Collective. Looking forward to reading the rest of the essays! www.peterlang.com/document/132...
Peter Lang Verlag - The Weird
Weird works unsettle, decentering humanity on a cosmic scale and, at other times, breaking down the human barriers erected around race, class, gender, ...
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April 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I'm in this v cool collection on 'The Weird' coming soon. I ask if the weird is an appropriate anti-colonial framework to look at Australian experimental cinema, particularly Soda Jerk and Karrabing Collective. Looking forward to reading the rest of the essays! www.peterlang.com/document/132...
I wrote something for The Conversation on Mad Max, colonial environments, climate change, and filming in the Australian desert. Check it here! theconversation.com/turning-the-...
Turning the outback into post-apocalyptic wasteland: what Mad Max films tell us about filming in the Australian desert
The Mad Max films are set in an arid, barren, apocalyptic world known in the movies as ‘the wasteland’ – what does this tell us about the Australian environment?
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May 23, 2024 at 1:03 AM
I wrote something for The Conversation on Mad Max, colonial environments, climate change, and filming in the Australian desert. Check it here! theconversation.com/turning-the-...
I'm listening to film scores to get my PhD working groove on. Ranging from like Oppenheimer to Vangelis to Saltburn to In The Mood for Love to Uncut Gems at the moment. That's the vibe. Any suggestions?
January 30, 2024 at 12:57 AM
I'm listening to film scores to get my PhD working groove on. Ranging from like Oppenheimer to Vangelis to Saltburn to In The Mood for Love to Uncut Gems at the moment. That's the vibe. Any suggestions?