Hey it’s me diving into Pullman’s Dust!

Following The Rose Field's release, I wrote on Philip Pullman's much loved series and the development of "Dust" as a metaphysical metaphor shaped by our changing world, across both trilogies.
theconversation.com/the-rose-fie...

I had the strange experience of presenting online at a conference in my home town from the other side of the world last week - on a niche literary figure who nurtured the Penguins, literature, drama and the Dionysian in Adelaide: C.R Jury

TWO job ads for literary studies that may be of interest to some folks on here:

UWA Level B in English: external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/en/job/51979...

NYU-Sydney, ongoing sessional contract teaching Australian literature near USYD (I taught this myself, happy to chat?): apply.interfolio.com/165363

I had the pleasure of interviewing Kim Scott, a two-time Miles Franklin Award winner, for @overlandjournal.bsky.social I consider Kim among the best and most important Australian authors and we delved deeply into his body of work, his language project and the aftermath of the referendum.

Hello! If you or anyone you know wants to pursue a PhD in world literature and/or Australian literature, esp. on islands and incarceration do get in touch! My DECRA project supports a scholarship in this area at the University of Sydney. For more info or to apply: www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

I reviewed the Cambridge History of the Australian Novel for JASAL (which at 700 pages was no simple task!) - tried to bring a bit of character to it and speak to the current, while still giving a good review of content/method.
Can be found here:
openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/JASAL/articl...

Had a great time in Hobart last week for @austmodernist.bsky.social Modernism at the edge conference. Listening to @michellecahill.bsky.social was a wonderful way to end the final day! Squeezed in an appropriate trip to MONA before I left too