School of Art, Communication and English (USYD)
@usyd-sace.bsky.social
Researching and teaching a broad and creative range of textual, verbal, and visual programs.
The University of Sydney | CRICOS 00026A
The University of Sydney | CRICOS 00026A
Join our lecture with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Chris Hedges. The former New York Times Middle East bureau chief will speak on journalism and modern day genocide. 🗓️ Tue, 21 Oct, 1pm, Pharmacy Lecture Theatre ➡️ whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/8cb953...
October 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Join our lecture with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Chris Hedges. The former New York Times Middle East bureau chief will speak on journalism and modern day genocide. 🗓️ Tue, 21 Oct, 1pm, Pharmacy Lecture Theatre ➡️ whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/8cb953...
Dr Vanessa Berry will discuss with Dr Toby Fitch her latest projects, the specific work that her essays and creative non-fiction do, and the broader work of being an academic in #CreativeWriting. 🗓️ Wed, 29 Oct, 6pm. Join us on campus or via Zoom ➡️ whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/61dc0e...
October 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Dr Vanessa Berry will discuss with Dr Toby Fitch her latest projects, the specific work that her essays and creative non-fiction do, and the broader work of being an academic in #CreativeWriting. 🗓️ Wed, 29 Oct, 6pm. Join us on campus or via Zoom ➡️ whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/61dc0e...
Author and poet Sarah Holland-Batt will discuss the work of her poetry, the work of an academic in creative writing, and advocating for poetry and broader social issues. Join our Writers at Work session on Wed, 27 Aug, 6pm. ➡️ whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/2d4fe0...
August 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Author and poet Sarah Holland-Batt will discuss the work of her poetry, the work of an academic in creative writing, and advocating for poetry and broader social issues. Join our Writers at Work session on Wed, 27 Aug, 6pm. ➡️ whatson.sydney.edu.au/event/2d4fe0...
🎯 Join our Media@Sydney webinar on Fri, 29 Aug, 1:30pm. Dr Daria Kuznetsova from the University of Canterbury (NZ) will examine pro-government digital communication in Russia and Belarus. Register here: bit.ly/45nt7UI
August 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
🎯 Join our Media@Sydney webinar on Fri, 29 Aug, 1:30pm. Dr Daria Kuznetsova from the University of Canterbury (NZ) will examine pro-government digital communication in Russia and Belarus. Register here: bit.ly/45nt7UI
Blue Art Journal is here! Supported by @sydney.edu.au, it’s the first Australian publication dedicated to critical writing on First Nations art—locally and globally. Learn more: srkr.io/6183gu9
August 8, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Blue Art Journal is here! Supported by @sydney.edu.au, it’s the first Australian publication dedicated to critical writing on First Nations art—locally and globally. Learn more: srkr.io/6183gu9
The Mungo William MacCullum Scholarship in Literature supports undergraduate English & Writing students experiencing financial hardship with $8k p.a. ✍️ Apply by 30 September. ➡️ See T&Cs: sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
July 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The Mungo William MacCullum Scholarship in Literature supports undergraduate English & Writing students experiencing financial hardship with $8k p.a. ✍️ Apply by 30 September. ➡️ See T&Cs: sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
Congratulations to Prof. Daniel Browning on being awarded
the Walkley Foundation's 2025 Arts Journalism & Arts Criticism Prize for a feature on Indigenous multimedia artist Archie Moore. 🏅 Access the ABC Indigenous and ABC News Story Lab's winning article here: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05...
the Walkley Foundation's 2025 Arts Journalism & Arts Criticism Prize for a feature on Indigenous multimedia artist Archie Moore. 🏅 Access the ABC Indigenous and ABC News Story Lab's winning article here: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05...
June 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Congratulations to Prof. Daniel Browning on being awarded
the Walkley Foundation's 2025 Arts Journalism & Arts Criticism Prize for a feature on Indigenous multimedia artist Archie Moore. 🏅 Access the ABC Indigenous and ABC News Story Lab's winning article here: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05...
the Walkley Foundation's 2025 Arts Journalism & Arts Criticism Prize for a feature on Indigenous multimedia artist Archie Moore. 🏅 Access the ABC Indigenous and ABC News Story Lab's winning article here: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05...
Daniel Browning, a highly respected and award-winning Bundjalung and Kullilli writer, journalist, and broadcaster, joins @sydney.edu.au as the inaugural Professor of Indigenous Cultural and Creative Industries within the School of Art, Communication and English. ➡️ sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an...
June 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Daniel Browning, a highly respected and award-winning Bundjalung and Kullilli writer, journalist, and broadcaster, joins @sydney.edu.au as the inaugural Professor of Indigenous Cultural and Creative Industries within the School of Art, Communication and English. ➡️ sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an...
📣 HSC English students and teachers: Zoom in on our free ARTiculate webinar 🗓️ Tue, 10 June, 5pm 🧑🏫 Dr Matthew Sussman will examine how contemporary Asian-Australian poets use language to depict self-discovery, identity, and belonging. Register ➡️ bit.ly/4mHtQI8
June 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
📣 HSC English students and teachers: Zoom in on our free ARTiculate webinar 🗓️ Tue, 10 June, 5pm 🧑🏫 Dr Matthew Sussman will examine how contemporary Asian-Australian poets use language to depict self-discovery, identity, and belonging. Register ➡️ bit.ly/4mHtQI8
Through nuanced analyses of several East Asian films, Pao-chen Tang's new book 'The Animist Imagination in East Asian Cinema' theorises a mode of filmmaking that explores how to live with the nonhuman. Find out more: shorturl.at/S5kaG #FilmStudies
June 2, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Through nuanced analyses of several East Asian films, Pao-chen Tang's new book 'The Animist Imagination in East Asian Cinema' theorises a mode of filmmaking that explores how to live with the nonhuman. Find out more: shorturl.at/S5kaG #FilmStudies
Digital Content Creation Lecturer Dr Brittany Ferdinands unpacks how social platforms transform the music industry. 🌟"Success today can mean building a niche fanbase that’s hyper-engaged, even before an artist signs a label deal" sydney.edu.au/news-opinion... #Eurovision2025 #ESC2025
May 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Digital Content Creation Lecturer Dr Brittany Ferdinands unpacks how social platforms transform the music industry. 🌟"Success today can mean building a niche fanbase that’s hyper-engaged, even before an artist signs a label deal" sydney.edu.au/news-opinion... #Eurovision2025 #ESC2025
🗓️Media@Sydney webinar with Monique McKenzie (School of Social and Political Sciences) on Fri 16 May 3:30pm. Explore how digital platforms shape and exploit labour relationships through design and control. The research exposes the hidden dynamics of platform-mediated work. ➡️ bit.ly/MediaAtSydney16May
May 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
🗓️Media@Sydney webinar with Monique McKenzie (School of Social and Political Sciences) on Fri 16 May 3:30pm. Explore how digital platforms shape and exploit labour relationships through design and control. The research exposes the hidden dynamics of platform-mediated work. ➡️ bit.ly/MediaAtSydney16May
Students identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander can now apply for an Art Curating or Museum and Heritage Studies Scholarship, valued at $10,000. For T&Cs visit www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
May 6, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Students identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander can now apply for an Art Curating or Museum and Heritage Studies Scholarship, valued at $10,000. For T&Cs visit www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
Last week we hosted our 2025 Prizes and Awards Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of 45 students from Art History, English and Writing, and Media and Communications. Congratulations! We would like to thank our donors for their valuable contribution and everyone attending. 🗒️🏅 bit.ly/sace2025
May 6, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Last week we hosted our 2025 Prizes and Awards Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of 45 students from Art History, English and Writing, and Media and Communications. Congratulations! We would like to thank our donors for their valuable contribution and everyone attending. 🗒️🏅 bit.ly/sace2025
Watching gambling live streams may increase the likelihood of gambling harm, world-first study finds. Dr Mark Johnson
researched the impact of live streams and found it reinforced harmful gambling psychology. ➡️ sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
researched the impact of live streams and found it reinforced harmful gambling psychology. ➡️ sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
April 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Watching gambling live streams may increase the likelihood of gambling harm, world-first study finds. Dr Mark Johnson
researched the impact of live streams and found it reinforced harmful gambling psychology. ➡️ sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
researched the impact of live streams and found it reinforced harmful gambling psychology. ➡️ sydney.edu.au/news-opinion...
HDR students in Literature can now apply for the Dame Leonie Kramer Postgraduate Research Scholarship. Valued at $8000, it provides financial assistance to Masters' by Research or PhD students undertaking research in Australian Literature. Closes 24 April. sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
March 27, 2025 at 5:32 AM
HDR students in Literature can now apply for the Dame Leonie Kramer Postgraduate Research Scholarship. Valued at $8000, it provides financial assistance to Masters' by Research or PhD students undertaking research in Australian Literature. Closes 24 April. sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
The Rosemary Samios Research Award in Celtic Studies supports postgraduate students or academic staff and their research in Celtic Studies. Apply by 24 April. www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
March 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The Rosemary Samios Research Award in Celtic Studies supports postgraduate students or academic staff and their research in Celtic Studies. Apply by 24 April. www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
📣 Postgraduate English Studies & Creative Writing students: Apply for the A J A Waldock Scholarship by 16 April. The scholarship offers $4k to support domestic students. sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
March 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
📣 Postgraduate English Studies & Creative Writing students: Apply for the A J A Waldock Scholarship by 16 April. The scholarship offers $4k to support domestic students. sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
We've been ranked #1 in Australia for Communication and Media Studies in the QS Subject Rankings 2025 (#28 globally). Congratulations to all colleagues from the Discipline of Media and Communications! For more about our programs visit bit.ly/usyd-meco
March 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
We've been ranked #1 in Australia for Communication and Media Studies in the QS Subject Rankings 2025 (#28 globally). Congratulations to all colleagues from the Discipline of Media and Communications! For more about our programs visit bit.ly/usyd-meco
This week we had the pleasure of welcoming a delegation from Petra Christian University Indonesia to our campus. Dr Jandy Luik and students toured our Sydney College of the Arts and Media & Communications facilities and joined a lecture on 'Writing for Podcasting and Radio'. 🎙️
March 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
This week we had the pleasure of welcoming a delegation from Petra Christian University Indonesia to our campus. Dr Jandy Luik and students toured our Sydney College of the Arts and Media & Communications facilities and joined a lecture on 'Writing for Podcasting and Radio'. 🎙️
JK Kazzi reflects on his studies at the University of Sydney and how they paved the way to acting. This weekend JK will make his mainstage theatre debut in
Bell Shakespeare's 'Henry 5'. 🎭 👑
sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an...
Bell Shakespeare's 'Henry 5'. 🎭 👑
sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an...
February 28, 2025 at 5:28 AM
JK Kazzi reflects on his studies at the University of Sydney and how they paved the way to acting. This weekend JK will make his mainstage theatre debut in
Bell Shakespeare's 'Henry 5'. 🎭 👑
sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an...
Bell Shakespeare's 'Henry 5'. 🎭 👑
sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an...
🎭 Theatre and Performance Studies presents the 15th Rex Cramphorn Memorial Lecture: 'In Place (Once More) of Another' featuring members of the award-winning theatre company Forced Entertainment from the UK, Artistic Director Tim Etchells and Terry O' Connor. 🗓️ 18 Mar, 6:30pm ➡️ bit.ly/RCML-180325
February 21, 2025 at 3:51 AM
🎭 Theatre and Performance Studies presents the 15th Rex Cramphorn Memorial Lecture: 'In Place (Once More) of Another' featuring members of the award-winning theatre company Forced Entertainment from the UK, Artistic Director Tim Etchells and Terry O' Connor. 🗓️ 18 Mar, 6:30pm ➡️ bit.ly/RCML-180325
📣 Apply now for the Publishing Scholarship for Indigenous Students! The scholarship covers tuition fees for the Master of Publishing or Graduate Diploma in Publishing. Closes 18 March. ➡️ sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
February 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
📣 Apply now for the Publishing Scholarship for Indigenous Students! The scholarship covers tuition fees for the Master of Publishing or Graduate Diploma in Publishing. Closes 18 March. ➡️ sydney.edu.au/scholarships...
Dr Olga Boichak from Digital Cultures has been named a 2025 Westpac Research Fellow, one of only two researchers in Australia to receive this year’s prestigious award. The award recognises her groundbreaking work in digital security and resilience. www.sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an... 👏
February 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Dr Olga Boichak from Digital Cultures has been named a 2025 Westpac Research Fellow, one of only two researchers in Australia to receive this year’s prestigious award. The award recognises her groundbreaking work in digital security and resilience. www.sydney.edu.au/arts/news-an... 👏
📖 New book: 'Socializing Medicine' reveals how mass media has been deployed as a tool for controlling health and advocates for understandings of medical culture through media productions that envision accessible and equitable healthcare practices. ▶️ conta.cc/3W1Didx
January 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
📖 New book: 'Socializing Medicine' reveals how mass media has been deployed as a tool for controlling health and advocates for understandings of medical culture through media productions that envision accessible and equitable healthcare practices. ▶️ conta.cc/3W1Didx