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Critical Animals

Speaking of abstract writing, this Newcastle event is also soliciting contributions and they’re due at the end of the week. I’ve always wanted to go to TINA, but its timing in mid-semester break usually coincides with other academic conferences (and my birthday!). This year AoIR is on at the same time, but maybe I could [...]

Abstract writing

John and I have been brainstorming about potential papers for the CSAA conference given that abstracts are due at the end of the week. Is anyone else planning to go?
I’m plotting a presentation that will finally draw together my two research interests – affect and workplace culture – using the trajectory of Claire’s character [...]

Melbourne

I just got back from Melbourne and the launch of TV50 at ACMI. Unfortunately Dexter wasn’t working so I couldn’t get the data on my Perfect Match. However I did learn a lot about cop shows and more than I will ever need to know about Graham Kennedy. I needed a break: final grades are [...]

Moving day

Part of the new look Home Cooked Theory is a new address – www.homecookedtheory.com – to which I am hopefully moving this afternoon. Hold on to your hats and your comments and maybe resubscribe over there in a little while. Thanks a bunch to Adrian Miles at RMIT who has been a very generous host [...]

For sale

Pintara
This car has been with me in three different states of Australia but it feels like more than that many lifetimes. I remember my mum driving it to the shearing shed with morning tea when I was still working on the farm for Dad. I remember it sitting in the carport at Suncrest Avenue [...]

Getting organised

Filling out the CRN nomination and contemplating the prospects for ongoing employment last week have me feeling super anal about getting my affairs in order. I’ve just updated a bunch of stuff on my work homepage (check out the ‘research‘, ‘publications‘ and ‘MACS‘ pages) which led me in a bout of inspiration just now to [...]

Web editor job

Research Assistant (Level 5) to the Web Editor of the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia (3 July 2006 to 25 June 2007).
Expressions of interest are sought for a casual research assistant position to support the Web Editor in maintaining the CSAA web site. We are seeking a Cultural Studies postgraduate with at least basic [...]

Postgraduate Forum, Melbourne

‘Life after the PhD: Publishing, Grant Writing and Employment Advice for Women’s and Gender Studies graduates’
Date: Sunday 9 July 2006
Location: Hotel Y, 498 Elizabeth St, Melbourne (same as AWSA conference)
Cost: Free for registered AWSA conference delegates, $10 for non-delegates
The purpose of this forum is to:
* Enable postgraduates from different universities who are doing feminist research [...]

RIP Movie Show

It’s all over – the game where I get to indulge my fascination with Megan Spencer’s stockings and compare current trends in New Farm, Newtown and St Kilda hairdressing.
I feel a bit ripped off. I thought they would have at least provided a summary of the films that scored the highest all-time ratings. It [...]

A few of my favourite things

POLITICS IN THE PUB
From Left to Right: Navigating the Political Spectrum in Contemporary Australia
As parties confront challenging contemporary problems, listen to opinions on the evolution of the political spectrum. Explore the ideological basis to current policies & consider whether the concepts of left & right are as clear as they used to be. Duration 2 [...]

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