His latest – and possibly last – book tackles America’s foreign policy before and after 9/11. Could it also serve as an antidote to the fragmented attention and political duplicity of our current moment?
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In my survey, 39% of novelists reported that their income has already been negatively impacted by GenAI.
The largest copyright settlement in US history has established a crucial legal precedent for the relationship between AI companies and content creators.
Exemptions to copyright legislation for AI would disadvantage Australian writers – and set a bad precedent.
We all know what racism looks like. It’s loud, it’s angry, it’s terrifying. But when it’s hidden in imagery and connotations, it’s much more sinister.
The Peruvian Nobel prize-winning author was intensely committed to his craft.
‘Gentleman’s Agreement,’ a novel by Laura Z. Hobson, was considered groundbreaking for its depiction of everyday prejudice.
The author of ‘A Black Philadelphia Reader,’ a new anthology of writing by Philadelphia authors past and present, revisits four riveting works by local women.
This course beckons students to examine how alcoholic beverages are portrayed in books by American authors.
Poetry and prose are prominent features in this course about how climate change is affecting the world.
A book-length thought experiment uses math to investigate some of life’s big questions.
So many authors are creating Substack newsletters – from Bri Lee’s magazine-like News & Reviews, to George Saunders’ writing tips and Hanif Kureishi’s reflections on being paralysed. But can it last?
Nigeria’s writer and professor of drama, Kole Omotoso, died on 19 July 2023 aged 80.
The short stories of modern Iraqi writers Hassan Blasim and Diaa Jubaili show that the 2003 invasion and subsequent war in Iraq are not at the heart of contemporary Iraqi literature.
What do YouTuber influencer videos about being ‘cancelled’ share with 17th-century texts? Both were crafted directly in response to audiences in new social spaces.
Polyglot texts — texts that use many languages — have become increasingly common as writers document struggles between regimes of European hegemony and decolonizing movements.
Let Dahl’s books be seen for what they are: things of the past, to be appreciated as such.
Canada’s extension of copyright might be good for corporations that hold copyrights, but it’s bad news for creators and the public.
Is the writer’s appeal less about the power and complexity of his prose, and more about the view of him as a perennial underdog?
It takes a lot of steps – and help from other people – to make a physical book you can hold in your hands.
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Professor of English, John Carroll University
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Faculty Research Manager, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, Flinders University
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Distinguished Professor of Economics, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Humanities, University College Cork
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Lecturer in Digital Media and Cultures, The University of Queensland
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Researcher and Tutor, University of Oxford
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto
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Author and Senior Lecturer, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, University of Manchester
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Professor of English, University of Colorado Denver
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Associate Professor, Department of Italian Studies, University of Sydney
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Professor of World Literature in English, University of Oxford
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Professor of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis
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Associate Professor of Theatre and Media Drama, University of South Wales