The rebellious teen narrating J.D. Salinger’s classic novel of arrested development still speaks to us. But should we be listening?
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The film reflects a truth that gen Z are painfully aware of: romance and property are often inextricable.
Happy Days serves as a reminder to look after our planet while we still can.
The catastrophic story is familiar, but the insight, and the ending, offer an opportunity, and perhaps motivation, for modern readers.
From George Orwell to Alastair Campbell, our experts recommend books that will inspire youth into thinking politically.
For Annie Dillard, the sonic intensity of poetry was critical to every form of writing she published throughout her life.
From Eliza Haywood to Anne Radcliffe, there are other great 18-century writers whose work would be great on screen.
From Hardy’s Wessex to Brontë country, literary tourists may be chasing places that never quite existed as they imagine them.
Life of M bleeds fact into fiction, but it requires much more of the reader than a simple guessing game of who’s who.
Educators can confront AI head on by distinguishing its pattern-recognition skills from its inability to daydream, embody other people and authentically express itself.
Francis Webb was the first Australian poet to openly discuss mental health crises and the stigmatisation of mental patients.
Translation of Ukraine’s literature serves as a means of cultural resistance by preserving and promoting knowledge of Ukraine.
AI translations push the crafted work of real translators – with qualifications, genuine language skills and experience – to the back of a very busy marketplace.
Oodgeroo’s debut collection We Are Going was the first ever book of poetry published by an Aboriginal person.
Shakespeare used music in a multitude of ways to delight, amuse, relax, confuse and frighten his audiences.
These expert recommendations are short enough to tear through over a weekend
When the Odyssey first began to circulate in ancient Greece, no one knew its author. So how did ‘Homer’ become the name on the book’s cover?
When Odysseus finally reaches Ithaca he doesn’t walk through the door and say who he is. Here’s why.
Books showing Black children spending time with family, or playing at home, help Black kids see themselves in literature and give all kids a window into others’ experiences.
Plutarch’s practical ethics propose two ways we can live happier, more serene lives.
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Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Monash University
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Professor in Politics and Journalism, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Global Literatures, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor, Chair of Australian Literature, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of English, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, ACU, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor, Creative Writing and Literary Studies, Victoria University
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Lecturer, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, Centre for Cultural and Creative Research, University of Canberra, University of Canberra
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Honorary Fellow of the School of Languages and Linguistics, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Contemporary English Literature and Critical Theory, University College Dublin
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Professor, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate in Creative Writing, The Open University
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Lecturer in Contemporary Literature, La Trobe University
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Professor of English Literature, Anglia Ruskin University