🎧 LISTEN NOW | In a bonus episode of the #RealisNotRealEnough podcast w Dr Benjamin Nickl & MediaComms at MQ's Dr Chris Muller, Assoc Prof Avril Alba shares her expertise in Jewish and Holocaust museums and reflections on philosopher #GuntherAnders' diaries: bit.ly/3YedTx6

We're recruiting a Lecturer, Media and Communications. Continuing, full-time, teaching-intensive. MQ Careers site (for internal MQ candidates): wd3.myworkday.com/mq/d/inst/15$3… MQ Careers site (for external candidates): mq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careersa… Applications close Friday, 22 Sep, 2023.

With music by MQ PhD Noel Burgess, Smoke Between Trees is now on the small screen. The film is an intimate portrait of a reluctant Grandfather on a heart-warming journey of transformation. Available on SBS now. 👏👏👏 sbs.com.au/ondemand/movie…

Very much enjoyed writing this review about Zoe Leonard's exhibition at the MCA for the The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand. Thanks @noplain for the wonderful editorial guidance! MediaComms at MQ theconversation.com/the-persistenc…

Dr Rachael Gunn was featured on @TheProject. Dr Gunn is a lecturer in Media and Creative Industries Macquarie University and is preparing to compete in the debut of breaking at the #Paris2024 Olympics youtu.be/5ohLhw8-t3A?si…

"One of the social functions of laughter that interests tech giants and online app developers is its ability to soothe and to smooth." MQ's Chris Muller and USyd's Ben Nickl have written about online humour in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand theconversation.com/the-jokes-on-u…

Domestic PhD scholarship available on ‘The ABC, its history and its audiences’ Macquarie University MediaComms at MQ CMH, 2024-2026. Applications due 31 October #mediahistory #ABChistory mq.edu.au/research/phd-a…

Join Karen Pearlman for the preview screening of her film 'Breaking Plates' featuring a Q&A with Karen (Director) and Richard James Allen (Producer). Congratulations Karen!! acmi.net.au/whats-on/big-s…

MQ Literature and the Cinema Network at USyd are running a "coming of age" film series. It starts Wednesday 27 September, and continues fortnightly until 25 October, the film series is open to all staff and students at MQ, along with the wider community. EnglishMQ

Jess Kirkness' book launch at Macquarie University art gallery was a full house with guests from Deaf Content, MQ staff, students, friends, and family. All the available books were sold and it was the nonfiction top seller at Macquarie Harry Hartog! allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Je…

🚨 I’m beyond thrilled and grateful to announce that I’ll be joining Macquarie University next year as a 2024 Macquarie University Research Fellow (MQRF) I’ll be spending the next three years researching far-right media populism in Australia Still kinda speechless

Happy to share the news that I will be a Visiting Writer at the Asia Creative Writing Programme NTU Singapore. Many thanks to Asia Creative Writing Programme for inviting me. See you in Singapore in November and December! blogs.ntu.edu.sg/acwp/intan-par…

I spoke to Liz Giuffre and Adrian Renzo about their new book on Kylie, Kylie Minogue's self-titled album! Listen here (this was recorded a while ago but technical snafus intervened): fromthelighthouse.podbean.com/e/interview-wi…

An amazing feature from the IOC about Dr Rachael Gunn @raygun143 and breaking at the Paris Olympics: olympics.com/athlete365/gam…

Macquarie University is hosting the InASA 2025 Biennial Conference: 'Australian Studies in the 21st Century — Human and More-Than-Human Worlds'. (5-7 February 2025). CFP, details and registration information available at event.mq.edu.au/inasa-2025-bie…

Did you watch the first episode of The Assembly last night on ABC with our Tai Neilson and Helen Wolfenden who designed and ran the first autism friendly journalism course in Australia for the show? Available on ABC iView. #macquarieuniversity #neurodiversity #journalism #abc

[1/2] This Thursday 05/09 — Arts After Dark at Macquarie University: When politicians lie, democracy dies... can it be resuscitated? Register now event.mq.edu.au/arts-after-dar…

[2/2] Panel featuring Prof Peter Greste and Dr Tai Neilson exploring the threats of information disorder to democracy, political polarisation in the USA and Australia, roles of social media algorithms on public discourse, freedom of speech, and the importance of media integrity.