Deborah Lee-Talbot

Congratulations and celebrations Hannah!

Five email addresses and forwarding doesn't work for one of them, and out of office only works for two of them

Any suggestions as how to manage emails? Do you have a routine? A well-worked system?

I relish speaking to people about research, not the *waves at endless uni bs*

#academic #freelancer

The Art of Not Responding to Email | Tim Denning There is a new trend: not responding to emails.You used to ignore email only from strangers. Now you ignore emails from your mother. So what's up with this new trend?

“I’m overworked. I’m tired. I’m working until very late. I have a lot more meetings now that work from home is my new work life. If I open the news my level of hope evaporates after reading 2.2 stories.”

Frickin' this. I love my jobs (yes, plural) but I need a better email management system...

At once. I make time for longer episodes. Two parts means I have to mess about with playlists and reminders.

Opinion: If we treat AI as a purely rational evolution of human intelligence, we risk repeating colonial erasure on a digital scale, says Agnieszka Piotrowska #AI #AcademicSky #EduSky
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/post-colonial-africa-ethical-neutrality-ai-pure-fantasy

When the universe starts whapping you over the head to hurry up and publish your thesis:

🙈

Beast of War is a beautifully shot survival thriller with bite Kiah Roache-Turner’s new film is a unique blend of war thriller and shark survival gore. And while it could have been thematically deeper, it still packs a punch.

A little reading to accompany a new shark film, Beast of War, that is streaming on Netflix.

50In 2026, the Journal of Australian Studies publishes its 50th volume. To mark this occasion we propose a special issue for release in late 2026. For this volume, we would like to invite scholars to revisit its back issues - perhaps with nostalgia, perhaps with criticism, but always with the purpose of evaluating what Australian Studies has been, what it currently is, and what it can be. We seek articles of that can do one or more of the following: Select a particular article or special issue from the past to speak to from a contemporary perspective Revisit one of your own articles published in JAS to critically revise, update - or perhaps redact past scholarship Scholarly reflections of editorial experiences with the journal focused on characterising “Australian Studies” at the time Critical personal reflections Debates and disputes in Australian studies (on the pages and off of JAS ) A critical history of/commentary on JAS and its relationship to the field of Australian Studies more broadly Critical reviews of key themes the journal has covered (or not covered) over its history Critical reviews of the role of disciplines and disciplinarity within the interdisciplinary formation of Australian Studies We also welcome other proposals and suggestions. Please note that we are open to a wide range of lengths and formats in this context, as appropriate to the form of your contribution, and we invite contributors to specify a nominal word count in their proposal, noting that this cannot exceed 8000 words (inclusive of footnotes). We invite all contributors to provide a 300-500 word abstract proposal for their article by 30 March 2026 . This is to allow us to identify and remedy any potential overlaps, and to identify peer reviewers in advance. Outcomes and feedback on abstracts will be provided by 3 April at the latest. Please submit your abstracts to: journalofaustralianstudies@gmail.com with the subject line: Attn: JAS at 50 Special Issue.

Initial manuscripts are due in ScholarOne by 17 July 2026 ; however, we welcome early submissions. All manuscripts will be peer reviewed. In the spirit of collaboration, we ask that contributors to the special issue also assist with peer reviewing other contributions. After revisions based on the peer review are made, manuscripts will undergo an editorial review, after which they may be returned for further revisions. After this round of editorial revisions, the manuscripts will then be forwarded to our copyeditor by no later than 28 August. Final manuscripts (including peer review, revision, copyediting, and revisions after copyediting) are due by 9 October 2026. If you have any questions, please email the Editors: jess.carniel@unisq.edu.au and chris.hay@flinders.edu.au Production timeline at a glance Abstracts: 30 March 2026 Notification of acceptance: 3 April 2026 Initial manuscript submission: 17 July 2026 Peer review and revision process completed by: 28 August 2026 Final manuscripts (including peer review and copyediting) : 9 October 2026 Publication: December 2026

To celebrate our 50th volume, JAS invites you to contribute to a special issue on (the Journal of) Australian Studies at 50.

Please see the CFP below for details - and please circulate it far and wide!

@intlausstudies.bsky.social

#CFP #OzStudies #OzLit #OzHist #auspol #AustralianStudies

🤣A cousin called me "Professor" at dinner the other night. My hysteria and certainty that I would never be one was amusing to her. 😭

Promises and Perils of Generative AI | Humanities and AI Podcast

An excellent discussion and fine example of active listening.

From high school to Honours students, the presenters cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time.

Interesting to hear how the return to written exams turned out.

humanities-and-ai-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/pro...

Today I'll skip my traditional "read about power hungry, ill-informed men making disastrous decisions" news & instead walk my dogs in the sunshine, think about the great night I had out in community, the films and galleries I'll visit this weekend with loved ones. Cause somedays, that's all I can do

Thanks Annie! Will do. 🙂

The Ramadan market in Dandenong, Melbourne, is amazing.

The foodie conversations were a lot of fun.

Go if you can!

🧵: Books by historians I constantly recommend in policy meetings / professional contexts. In no order, to be added to when I remember:

1. The Seventies, by @michellearrow.bsky.social . Stuff can change, and it's possible to believe in things and plan for the future. unsw.press/books/the-se...

All good Kate, these things happen!

Hopefully people get in touch 🤓

Tasmanian salmon farms blocked from using antibiotic florfenicol after detection in wild fish 10km away Regulator suspends permit due to ‘unacceptable risk’ antibiotic poses to other species in move welcomed by environmental campaigners

Good!

Tasmanian salmon farms blocked from using antibiotic florfenicol after detection in wild fish 10km away www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Paternal: solider, artist, importer, artist.

Maternal: Office worker.

I just saw a role for a curious feminist ECR to conduct research that critically engages with AI, and I am absolutely JOYFUL at the idea that organisations are looking for staff like this.

And they don't want a cover letter. Blessed be practical feminists.

Commercial GenAI and the reactionary (and commercially driven) response from unis haven't helped students much, but I have hope that approaches will standardise and balance out soon, returning us to dealing w/standard levels of cheating. 'Cause, be it contract or G-AI, cheating happens.

🤣 if I do ever publish my book I probably will be that level of desperate

We've spoken about me doing that (Chef is exceptional in his support for an industry that befuddles even him).

I just can't. For maybe three years of work (if there isn't a restructure during that time)?!

It's baloney.

Damn, I miss teaching, though.

Listening to HP Lovecraft on audiobook while critiquing AI and doing transcription this morning.

The geek life is good today!

#history #research #amwriting #needallthecoffee

Indeed. I'd add to that maybe it's because in some rounds of hiring "junior" staff only men are hired as the requirements are so incredibly inflexible for women with caring roles, they don't apply or can't be hired.

🤣 Brutal, but fair assessment

Ayuh. That would be a quality exchange.

I suspect that I would. :)

What I wouldn't have done for such a specialist last night; three rounds of mediation, and by then even my cat was annoyed at my nighttime wakening.

The Dutch method: could this improve your sleep – and social life? Some may balk at Netherlanders’ ‘nothing to hide’ approach, but there is evidence their curtain customs could come with health benefits

A study last year found that getting sunlight before 10am improved sleep quality.

Well, that's just not fair for sunless, Melbournite, little goths.

Nah. AI doesn't have access to many records in GLAM, oral histories, alternative & personal collections. It's limited case studies at best.
AI can assist with the development of research, but it can't **DO** social sciences better than the experts. Tressie McMillan Cottom is a great example of this.

Victoria Police are failing their duty of care to Aboriginal people in their custody www.vals.org.au/news/media-r...