By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
Erin Harrington, Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury
Harry Stewart, PhD Candidate in Queer Male Romance, Flinders University
Lee Wallace, Professor, Film Studies, University of Sydney
Lisa French, Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
Liza-Mare Syron, Scientia Associate Professor and Co-Associate Dean Indigenous (ADA), UNSW Sydney
Phoebe Hart, Associate Professor, Film Screen & Animation, Queensland University of Technology
Stephen Goldsmith, Tutor in Mental Health Nursing, Swinburne University of Technology
As summer has well and truly set in, we hope you’re able to while away some hours in the comfort of air-conditioning. And what better way to spend that time than with some new treats to stream?
This month, our experts are watching the smash-hit ice-hockey romance Heated Rivalry; getting familiar with Martin Scorsese and who he is behind the camera; and keeping the Australian Open vibes going with a new miniseries about Evonne Goolagong Cawley.
We hope you find your next great binge watch in this selection!
Goolagong
ABC iView
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By Sam Routley, PhD Candidate, Political Science, Western University
Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review was less about absolution than affirmation: a collective judgment that the party is closer to power with him than without him.
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By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation
Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au.
Monday February 2
The prospect of a rate rise
“Mortgage holders are again having to worry about an interest rate rise made likely by the government’s failings. I hope our media holds them to account for this and doesn’t simply let them slate it…
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By Cornel Grey, Assistant Professor in Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Western University
The record-breaking recognition of Sinners by the Academy suggests audiences may be more open than expected to culturally specific, imaginative Black films that don’t rely on narratives of suffering.
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By Danielle Fraser, Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Biology, Carleton University
Remains of an ancient Arctic rhino indicate that land mammals traversed the North Atlantic via land bridges, and did so much more recently than previously thought.
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By Meaghan Furlano, PhD Student, Sociology, Western University
The current debate over gender relations may feel new when driven by trends like “decentering men,” but it is a consistent historical response to long-standing structural inequities.
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By Elizabeth Kusi Appiah, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta
Elizabeth Papathanassoglou, Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta
Research reveals that the enduring legacy of racism in medicine contributes to suboptimal communication and poor quality care for women.
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By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
As the polls slump continues for the Liberals, Angus Taylor is semi-openly rounding up the numbers to challenge Sussan Ley’s leadership.
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By Ron Soonieus, Director in Residence, INSEAD
Agota Szabo, Senior Researcher & Lecturer, Leiden University
Caelesta Braun, Professor Public Governance and Civil Society, Leiden University
The appeal to serve on the board of an NPO may be an emotional one: service and meaning. But hard questions must be answered before taking the step.
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By Astrid R.N. Haas, Research associate at African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town
The aim was to increase the city’s own source revenue by improving fairness, transparency, and compliance while modernising outdated systems.
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