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NonWayne

@nonwayne.bsky.social
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Literary critic in a library. Scholarly publishing, egoism, manifestos, and modernism. My book, The Ego Made Manifest, is available from Bloomsbury. Views my own and mostly on the other one. x.com/NonwayneWayne?t=8_wAuQkxi3mzX…

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Dr Fergus Edwards @drfergusedwards.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🥳New publication!🥳 🎭SO happy to have work appear in Modern Drama (published by @utpjournals.bsky.social ) 🎭 😍SO SO happy to be in the 'Sixty Years of Stoppard' edition😍 🤓Get your analysis of Stoppard, Havel, theories of comedy, and comedies of censorship here!🤓 utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...
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“The Anatomy of the Gag”: Havel, Stoppard, and Comedies of Censorship | Modern Drama
Václav Havel’s The Memorandum and Tom Stoppard’s Cahoot’s Macbeth are both comedies set in Czechoslovakia about authoritarian attempts to control the use of language. Surprisingly, it is Havel, writing within a Soviet-aligned, Communist-run state, who ...
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Dr Fergus Edwards @drfergusedwards.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Looking forward to discussing this very book - this very sentence - 'Mine' - with the author, Adam Ouston, at Devonport Library on Thursday 27th August; come along! he's erudite, thoughtful, amusing: everything you'd want your author to be: come, come, come...
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‘Mine’
A poet and environmental activist experiences a fever dream of Tasmania’s landscape and mining history in Adam Ouston’s brilliantly imagined novel
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If you only read one scholarly article about the crucially important precursor to Angry Penguins, Phoenix, this week, make sure that it's this incredible article by Sam Cox! doi.org/10.31646/am....
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Phoenix Journal: The “Pilot-Ship” of Australian Modernism | Affirmations: of the modern
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I just had an article accepted that I co-wrote with Roger. This isn't it, but it's good! I suspect it has been a busy publishing year for him, and that this is one of what will prove to be a string of articles by him on Carey! doi.org/10.1007/s121...
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Client Challenge
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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
If you think this is "cool" you are genuinely cattle

Sam Altman

@sama
cool use case of chatgpt work i heard last night:

connect your family calendars and explain your kids' interests.

every morning for the drive to school, have it make a podcast that talks about one kid's soccer game that afternoon, one kid's upcoming birthday, some news, etc.
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The longlist for the 2026 Roderick Award is out! Probably the most eclectic literary prize in Australia and worth $50,000!
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aid*n @henribergson666.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
yay
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Claire Brennan @drclairebrennan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
For a concise analysis of the cultural significance of Universities in the Pacific, it's worth consulting @nonwayne.bsky.social 's recent book review: dx.doi.org/10.31646/am.... He might be dealing with literary matters, but the role of regional universities shines through.
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Maebh Long and Matthew Hayward, eds., The Rise of Pacific Literature: Decolonization, Radical Campuses, and Modernism | Affirmations: of the modern
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Oh, I almost forgot about this one! New review out from yours truly of Maebh Long and Matthew Hayward's The Rise of Pacific Literature: Decolonization, Radical Campuses, and Modernism for Affirmations: of the modern doi.org/10.31646/am....
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Maebh Long and Matthew Hayward, eds., The Rise of Pacific Literature: Decolonization, Radical Campuses, and Modernism | Affirmations: of the modern
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
A wonderful article from three wonderful friends and colleagues, led by Claire Brennan. At once bleak and hopeful, it details the practical cost of cuts to the humanities and the propects for arts education to live on in the digital commons doi.org/10.1080/0082...
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A Digital Flying Dutchman: The Afterlife of an Open Educational Resource as a Public History of Exploration
This article describes a free, online resource developed in conjunction with a second-year subject taught at a university in regional Australia. It examines the foundations of that subject, the amb...
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Congratulations to my wonderful colleagues on the other side of the country at UTas for the publication of a special issue of the Australian Journal of Biography and History on writing Tasmanian stories! Particular kudos to @drmilthorpe.bsky.social for editing! doi.org/10.22459/AJB...
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Australian Journal of Biography and History: No. 11, 2026
<p>This special issue of the <em>Australian Journal of Biography and History</em> explores what it means to write lives connected to Lutruwita/Tasmania, an island shaped by both isolation and connecti...
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Crediting and citing Indigenous Knowledges within research academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
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Crediting and citing Indigenous Knowledges within research
Abstract. Knowledge exchanges between Indigenous and scientific communities occur regularly, with researchers frequently seeking and benefiting from Indige
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Jayne Persian @drjpersian.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Viewing Archie Moore's Biennale-winning exhibition Kith & Kin immediately gave me an idea for my next book. Wonderful, inspiring!! Look at those archive piles!
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Ana Stevenson @dranastevenson.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Thrilled to see that the latest edition of @auswhn.bsky.social’s Lilith: A Feminist History Journal features not one – but two – book reviews by my PhD students! 📚 Congratulations Kaitlin Mills and Michael Stockwell 🤓
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Still plenty of work to be done to rehabilitate Stirner's thought, but this chapter by Jacob Blumenfeld does important work in the Marx contra Stirner discussion!
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I'm a huge proponent of green open access, but diamond journals are fantastic, too! Nice to get a mention in this article about why we shouldn't sleep on free-to-publish open-access journals! Bibliodiversity for life!
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Alexios Mantzarlis @mantzarlis.com · 27/02/2026
Toronto's @thestar.com sent a cease and desist letter to the creator of the podcast network that @indicator.media wrote about on Wednesday. He has promised to reverse course. www.thestar.com/opinion/publ...
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Tracy Creagh @creaght.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
👍"When research is easier to access, its value increases. Policymakers can draw on stronger evidence, practitioners can apply research findings more directly, journalists and community organisations can engage with original sources ..." @nonwayne.bsky.social theconversation.com/thousands-of...
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Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix
‘Green open access’ has existed for decades – and it’s not hard to get academics to use it more.
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Bethany Keats @bethanykeats.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Useful info for those who write and read academic papers: theconversation.com/thousands-of...
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Thousands of paywalled research papers could be freed with this simple fix
‘Green open access’ has existed for decades – and it’s not hard to get academics to use it more.
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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
New advance access book review published by @jich.bsky.social @drbenjaminjones.bsky.social reviews Henry Reynolds' "Looking from the North: Australian History from the Top Down" @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Looking from the North: Australian History from the Top Down
Published in The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Oh same re. submitting things! Almost there on one, need to write up the other... But we soft launched this yesterday! oercollective.caul.edu.au/aust-politic... Proper promo incoming once we get our ducks in a row
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Australian Politics and Policy
Australian Politics and Policy provides a unique, holistic coverage of politics and public topics for use in university courses.
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Another piece of writing from yours truly. Might be the weirdest thing I've written? This is what happens when you agree to write about a US work of criticism for a publication about Australian writing! openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/JASAL/articl...
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
"AI detection should not be used in education due to its methodological imperfections, violation of procedural fairness, and unverifiable outputs."
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Heads we win, tails you lose: AI detectors in education
The increasing use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in student assessment has led to institutional reliance on detection tools. Unlike plagiarism detection, AI detection relies on unverif...
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Dr Hannah Murray @hlmurray.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Truly truly truly terrible, like the worst in-between scenes from a video game.
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Another piece of writing from yours truly. Might be the weirdest thing I've written? This is what happens when you agree to write about a US work of criticism for a publication about Australian writing! openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/JASAL/articl...
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"Heads we win, tails you lose" is now live in its peer-reviewed form. This article represents a gamut of perspectives from pro-AI to staunchly opposed. What unites us all is shared condemnation of the use of AI-detection software in education contexts doi.org/10.1080/1360...
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Heads we win, tails you lose: AI detectors in education
The increasing use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in student assessment has led to institutional reliance on detection tools. Unlike plagiarism detection, AI detection relies on unverif...
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AustLit @austlit.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Curious about how AustLit is celebrating its 25th birthday? Our social media calendar will tell you all! Download a copy to follow along as we create new trails, celebrate research projects, and provide search tips--or maybe come to our trivia night?! #AustLit25 www.austlit.edu.au/25th-anniver...
Brightly coloured calendar showing the celebrations for AustLit's 25th birthday.
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
It would be SO amazing if an Indigenous writer received this postdoc! Please share widely! You don't even have to be in NQ! careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Creative Writing - Cairns, QLD, Australia - Townsville, QLD, Australia - Other, QLD, Australia
College of Arts, Society and Education | James Cook University Fixed term to December 2029 Part-time (20%), increasing to 60% by 2027  Located at either the Cairns Nguma-bada campus or Townsville Beb...
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Bethany Keats @bethanykeats.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
📣Postdoc in creative writing 📣 careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Creative Writing - Cairns, QLD, Australia - Townsville, QLD, Australia - Other, QLD, Australia
College of Arts, Society and Education | James Cook University Fixed term to December 2029 Part-time (20%), increasing to 60% by 2027  Located at either the Cairns Nguma-bada campus or Townsville Beb...
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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The hardback edition of our new edited book, ‘In Solidarity, Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956’, is published through @manchesterup.bsky.social today! You can get 30% discount by using the code ‘EVENT30’ right now, or tell your library! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526179593/
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Manchester University Press - In solidarity, under suspicion
In solidarity, under suspicion - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of In solidarity, under suspicion by Daniel Frost
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Nice to be recognised for "Research Paper of the Year" by the AI in Education podcast. So strange to see this paper doing the rounds with my name on it. Such a diverse group of contributors from pro-AI educationalists to—me! All great friends and minds though! aipodcast.education/podcast-unwr...
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AI in Education Podcast: Podcast Unwrapped: Our 2025 AI in Education Awards
In this special end-of-year episode, Ray and Dan unwrap the biggest moments, ideas, guests, and breakthroughs that shaped AI in education in 2025. From standout tools to unforgettable interviews, they...
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 27/11/2025
Kind of throws the whole @natureportfolio.nature.com Scientific Reports review process in question
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Richard McElreath 🐈‍⬛ @rmcelreath.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Nature Scientific Reports is the third most cited journal in the world smdh
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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Hello @springernature.com - you’ve just published another bit of nonsense in Scientific Reports 🙁
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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 27/11/2025
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
Infographic with AI slop published in Nature Scientific Reports
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
'Australia’s major research universities have warned that declining support for the humanities could threaten the country’s ability to operate in its region.' 1/3
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Noreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
what if my granny had wheels and was a bus and we could all go for a ride in her
youtube screenshot sponsored by grammarly: what if AI enhanced learning and academic integrity
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Thanks for the mention in this wonderful summary of the year that was in Australian literature and criticism, @nathanhobby.bsky.social et al! doi.org/10.1177/3033...
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Australia - Nathan Hobby, Laura French, Catherine Gillard, Van Ikin, 2025
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 12/11/2025
every company in 2025
comic strip with call and response text. 
who are we? 
CEOs
what do we want? 
AI! 
AI to do what? 
We don't know! 
When do we want it? 
Right now!
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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Amused to view an academic article and see that the journal it's in abbreviates its own name to "New Global Stud" (it's New Global Studies. The abbreviation barely saves any space at all! But it's funny so I'll allow it)
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DG @drdomg.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Nice to see my first repost of my paper!
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André Brett @drdrehistorian.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Never mind where I grew up; nothing from there can beat Canberra's Bus Safe Rap: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV9_...
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1989 Bus Safe Rap
YouTube video by Region
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John Attridge @johnattridge.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
This epistolary novel could have been an email
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Simon Farley @sighmonger.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Somebody (@jonpiccini.bsky.social) *did* commission an expert on the history of invasive species in Australia (me) to write about this! Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Eat the Invaders
Published in Journal of Australian Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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NonWayne @nonwayne.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
It was really fun discussing copyright and open access in the age of AI with such a clever bunch of people last Thursday! You can watch the discussion on YouTube using the link below youtu.be/T5sHjXADrJ8?...
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Open Access Week 2025 JCU Panel Session
YouTube video by JCU Library
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Nicholas Bromfield @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
🚨 Publication alert 🚨 Neil Mortimer and I explain Australia's COVID governance success and failure via a new framework for understanding crisis policy learning. Ft. interviews w politicians, bureaucrats and experts: Scott Morrison, Greg Hunt, Brendan Murphy and Paul Kelly. 🧵
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Crisis micro‐learning: A framework for understanding the micro‐flow of policy learning and Australia's COVID‐19 response
COVID-19 has intensified interest in crisis policy learning, yet the micro-level interactions among political, bureaucratic, and expert actors remain underexplored. We conceptualise an ideal-type fr...
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Jayne Persian @drjpersian.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Even real Nazis were getting these burned off by US doctors lol
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Noreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
can't believe we got to the stage of human history where we've just placidly and collectively decided to stop learning stuff
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Robbie Moore @robbiemoore.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Why read Lacan, why learn all these super-subtle forms of ideological critique, when the big guy is out there posting diarrhoea jet fighter videos. What are we doing here.
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