Meanjin Vol 81, No 3

by Meanjin Quarterly

Overview

In the September edition of Meanjin . . . The lead essay is a compelling piece from Kate Holden, looking at the great paradox of modern life: the many commonalities of human experience and our increasing isolation as atomised individuals . . . and this at a time when the most pressing, even existential, issues of the moment demand a collective response. Other essays include: Jennifer Mills on the sliding scale of literary dystopia.what's a writer of speculative fiction to do when the real world so quickly outpaces the world of dystopian imaginings? Bruce Pascoe on the lost white orchids of Melbourne. Lauren Rosewarne on the sexualisation of powerful men. Chelsea Watego on the subtext of rascism behind poor, and sometimes fatal, outcomes for Indigenous Australians in the health system. Jane Gilmore on why we talk about sexual assault when we mean rape. Plus: Jim Davidson, Osman Faruqi, Ouyang Yu, James Valentine, Mohammed Massoud Morsi and more. New fiction from: Jordan Prosser, Alex Sawyer, John Kinsella and Pip Smith. Plus reviews and poetry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780522878516
Publisher:	Melbourne University Publishing
Publication date:	09/15/2022
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Meanjin editor Jonathan Green has been an editor, writer, commentator and broadcaster in a 40-year career as a journalist, beginning with a cadetship at The Canberra Times and taking in various Australian dailies: the Melbourne Herald, The Herald Sun, the Sunday Herald, The Sunday Age and 15 years at The Age. Jonathan left The Age in 2006 to edit Crikey. After three years there he moved to the ABC as founding editor of ABC Online’s The Drum. He now presents Blueprint for Living on ABC Radio National. He is the author of Around Australia In 80 Days (2004) and The Year My Politics Broke (2013). Jonathan was Editor ofMeanjin from 2015 to 2022.