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Semester 2, 2026
The 2026 CALC season is dedicated to showcasing the work of HDR students in Australian literary studies.
Seminar Series Time: 6.00–7.30 pm (Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney) on the last Thursday of each month, online via Zoom. Please contact Monique Rooney for the link.
The 2026 dates are:
- Thursday 30 July – Chelsea Roles (James Cook University), Criminality and Femininity: Undoing the Paradox
- Thursday 27 August – To be confirmed
- Thursday 24 September – Luca Demetriadi (University of Melbourne), 'Disinterestedness in Australian independent publishing: parties, coolness, and capital'
- Thursday 29 October – Sian Campbell (RMIT University), Bianca Martin (James Cook University) and Emmaline Monteith (ANU), 'Life Narrative Studies'
- Thursday 26 November – To be confirmed
Contact
- Monique Rooney
Past Events
Life Narrative Studies
Sian Campbell (RMIT), Bianca Martin (James Cook University), Emmaline Monteith (The Australian National University)
Life narrative studies is a broad term used to reflect the interrogation and analysis of practices of self-representation. Such practices include…
Disinterestedness in Australian independent publishing: parties, coolness, and capital
Luca Demetriadi (University of Melbourne)
Small presses occupy a distinctive position within the publishing ecosystem, often associated with high-quality literary books and an apparent…
Criminality and Femininity: Undoing the Paradox
Chelsea Roles (James Cook University)
Women involved in violent crime, both perpetrators and victims, are often vulnerable to forms of representation that distort or overwrite their…