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What were books like in ancient Greece and Rome?
Konstantine Panegyres, The University of Western Australia If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would…
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Journey of Words: The Life and Legacy of Kashinath Singh
Kashinath Singh is an Indian writer and scholar of the Hindi language and is known for writing novels and short…
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In Pursuit of Poetry: The Life and Works of Vinod Kumar Shukla
Vinod Kumar Shukla (born 1 January 1937) is a modern Hindi writer known for his style that often borders on…
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A Literary Odyssey: Uday Prakash’s Journey
Uday Prakash (born 1 January 1952) is a Hindi poet, scholar, journalist, translator and short story writer from India. Life…
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I love my friends … I do not love their kids
Catherine E. Wood, Swinburne University of Technology At this time of the year, with lots of parties, family catch-ups and…
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Emma Johnston was a visionary scientist, environmentalist and leader, with an abiding hope for humanity
Kylie Walker, Australian National University and Rob Brooks, UNSW Sydney Emma Johnston, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne who…
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Chris Wallace-Crabbe was a poet of international renown, a beloved teacher and a generous man
David McCooey, Deakin University Chris Wallace-Crabbe, who died at the age of 91 on Tuesday, was one of Australia’s best-known…
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Leave notes, play games, go shopping: how to boost your child’s multilingual skills these holidays
Julie Choi, The University of Melbourne About 5.7 million Australians speak a language other than English at home. Most multilingual…
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What’s on your summer reading list? We asked 6 dedicated readers
Jo Case, The Conversation When I think about summer reading, I think about relaxing with an easy page-turner … but…
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Is democracy the worst form of government – apart from all the others? We asked 5 experts
James Ley, The Conversation Claims that democracy is in crisis are certainly not new, but recent history has given the…
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Teens discover books on social media. What will the under-16s ban do to their reading?
Bec Kavanagh, The University of Melbourne In a video address to the nation, timed with Australia’s world-first teen social media…
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It’s (not) a new bike! How to manage kids’ gift expectations at Christmas
Elizabeth Westrupp, Deakin University and Christiane Kehoe, The University of Melbourne Holiday celebrations involving gift giving can be roller coasters.…
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Celia Paul and Stephanie Radok have devoted their lives to making art – and writing about it
Carol Lefevre, University of Adelaide Women artists have always struggled to maintain an art practice as the primary focus of…
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Aristotle’s Politics has wisdoms and warnings for our age of tech utopias and inequality
Matthew Sharpe, Australian Catholic University If Plato was the first Western political philosopher, Aristotle was the first political scientist in…
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What is Hanukkah and how is it celebrated?
David Slucki, Monash University; Idan Dershowitz, Monash University, and Yaffa Bart, Monash University Last night, two gunmen fired on a…
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