Faculty of Arts in the media
Unearthing secrets from buried ancient Roman cities, the decline of department stores, the high percentage of Indigenous people exposed to negative social media content regularly and the rise of female superheroes…see where the Faculty of Arts has been making headlines in June.
Professor Michelle Arrow from the Department of History and Archaeology was interviewed on ABC The Drum, 612 ABC Brisbane and in The New York Times about the need for funding for the National Archives of Australia.
Dr Anthony Lambert from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature provided comment to the Townsville Bulletin about the rise of female superheroes.
Dr Tristan Kennedy from the Department of Indigenous Studies contributed an article to The Conversation titled, ‘97% of Indigenous people report seeing negative social media content weekly. Here’s how platforms can help.’
Dr Mei-fen Kuo from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature provided comment to ABC News about the origins of Australian Chinese dishes.
Dr Stephanie Russo from the Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature provided comment to The New York Times about a new mini-series about Anne Boleyn.
Professor Wendy Rogers from the Department of Philosophy was featured in The Daily Telegraph regarding a UN statement condemning organ harvesting in China.
Professor Greg Leigh Director of the NextSense Institute was featured on SBS’s Insight in an episode titled ‘The Deaf Divide’.
Professor Ben Schreer from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology provided comment to South China Morning Post about an increasing number of Chinese military flights around Taiwan.
Dr Jennifer Hunt from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology was interviewed on ABC 24 about US politics.
Dr Emlyn Dodd from the Department of History and Archaeology contributed an article to The Conversation and was interviewed on 720 ABC Perth, ABC Radio Melbourne about his work at the buried Roman city of Falerii Novi.
Dr Matthew Bailey from the Department of History and Archaeology was interviewed on 720 ABC Perth about the decline of department stores.
The Department of Security Studies and Criminology was mentioned in The Australian regarding the alleged use of food delivery services by organised crime gangs to distribute drugs.
Dr Sally Howell from the Macquarie University Special Education Centre (MUSEC) was featured on Essential Kids and Education Today regarding the service the school offers for children with special learning needs. This story was originally published on The Lighthouse.
Professor Marion Maddox from the School of Social Sciences provided comment to The Saturday Paper about the infiltration of the religious right into politics.
Dameyon Bonson from the Department of Indigenous Studies contributed to an article on The Conversation titled 'New research shows how Indigenous LGBTIQ+ people don’t feel fully accepted by either community'.
Dr Lavina Lee from the School of Social Sciences contributed an article to The Interpreter titled 'The dangers in Australia’s blissful ignorance about India'.
Dr Roger Huang from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology was interviewed on ABC News about Taiwan's future with China.