Brian McFarlane has had three overlapping careers, as teacher, academic and writer. He is the author or editor of over 20 books and hundreds of articles on film and literature and related matters. He co-edited the Oxford Companion to Australian Film and was compiler, editor, and chief author of The Encyclopedia of British Film, and most recently he published his memoir, Real and Reel, a light-hearted record of a lifetime’s obsession with the movies – and with writing about them. He is an international authority on British cinema and on the adaptation of literature to film. In Australia he is known as a regular reviewer in The Age, Australian Book Review, Metro and Inside Story. He lives in Melbourne and is currently serving as Adjunct Professor, Swinburne Institute of Social Research, Swinburne Institute of Technology and as Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University.
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Making a Meal of It
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Jennifer Rayner in conversation with Jo Lauder (Melbourne)
Readings Carlton
Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC, Australia
Join us to hear Dr Jennifer Rayner in conversation on her essay Climate Clangers. Dr Jennifer Rayner is the Head of Advocacy at the Climate Council, an independent, people-powered organisation advocating...
Personal Politics Launch at Qtopia Sydney
Qtopia
301 Forbes St, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
Personal Politics: Gender, Sexuality and the Making of Australian Citizenship (Monash University Publishing) is a ground-breaking history of feminist and LGBTIQ+ activism in Australia. Activists in the 1970s hoped that by...
A discussion with author Professor Kim Cornish AM – Monash University Education
Monash University Clayton Campus
19 Ancora Imparo Way, Clayton, VIC, Australia
A discussion with author Professor Kim Cornish AM. Join us for an interview conversation with Professor Kim Cornish AM (Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental...
Satyajit Das in conversation with Cassie McCullagh (Sydney)
The Royal Oak Balmain
36 College St, Balmain, NSW, Australia
Wild Quests provides an unprecedented inside perspective for avid travellers, ecotourists, environmentalists or readers interested in our natural world. It combines travelogue, history and science to provide a significant and timely...
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Jennifer Rayner in conversation with Jo Lauder (Melbourne)
Readings Carlton Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC, AustraliaJoin us to hear Dr Jennifer Rayner in conversation on her essay Climate Clangers. Dr Jennifer Rayner is the Head of Advocacy at the Climate Council, an independent, people-powered organisation advocating...
Personal Politics Launch at Qtopia Sydney
Qtopia 301 Forbes St, Darlinghurst, NSW, AustraliaPersonal Politics: Gender, Sexuality and the Making of Australian Citizenship (Monash University Publishing) is a ground-breaking history of feminist and LGBTIQ+ activism in Australia. Activists in the 1970s hoped that by...
A discussion with author Professor Kim Cornish AM – Monash University Education
Monash University Clayton Campus 19 Ancora Imparo Way, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaA discussion with author Professor Kim Cornish AM. Join us for an interview conversation with Professor Kim Cornish AM (Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental...
Satyajit Das in conversation with Cassie McCullagh (Sydney)
The Royal Oak Balmain 36 College St, Balmain, NSW, AustraliaWild Quests provides an unprecedented inside perspective for avid travellers, ecotourists, environmentalists or readers interested in our natural world. It combines travelogue, history and science to provide a significant and timely...
