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Brian McFarlane

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 AgeAustralian Book ReviewMetro 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.

Brian McFarlane

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‘Verge 2023: Defiant’ book launch

Readings Carlton Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC

Join Australian Book Review Editor Peter Rose to celebrate the launch of the journal Verge 2023 titled Defiant. Defiant is edited by Samuel Bernard, Thomas Rock and Vera Yingzhi Gu. Crackling with energy...

The Big Teal – Net Zero: Investing in the Future (Brisbane)

Playhouse, QPAC Corner Grey and Melbourne Streets, South Brisbane, QLD

A decade-long climate war and inadequate government action have left a vacuum of opportunities that are being sucked up by an increasing number of business leaders, investors and activists. Respected...

$30 – $35

Book launch | Monash University Low FODMAP: The Cookbook (Invitation Only)

Monash University Caulfield Monash Art, Design and Architecture Exhibition Space,, Caulfield

120 delicious and easy-to-follow recipes developed by the founders of the FODMAP diet This is the perfect cooking companion to better manage symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Offering 120...

Book Launch: The Uncertainty Effect by Michelle Lazarus

Matheson Library Monash University, Clayton, VIC

To be launched by Professor Sharon Pickering A smart, practical book that shows us how to navigate uncertain times In an age of pandemic and economic precarity, how can we...