About this episode
The episode discusses various topics in Australian literary culture, including a controversial writer and the revival of the Meanjin journal.
We talk about the essay in the Independent about the mythical David Foster Wallace "lit bro", a famous Western Australian young adult writer getting charged with young non-adult material, Meanjin journal getting a new lease on life after being shut down, Australian literary culture's frequent "Main Charactering" of a pretty mediocre Palestinian-Australian author, and much more! You can read Sini's essay on the Meanjin drama here: https://open.substack.com/pub/newmythologies/p/current-thing-writing-killed-the?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newmythologies.substack.com/subscribe
People in this episode
Host: Getting Lit
Topics covered
- David Foster Wallace
- Australian literary culture
- Meanjin journal
- young adult writing
- literary criticism
- cultural commentary
Keywords
- David Foster Wallace
- Meanjin
- Australian literature
- young adult writer
- cultural commentary
- literary criticism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Independent, Meanjin
Places: Australia, Western Australia
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