Ned Hirst
@nedhirst.bsky.social
Lawyer. Writer. Hobbies include turning in the widening gyre
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“It is perhaps this potential for creation, for which a phantom pregnancy may serve as a metaphor, which is the _phantom_ of the novel’s title.”
Ned Hirst on Angela O’Keeffe’s PHANTOM DAYS and the book as object.
Ned Hirst on Angela O’Keeffe’s PHANTOM DAYS and the book as object.
The book as object: Angela O’Keeffe’s Phantom Days - Overland literary journal
A few years ago, I overheard an antiquarian bookseller tell one of his customers that while he didn’t mind reading, he was really more interested in the “book as object”. I was reminded of this while ...
overland.org.au
September 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM
“It is perhaps this potential for creation, for which a phantom pregnancy may serve as a metaphor, which is the _phantom_ of the novel’s title.”
Ned Hirst on Angela O’Keeffe’s PHANTOM DAYS and the book as object.
Ned Hirst on Angela O’Keeffe’s PHANTOM DAYS and the book as object.
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Some years back I picked up a copy of David Mamet's On Directing Film. A slender volume but worth the cost for this one paragraph
June 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Some years back I picked up a copy of David Mamet's On Directing Film. A slender volume but worth the cost for this one paragraph
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“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”
Abandoning trans people is 'fascist logic', says leading feminist philosopher
Leading feminist philosopher Judith Butler has declared that abandoning trans people or any minority is operating within 'fascist logic'.
www.thepinknews.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:04 PM
“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”
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An interesting hypothetical if you’re wondering if Elon Musk is a genius or not is to compare his behaviour in any situation to what a complete moron would do in the same situation
February 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
An interesting hypothetical if you’re wondering if Elon Musk is a genius or not is to compare his behaviour in any situation to what a complete moron would do in the same situation
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The @meanjin.bsky.social online reviews section is back for 2025! This month, I asked avid readers & critics @claresmillar.bsky.social @nedhirst.bsky.social @clairecao.bsky.social & Sonia Nair what their favourite Ozlit books were in 2024. Read on: meanjin.com.au/latest/best-...
Best of Australian reading in 2024
Meanjin writers share their favourite books of 2024.
meanjin.com.au
February 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The @meanjin.bsky.social online reviews section is back for 2025! This month, I asked avid readers & critics @claresmillar.bsky.social @nedhirst.bsky.social @clairecao.bsky.social & Sonia Nair what their favourite Ozlit books were in 2024. Read on: meanjin.com.au/latest/best-...
It was a pleasure to write about some great Australian books for @meanjin.bsky.social (and to make my first post away from the Badlands)
What a year for Australian literature!
In the latest for Meanjin Daily, a selection of Meanjin writers shared their favourite books of 2024.
Read on — meanjin.com.au/latest/best-...
In the latest for Meanjin Daily, a selection of Meanjin writers shared their favourite books of 2024.
Read on — meanjin.com.au/latest/best-...
Best of Australian reading in 2024
Meanjin writers share their favourite books of 2024.
meanjin.com.au
February 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It was a pleasure to write about some great Australian books for @meanjin.bsky.social (and to make my first post away from the Badlands)