The Conversation AustraliaLanguage From 'common scolds' to feminist reclamation: the fraught history of women and swearing in Australia theconversation.com - Amanda Laugesen Women have had a fraught historical relationship to swearing. Long regarded as guardians of morality and respectability, their use of swear words has …
The Conversation AustraliaEthics Ethical fashion is confusing — even shoppers with good intentions get overwhelmed theconversation.com - Harriette Richards and Natalya Lusty As Australian consumers step out of their loungewear post-lockdown, many might be looking to buy new clothes for themselves or as gifts. Whether …
The Conversation AustraliaPhones I studied 5,000 phone images: objects were more popular than people, but women took way more selfies theconversation.com - T.J. Thomson Though we take a staggering number of photos each year (an estimated 1.43 trillion in 2020), we share relatively few of these and are using our …
The Conversation AustraliaThe Arts (Australia) My favourite detective: Sam Spade, as hard as nails and the smartest guy in the room theconversation.com - Daryl Sparkes In a new series, writers pay tribute to fictional detectives on page and on screen. Hard-boiled doesn’t come close to describing Sam Spade. He’s the …
The Conversation AustraliaBooks 10 'lost' Australian literary treasures you should read – and can soon borrow from any library theconversation.com - Rebecca Giblin and Airlie Lawson Many culturally important books by Australian authors are out of print, hard to find as secondhand copies, and confined to the physical shelves of a …
