Antithesis Journal in Parkville, Victoria, Australia | Organisation
Antithesis Journal
Locality: Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Address: Room 661, John Medley East, The University of Melbourne 3010 Parkville, VIC, Australia
Website: https://www.antithesisjournal.com.au/
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25.01.2022 How do you know what you don’t know? Hannah Kammerhofer writes about how feminism helped her realise her world-view still had some widening to do. www.antithesisjournal.com.au///im-not-like-other-feminists
23.01.2022 If you’ve been at home dwelling on nostalgia during lockdown, read Freia Lily’s latest essay on the transportive power of memory.
23.01.2022 What do your morning Weet-Bix have to do with purity? More than you might think ... Read Kiall Camden's latest on the blog this evening.
22.01.2022 Hannah Kammerhofer’s latest fiction piece comes from a surprising perspective
22.01.2022 "I was twenty-four when I discovered what I had been doing to myself for twenty years had a name " Kenna McTavish reveals her struggles with dermatophagia.
22.01.2022 We are excited to share the list of writers whose work fills the pages of Antithesis: Defy! This edition celebrates a thrilling and eclectic mix of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and academic articles exploring the many different forms of defiance. Come along to our launch on Zoom at 7PM on Friday 22nd October to hear readings from a selection of this talented bunch. ... Reserve your tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/BUJFV
20.01.2022 It is our pleasure to publish the final instalment of Olivia Hides' serial fiction, Clouds Behind the Moon! Fittingly, this chapter is also the last Antithesis Blog feature for 2020! A big thank you to all our editors and writers who have persevered through a tumultuous year and still managed to contribute fabulous content and edits. We'll be back in '21 with more great reads, but for now we leave you with these final dramatic scenes from Clouds Behind the Moon!... www.antithesisjournal.com.au//clouds-behind-the-moon-chapt
19.01.2022 In the latest instalment of Clouds Behind the Moon, Val finds herself in a precarious position with ominous forces closing in
19.01.2022 Applications for our editorial, blog, marketing and design teams close this Friday! To find out more, visit https://www.antithesisjournal.com.au/join. We look forward to hearing from you!
19.01.2022 This begins to beg the question, what is intimacy, and why must it be confined to sex? During this difficult time we are more isolated than ever before. Freia Lily muses on the importance of different kinds of intimacy. https://www.antithesisjournal.com.au//leaning-in-to-some-k
19.01.2022 "We now have to acknowledge the life we have built and ask ourselves, does this bring me joy, or am I simply comfortable?" Freia Lily muses on life and love in the age of COVID19.
17.01.2022 In the fifth instalment of Olivia Hides' serial fiction, our protagonist Val struggles with her emotions as everyone around her insists everything is fine ...
17.01.2022 Today on the blog: Maddison Moore explores the gradual cultural shift that has impacted the traditional art of Japanese tattooing.
16.01.2022 Today's fiction fix is the latest chapter of Clouds Behind the Moon by Olivia Hides. You'll find links to the previous instalments to catch up on any you might have missed! Val is suspicious of Clear Mountain Island and its residents ... lurking secrets begin to come to the surface www.antithesisjournal.com.au//clouds-behind-the-moon-chapt
15.01.2022 Keen to work with Antithesis in 2021? The team at Antithesis is looking for motivated graduate students at the University of Melbourne to join the 2021 committee and help put together the journal's thirty-first volume, 'Defy'. Applications are open for volunteer positions in our editorial (creative and academic), blog, design and marketing teams. Go to www.antithesisjournal.com.au/join for more information. Applications close 11:59pm Friday 19th February.
15.01.2022 Today on the blog we're deep-diving into a liminal space: this creative nonfiction piece unpacks the difficulties of healing from trauma when you can’t be sure of the line between dreams and reality. CW: abuse, trauma, sexual assault.
14.01.2022 Antithesis: Mental is out now! Available in print and online, with $4 from the sale of each print copy in 2020 being donated to SANE Australia and The Dax Centre. Thank you to everyone who came to support our online launch and to our contributors who read their work with such depth, sincerity and trusting vulnerability in the space. ... We hope you find Antithesis: Mental as rewarding and enriching to read as it was for our team to bring it into being. Get your print copies at: https://www.manic.com.au/antithesis-30-2020.html Online at: https://issuu.com//a2020_20final_20document_20_20compressed
13.01.2022 You have four days left to Submit to Antithesis Vol. 30: Mental. We can't wait to read your words and see your art! I Glide Along and No Matter What, I Keep Going; Lady Brain by Laura Kay Keeling
13.01.2022 "My mother never wrote about love, claimed it was unnecessary, and that there were more important things to write down." New on the Antithesis blog is Emma-Grace Clarke's latest fiction piece, Mother mind me: part one.
12.01.2022 "It is a drink representative of the life flowing through us all, which we are forbidden to see, to touch, to taste." Jamisyn Gleeson reflects upon the realities of young adulthood in her short story, Shiraz.
12.01.2022 As companies seek to capture eco-friendly consumers, how do we make truly ethical choices about what we buy? Maddison Moore explains how 'greenwashing' is on the rise. https://www.antithesisjournal.com.au//going-green-or-are-we
11.01.2022 "Health and financial inequality pre-dated the COVID outbreak and is only heightened by the stress of a global pandemic." Maddison Moore writes about the lack of job security and the healthcare access gap that’s driving the second wave of COVID-19 in Australia.
11.01.2022 Coming in hot with your Friday fiction fix! In this exciting sixth instalment by Olivia Hides, Val has discovered an unlikely ally but still feels vulnerable to the strange forces at work in the Clear Mountain Island community.
10.01.2022 How much time do you spend on your phone? Lori Franklin examines our complicated relationship with social media, and how the quest to stay informed can affect our mental health.
10.01.2022 ‘Attempting to discover why I’ve been afflicted with the same mental illnesses as my mother and the generations of women in our maternal line has enabled me to rationalise my own irrational thoughts.’ Maddison Moore reflects on generational mental health characteristics and the impacts of lockdown.
10.01.2022 As we continue to try and adjust to these unprecedented circumstances, many of us may be re-evaluating our priorities. What is our time really worth? What would we give up to be successful? And how should we even define success? Kiall Camden offers his perspective
09.01.2022 The holiday season brings with it the complexities of sourcing perfect presents to gift to friends and family. Lucky for you, Lori Franklin has put together a cheat sheet for easy, ethical gift options that won’t break the bank. https://www.antithesisjournal.com.au//ethical-gift-giving-
08.01.2022 Have you all watched The Social Dilemma by now? Kiall Camden muses on whether we really need social media or if it needs us www.antithesisjournal.com.au//6/knots-in-the-social-network
07.01.2022 So, indulge me whilst I flex this rather obscure and seemingly detrimental muscle, as I explain the ways in which I aim to please both strangers and those closest to me. What can I say? I’m a glutton for approval. This piece by Hannah Kammerhofer goes out to all the people pleasers - we see you!
07.01.2022 Literature can be a great source of comfort in difficult times. Sometimes, as Hannah Kammerhofer writes, it can reveal things about yourself you didn’t even know. On the blog now
07.01.2022 CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Art submissions for Antithesis Journal: Mental are open until 11:59pm on June 25. For more information on artwork submissions head to https://www.antithesisjournal.com.au/submit. ... Thank you to everyone that has submitted to this years Journal so far, we are so excited to read all of your submissions. blue leaves By Alexandra Burns
05.01.2022 A weekend read with all the feels! Freia Lily's latest on the blog explores loneliness and the colour blue https://www.antithesisjournal.com.au//5/21/only-the-missing
04.01.2022 As the Clouds Behind the Moon serial nears its end, Valentine fights for her life as she discovers the truth about the inhabitants of Clear Mountain Island. It's not too late to catch up on earlier instalments - find links to all \ parts at the top of this chapter! www.antithesisjournal.com.au//clouds-behind-the-moon-chapt
03.01.2022 ‘Superficially, universities offer four main things to a student But by offering places to learn and study, universities also indirectly offer chances to engage with other people.’ Kiall Camden discusses the challenges universities are facing. www.antithesisjournal.com.au//university-and-its-disconnec
03.01.2022 2020 has been a complicated, unexpected year. As it finally draws to a close, our writers have begun to reflect on it. In today's piece, Freia Lily explores her relationship to change as she reconnects with nature after a long year spent indoors under lockdown.
02.01.2022 Back again with your Friday Fiction fix. Olivia Hides' fourth instalment of Clouds Behind the Moon sees Val’s uneasiness grow as the townspeople of Clear Mountain Island seem to get stranger and stranger...
