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Lily Stojcevski
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2020-05-13
Becoming Austen heroines in Quarantine
An article on whimn.com reflecting on how the novels and adaptations of Jane Austen are not only great isolation comfort reads, but mimic the rhythm of life in isolation. -
13/05/2020
Masterchef Australia's Perfect Storm
HUM402 In April 2020, Masterchef Australia premiered its 12th season, and received the best ratings in years. As well as featuring old 'Fan Favourite' contestants, for a stressed out nation in lockdown the nostalgia, comfort, and domesticity of Masterchef, and the lack of other places to be of an evening, definitely contributed to the shows success. I know my family is hooked for the first time in eight years, and Masterchef has become something we look forward to doing together every evening. -
2020-05-07
An example of Coronavirus Themed Romance Fiction - 'Love Under Quarantine' by Kylie Scott and Audrey Carlan
HUM402 This novel, published on the fifth of May 2020 and currently a best-seller on Amazon Australia, is one of many examples of COVID-19 or Quarantine themed romance novels, in which both the hero and heroine are in lockdown but fall in love regardless. In a twitter thread announcing the book, Scott explained that writing 'Love Under Quarantine' was a way to process the stress and depression of the current historical moment by giving it a "hopeful ending." The fact that people are buying and reading this book, and books like it, shows the power and necessity of feel-good cultural texts during the pandemic.