@narratologic

A/Prof of Narratology @Sydney_Uni | expert on how stories change reality | trying to disrupt thinking when in the media | aka the academic @GoggleboxAU

 Emerald City, Land of Oz
sydney.edu.au/business/about/our-people/academic-staff/tom-vanlaer.html
Joined June 2012
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#CleveringaLezing 2023: what an honour and what a great night!
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Looking for something to dive into summer with? From classic Aussie cinema and new twists on old classics, our critics have you sorted. 🎬 Featuring recommendations from experts at @notredameaus, @jcu, @UCNZ, @RMIT, @Sydney_Uni + @UniversitySA. theconversation.com/classic-…
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Thanks @SydneyUni_Media team for the write up of our @CHASS_Aus #CHASS2023 opening plenary on the Future of HASS in our Universities, hosted by @ArtSS_Sydney and featuring @AdkinsProf @RhondaItaoui @gabrielbmiller @fbongiornoanu sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/n…

The future for humanities in universities - what's next?

Delegates from the Congress of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 2023 - hosted by University of Sydney - discuss the future of humanities' disciplines in universities in Australia and around the...

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Ministers will no longer approve Australian Research Council grants under bid to stop ‘political interference’ 👇👇👇 theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Ministers will no longer approve Australian Research Council grants under bid to stop ‘political...

Labor move follows review that found trust had been ‘dramatically eroded’ by controversial grant decisions made by former Coalition ministers

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Science is essential for human flourishing – why does so much science communication paint a bleak, nihilist picture of the world? As Chris Ellis (@Sydney_Uni) writes, science communicators need to stop telling everybody the universe is a meaningless void. theconversation.com/science-…

Science communicators need to stop telling everybody the universe is a meaningless void

Science is essential for human flourishing. So why does so much science communication paint a bleak, nihilist picture of the world?

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Gisterenavond gaf ik mijn #CleveringaLezing aan de @Sydney_Uni. @SBS Dutch was erbij en sprak na afloop met mij. Ook vroegen ze ambassadeur @NLinAustralia en enkele aanwezigen wat zij hebben opgestoken van deze lezing. sbs.com.au/language/dutch/nl…

"Ik hoop dat mensen verhalen niet meer gaan zien als iets onschuldigs, want dat zijn ze niet"

Gisterenavond gaf Universitair Hoofddocent Narratologie Tom van Laer zijn Cleveringa Lezing op de Universiteit van Sydney. Wij waren erbij en spraken na afloop met professor van Laer. Ook vroegen wij...

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IF we don’t fit in then we are seen as problematic, justifiably promoting a punitive approach to cultural diversity & its differences. This is where the concept of whiteness wins. Our society is set up to believe western & white views are correct. White is right & West is best 👀
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2/5 of time of top scientists is spent on other things than science (often looking for funding). One reason is the science system is full of complicated bureaucracy. What to do about it? Article in The Economist this week.
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📖The winners have been announced in the revamped Prime Minister's Literary Awards and they're a diverse bunch of books, with a focus on reconnection, regeneration, questioning and beauty. #PMLA2023 theconversation.com/the-reva…

The revamped Prime Minister’s Literary Awards reward ‘fresh ways of seeing’ in 2023

The winners of the 2023 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced – and they’re a diverse bunch of books, with a focus on reconnection, regeneration, questioning and beauty.

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Even experts struggle to tell which social media posts are evidence-based. So, what do we do?...spoiler alert, I'm one of the experts ! Check out the piece in the @ConversationEDU @EB_Madden @katprior1 and I wrote based on the findings of our new paper. theconversation.com/even-exp…

Even experts struggle to tell which social media posts are evidence-based. So, what do we do?

Even people with years of relevant training can’t always tell whether social content is evidence-based and trustworthy. We need a better approach for communicating research.

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Dit jaar wordt er voor het eerst door @UniLeidenNews en @NLinAustralia aan @Sydney_Uni een #CleveringaLezing georganiseerd en die wordt gegeven door ... ik zei de gek. Wil je meer weten? Luister dan naar @SBS hier: sbs.com.au/language/dutch/nl…
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The words that have served as a rallying cry for pro-Palestinian protesters have also attracted accusations of antisemitism. How did a call for self-determination become divisive? trib.al/ng3k9Lc

'From the river to the sea': What does the pro-Palestinian chant mean, and why is it divisive?

The words that have served as a rallying cry for pro-Palestinian protesters have also attracted accusations of antisemitism. How did a call for self-determination become divisive?

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What's insomnia like for most people who can't sleep? 🤔 It's rarely depicted as an illness that can be treated. 🎬 Instead, most movies portray insomnia at extremes, with people suffering hallucinations or delusions, write experts from (@Sydney_Uni). theconversation.com/whats-in…

What’s insomnia like for most people who can’t sleep? You’d never know from the movies

Most movies tend to minimise or exaggerate insomnia symptoms. Insomnia is also rarely depicted as an illness that can be treated.

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University of Sydney has been ranked the top institution across 20 fields by The @australian's 2024 Research Magazine. 18 researchers have also been named leaders in their research areas. See the results: sydneyuni.co/40uEAyQ #LeadershipForGood #USYD #Research
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I have accepted the high honour to deliver the local #CleveringaLezing at the @Sydney_Uni on Monday 27 November. Hosts @UniLeidenNews and the @NLinAustralia are delighted to invite you to attend. Please register here: eventbrite.com.au/e/cleverin… Looking forward to seeing you all!

Cleveringa Lecture 2023

Invitation to the annual Cleveringa Address: How stories change reality

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Wonderful news: both @ABCbigideas and @SkyNews Extra have confirmed they wish to broadcast the address!
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"The choices & actions we take now will have impacts for thousands of years" @climatemorgan in her keynote @Sydney_Uni 🇦🇺yesterday ahead of the upcoming UN Climate Summit #COP28. Here are some of the key messages from the speech👇1/9
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@Nature6 Nov 2023
How big is science’s fake-paper problem? Analysis suggests that there are hundreds of thousands of bogus ‘paper-mill’ articles lurking in the literature go.nature.com/471a4PJ
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Nick Enfield@njenfield29 Oct 2023
Yes, words can matter but more often they are just thought-terminating devices - my opinion in today's Sydney Morning Herald
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My @aconsres boss gummed a note for me on the #ACR2023 #GratitudeGumWall. Thank you Rajiv for encouraging, inspiring and motivating me, and simply making me smile🙂
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