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August 27, 2020 in Dr Michael Noble

Queer Actuality

Queer Allegory and Queer Actuality in Every Heart a Doorway “There are many ways to read a work queerly, but it is perhaps most important to note why many queer…
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August 26, 2020 in Dr Michael Noble

Horseboys and Master-mistresses

Problematic sexuality in Shakespeare’s sonnets “Speculation on the identity of the main characters in the sonnets is often linked with questions about Shakespeare’s own sexuality, with some assuming that the…
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August 26, 2020 in Dr Michael Noble

From Within the Walls

The Anchorites of Westminster Abbey “There is a secret that lurks from within the walls of Westminster Abbey. Its importance cannot be ignored nor undervalued…” Bernadine De Beaux Flinders University…
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August 26, 2020 in Dr Michael Noble

Michael’s Story

Oral History Interview with Michael “From a research perspective, oral history is the recording or a personal testimony, delivered orally, recorded, but with resolves beyond the actual recording. Michael was…
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Call for submissions

Writing from Below is now accepting papers for an open-themed issue, volume three, number two. We welcome papers and creative works that engage with Gender, Sexuality and Diversity Studies from across all disciplines, and from academics at all stages of their careers.

The deadline for submissions is now closed. Issue 6.1 (2020) will have a call for submissions announced soon.

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November 4, 2019 in News

Dr Michael Noble Special Edition Call for Submissions

The deadline for submissions is 20th December 2019.
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December 4, 2018 in News

Vol 4 No 1 Call For Submissions

The deadline for submissions is 30th January 2019.
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July 7, 2018 in News

Call For Submissions – Writing From Below ‘Space and Place’ Special Issue

All submissions are due on 20th October 2018.
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July 12, 2017 in News

Deadline Extended To 31/09/17: ‘Art(I)culations of Violence’ Special Issue

All submissions are due on 31st September 2017.
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