Scholar in Media and Cultural Studies, Macquarie University
Dr Siobhan Lyons is a media scholar, tutor, and guest-lecturer in the Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies at Macquarie University, where she has recently completed her doctoral dissertation on a history of literary celebrity. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Overland, Kill Your Darlings, New Philosopher, Philosophy Now, and PopMatters, among other publications.
A long time ago... why prequels are taking us back to the future in popular film
May 27, 2019 09:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
Last month, audiences got their first glimpse of the trailer for the upcoming film, Joker, which explores the origins of its iconic title character, last seen in the Batman franchise. The trailer came just weeks after...
Wall Street at 30: is greed still good?
Dec 08, 2017 02:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Entertainment
December 11 marks the 30th anniversary of Oliver Stones darkly perceptive Wall Street. The film exemplified the 80s yuppie era during Ronald Reagans conservative presidency: a time when a celebrity suddenly became...
You may be sick of worrying about online privacy, but 'surveillance apathy' is also a problem
Nov 08, 2017 15:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
We all seem worried about privacy. Though its not only privacy itself we should be concerned about: its also our attitudes towards privacy that are important. When we stop caring about our digital privacy, we witness...
Psychogeography: a way to delve into the soul of a city
Jun 21, 2017 15:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
Psychogeography, as the term suggests, is the intersection of psychology and geography. It focuses on our psychological experiences of the city, and reveals or illuminates forgotten, discarded, or marginalised aspects of...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight