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Michelle Arrow @michellearrow.bsky.social · Jul 28

A great comment piece on @austhistassoc.bsky.social open letter urging the PM to repeal Job-Ready Graduates:

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Top Australian writers urge Albanese to abolish Job-Ready Graduates, calling their humanities degrees life changing

Tim Winton, Helen Garner and Peter Garrett are just a few of the high-profile signatories to an open letter against Job-Ready Graduates – and for the humanities.

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Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · Jun 4

Ever wondered why #tradwives are so white, why they’re always in the kitchen, or what the deal is with raw milk? I’ve just written a piece for @auswhn.bsky.social’s Vida blog. You should read it!

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White Aprons, White Sauce, White … Supremacy? The culinary politics of internet ‘tradwives’ | Australian Women's History Network

In this blog, Lauren Samuelsson explores the colour white and its links with the tradwife movement and white supremacy.

www.auswhn.com.au

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Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · Jun 1

Next Tuesday PHA NSW&ACT will be hosting History on the Radio. Three speakers will share their experiences, tips and tricks on writing audio history.
Register: www.phansw.org.au/upcoming-eve...

@mfoster-history.bsky.social
@kathyprokhovnik.bsky.social
#history

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Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · May 1

Can’t keep me off @aunz.theconversation.com today…

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The Brooke Bellamy accusations join a long tradition of cookbook scandals – from Belle Gibson to bone broth formula

A second author has come forward to accuse Brooke Bellamy of reproducing one of her recipes. Cookbooks are big business – and no stranger to scandals.

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Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · Apr 30

Wrote a little piece on the legacy of Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential 25 years on: theconversation.com/kitchen-conf...

Kitchen Confidential at 25: Anthony Bourdain revealed high-end chefs as rock-star pirates with a passion for food

Anthony Bourdain’s tell-all classic is ‘Elizabeth David written by Quentin Tarantino’. 25 years on, it’s still influential, from The Bear to kitchens everywhere.

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Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · Apr 15

Next Saturday you’ll find me at the Sorrento Writers’ Festival chatting about the evolution of Australian food. If you can make it, you should come!!

Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · Apr 4

The wonderful @gleebooks.bsky.social recorded a little chat between myself and @michellearrow.bsky.social at my book launch back in November. You can listen now!

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Gleetalks Lauren Samuelsson A Matter of Taste

Since 1933, the Australian Women’s Weekly has been Australia’s highest-selling women’s magazine. And from birthday cakes to barbecues, the Weekly taught generations of Australians what to eat and how

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Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · Mar 7

It was a pleasure to speak with so many wonderful historians about their work in Histoire Sociale - I think you’ll love hearing what they have to say! #IWD2025

Prof Sharon Crozier-De Rosa @scrozierderosa.bsky.social · Mar 7

#BlueSkyStorians on the eve of #IWD2025 see films of our authors in Histoire Sociale on suffrage memory. Visit our StoryMap by awesome @clemloz.bsky.social on our ARC DP website ~ @dranastevenson.bsky.social @veramackie.bsky.social & Andrea Witcomb www.archivingsocialmovements.com/sites-of-fem...

Sites of Feminist Memory | ASM

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Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · Feb 21

You’ll be able to hear me yapping about Australian food on Friday 28 March. Get your tickets: www.manlywritersfestival.org.au

Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Feb 21

From #poetry to #AI to #grief to #mentalhealth to #history, #politics, #romance, #sport, #truecrime, fictional crime, you name it...we've got it. Flip through our program and find something you love! www.manlywritersfestival.org.au/_files/ugd/2...

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Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · Feb 4

I’ll be chatting about my book, A Matter of Taste, and all things food history and culture at the Manly Writers’ Festival - you should come along!!

Manly Writers' Festival @manlywritersfest.bsky.social · Feb 3

Tickets are on sale as of today! Check out the program, and then purchase your tickets for 28, 29, 30 March. #ManlyWF24 #writers #readers #thinkers #tickets

Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · Dec 27

I wrote a thing. You should read these books!

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Julia Child’s France, pig slaughter in Portugal and a culinary detective: 5 delicious food writing classics

These classic books offer a smorgasbord of perspectives on the ways food shapes our world – and ourselves. They’ll make you hungry, too!

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Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · Dec 13

Can’t afford a goose in this economy?

Never mind. You can make ‘A Goose with One Leg’.

Instead of a goose, simply stuff a leg of mutton with a kidney stuffing (yum!) and PRETEND it’s a goose. I’m assured it will have ‘the delicate flavour of poultry, but costs less’. (AWW, 12 December 1942)

Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · Dec 12

Stuck on a recipe for your next Christmas do?

Try this Jellied Veal Loaf from 1939. Apparently, it’s ’a delicious luncheon dish and ideal for occasions over the holiday season when you want to serve something a little different’ (AWW, 23 December 1939)

Go on…try it. I dare you.

A loaf made of jelly, eggs and gherkins surrounded by salad.

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Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · Dec 3

Delighted that @michellearrow.bsky.social chose my book ‘A Matter of Taste’ for @theconversation.com’s Best Books of 2024. What an honour!

Michelle Arrow @michellearrow.bsky.social · Dec 3

Delighted to be part of @theconversation.com's wrap-up of the Best Books of 2024: I chose Lauren Samuelsson's witty, polished and very accessible 'A Matter of Taste':
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Best Books of 2024: our experts share their standout reads

We’ve invited writers, from fields as diverse as wildlife ecology, politics and literature, to nominate their best books of 2024. And this year, the Books & Ideas team share their own picks, too.

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Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · Nov 22

Hope you enjoy, Kate!

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Lauren Samuelsson @clemloz.bsky.social · Nov 21

Thought I’d start my Bluesky with a pic of this guy. Start as you mean to go on, right?

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