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Articles by Rachel Williamson-Dean
Mothers have long been absent from dystopian stories. ‘Maternal cli-fi’ is changing the narrative
Writing over 30 years ago, feminist film scholar E. Ann Kaplan famously described mothers in cinema as “an absent presence” – background figures that might facilitate the narrative but who are rarely, if ever, its focus. I am palpably reminded of this watching the opening scenes of Mahalia Belo’s assured debut feature film The End We Start From. Skilfully adapted by Alice Birch from Megan Hunter’s 2017 novella, the film opens in the bathroom of a London townhouse.
Chemical attraction, a whodunit murder mystery and tensions at the mosque: what we’re streaming this March
It’s hard to believe March is here. Where did the time go? By now many of us will be well into our regular routine at work or school. Perhaps life’s demands are starting to catch up and you’re already dreaming of your next break. Fret not. Our experts have a range of new streaming suggestions. From the heartfelt romance One Day, which has already been in Netflix’s top ten list for three weeks – to a captivating Aussie drama centred on a local mosque community – there’s plenty to let off some steam.
What happens when your classmates keep leaving? The impact of school transience on pupils ‘left behind’
Sun Sep 18 Written by Rachel Williamson-Dean, Postgraduate Research Fellow, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland The claim last week by National Party leader Christopher Luxon that 100,000 New Zealand schoolchildren were chronically truant quickly turned into an argument about terminology, statistics and how to interpret them. In fact, it appears Luxon was referring to a figure from term one this year that showed 101,861 children were “chronically absent”.
What happens when your classmates keep leaving? The impact of school transience on pupils ‘left behind’
The claim last week by National Party leader Christopher Luxon that 100,000 New Zealand schoolchildren were chronically truant quickly turned into an argument about terminology, statistics and how to interpret them. In fact, it appears Luxon was referring a figure from term one this year that showed 101,861 children were “chronically absent”. This means they miss 70% or more half-days of school, but is not the same as being truant.
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