journalist, author, cultural critic
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Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata) and coastal wattle (A. longifolia). Apart from Australian citizenship, acacia symbolises resurrection and pleasing God.
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) symbolises renewal, fertility and decay. Hawthorn trees were believed to be portals to faerie realms.
In many mythological traditions, apples (Malus domestica) symbolise knowledge, erotic love and otherworldly realms.
I’m a journalist and cultural critic from Melbourne, Australia. This is my portfolio website. I update it from time to time with my copywriting and journalism, along with my latest public speaking and media spots. I use the home page slider to give you a taste of my current research. Recently, I’ve been looking into the mythology and folklore surrounding plants.
I was honoured to represent The Rereaders podcast in a convivial midday conversation at the Wheeler Centre on Tuesday 30 May, 2017, alongside visiting US critics Dana Stevens and Stephen Metcalf of Slate‘s Culture Gabfest.
I appeared in conversation with US-based writer and critic Chris Kraus (of I Love Dick fame) for The Wheeler Centre on Tuesday 23 May, 2017, discussing first-person feminism and the boundaries between life and art.
On Friday 19 May, 2017, I popped in to Radio National Drive for the ‘My Feed’ segment, discussing three social media topics: a Twitter cat in a sink; the difference between stews and casseroles; and Alex Tizon’s controversial essay ‘My Family’s Slave’.
Mel Campbell is professionally curious about popular culture.
