Even though 87 per cent of grant applicants missed out on money in the ARC’s $103m Discovery funding round for early-career researchers, left-of-field humanities research has secured significant public funding.
Research into the role of Australian’s women’s magazines in shaping political discourse has won a $528,288 grant for Blair Williams from Monash University.
“By combining archival research, focus groups and interviews, this project expects to generate new knowledge on how women’s magazines frame politics, how politicians use these platforms, and how they impact on women’s political engagement,’’ the ARC states on its website.
“Expected outcomes include a website, exhibition, academic publications, and development of a documentary’’.
Like, is this intended to be a critique?? 🤣
Thanks for the free PR, Murdoch!🤣🤣🤣
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