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The Conversation: career pathways in Aussie TV
The loss of Neighbours is a loss of career pathways for Australia’s emerging screen professionals Neighbours Damien O’Meara, Swinburne University of Technology; Jessica Balanzategui, Swinburne...
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The Conversation: Drag Race Down Under
Would Carlotta, Australia’s most celebrated drag queen, have made it on RuPaul’s Drag Race? Joanna McIntyre, Swinburne University of Technology and Damien O’Meara, Swinburne University of Technology...
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The Conversation: Queer representation in Aussie kids’ TV
Peppa Pig has introduced a pair of lesbian polar bears, but Aussie kids’ TV has been leading the way in queer representation Channel 5 Damien O’Meara, Swinburne University of Technology and Liam...
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The Conversation: Bros, queer romcoms and mainstream audiences
Queer romcom Bros struggled at the box-office. Are mainstream audiences still not ready? Universal Pictures Damien O’Meara, Swinburne University of Technology When Bros creator, Billy Eichner made an...
View ArticleAssignment exemplars are ruining your university experience, here’s how you...
In a unit I taught for many years, the course convenor had included an assignment exemplar for students to see what a High Distinction looks like. This exemplar was mostly excellent, however it...
View ArticleYear in review: Year 2 of my PhD on queer representation in Australian...
I won’t bury the lede, the second year of my PhD has ended with me being awarded a scholarship for my final 12 months. I’m chuffed. Funding and scholarships in the humanities is sparse in Australia....
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Meet Cute in the Margins: Establishing Gay Community Contexts in the Gay...
Damien O’Meara, Swinburne University of Technology This article has been peer reviewed This article was originally published in Senses of Cinema, Issue 106 ‘Pride on the Margins’. Read the original...
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The Conversation: Queer Intimacy in Red, White & Royal Blue
‘Gay guys can do missionary?’ – how Red, White & Royal Blue brings queer intimacy to mainstream audiences Prime Video Damien O’Meara, Swinburne University of Technology The hit romantic comedy...
View ArticleHASSCast EpIsode 4: Veterans, PTSD and medical care from 1960s Australia to...
In this episode of the HASSCast Dr Effie Karageorgos talks through her recent publication, Medical fears of the malingering soldier: ‘phony cronies’ and the Repat in 1960s Australia in the journal...
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Angst, Sex and Normativity: Trends in Queer Representation in Australian...
Our new study reveals trends in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and nonbinary representation on Australian scripted television in the 2000s and 2010s. The new study, which I co-authored with Dr...
View ArticleWe’re going on an adventure! [2025 edition]
Happy New Year! As I wish you all the best for what’s to come in 2025, I also want to share some reflections and plans for my next adventure. Regular readers of my various online ramblings will be...
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