Wayne Bradshaw Wayne Bradshaw i(15433459 works by)
Also writes as: M. (Mal) Menteur
Gender: Male
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1 Misapprehensions of a Caustic Eye : A. D. Hope and the Failure of Angry Penguins as a Modernist Literary Movement Wayne Bradshaw , 2024 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 48 no. 3 2024; (p. 299-313)

'This article reconsiders A. D. Hope’s cutting appraisal of the group of young poets and artists from the University of Adelaide who have come to be known colloquially as “the Angry Penguins”. Setting aside the influence of the Ern Malley affair on the Penguins’ perceived importance, the article proposes that Hope has contributed fundamental misrepresentations about the identities of the Penguins cohort and their aspirations for Australian literary identity. Contrary to Hope’s opinion, the Angry Penguins—at least in the initial phase of their development—were not purveyors of an impenetrable brand of Australian surrealism, but were, rather, a group of diverse young poets advocating for the internationalisation of Australian cultural identity.' (Publication abstract) 
1 Shannon Burns. Childhood: A Memoir Wayne Bradshaw , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: JASAL , 10 August vol. 23 no. 1 2023;
— Review of Childhood : A Memoir Shannon Burns , 2022 single work autobiography 'Upon reading Shannon Burns’s memoir, Childhood, I was immediately struck by the uncomfortable sensation that with this book Burns is breaking one of the unspoken mores of working-class academia—that people who have successfully insinuated themselves into the university system should avoid talking openly about the peculiarities of their upbringing. Academics from disadvantaged backgrounds should keep to the generalities at least, so as not to expose the social and intellectual shortcomings of youth. Even in the supposedly egalitarian halls of the modern Australian university, class remains a complicated web of performance and deceit, and Burns observes that it is often working-class colleagues who are most “dismayed to learn that I had a rougher beginning than them” (12). When the aim of the exercise is to blend in with the children of doctors, solicitors and professors, declaring that you are the son of a sex worker and pot dealer who worked in a recycling facility is at once showing off and giving the game away.' (Introduction)
1 The North of the South Wayne Bradshaw , 2022 single work essay
— Appears in: Sūdō Journal , August no. 4 2022; (p. 31-36) 'A little over five years ago, I was in the middle of a PhD candidature in literature at James Cook University in northern Queensland. With the relative security of a scholarship, my submission deadline felt like an eternity away and I had the good fortune of being part of a lively cohort of doctoral candidates in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Together, we had reintroduced annual postgraduate conferences in the college and established weekly meetings on the Townsville campus where eager researchers gathered to discuss ideas, politics and literature. At the college level, there were regular critical theory workshops, reading circles and seminar sessions. I encountered impressive and generous minds— many of whom have appeared in volumes of this journal. These were times before deep funding cuts and a global pandemic ravaged universities across the country. I worry that a new generation of postgraduate students—particularly those at regional institutions—won’t be afforded the time, funding or intellectual climate to take risks like starting conferences or establishing postgraduate little magazines like this one. Out of more than mere vanity, I hope the little stone we have thrown continues to roll on for a while longer until it is replaced with something more fitting for the times. This short essay purports to provide a retrospective of the first three volumes of Sūdō Journal and an assessment of its place among the various journals and little magazines of northern Queensland that have been published over the decades. It is adapted from a presentation I delivered on this subject at the James Cook University College of Arts, Society and Education postgraduate conference in 2020.' 

(Introduction)
1 A Proposal to Improve the Prospects of Arts Graduates in Australia, and for Making them Beneficial to the Publick M. (Mal) Menteur , 2021 single work essay
— Appears in: Sūdō Journal , June no. 3 2021; (p. 1-8)
1 Editor's Introduction Wayne Bradshaw , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: Sūdō Journal , January vol. 1 no. 2019; (p. 1-3)
1 2 y separately published work icon Sūdō Journal Wayne Bradshaw (editor), Townsville : James Cook University of North Queensland , 2018- 15433477 2018 periodical (4 issues)

Inaugurated in 2018, Sūdō Journal is published out of James Cook University.

In addition to editor Wayne Bradshaw, Sūdō's inaugural staff included Jonathan Kuttainen (non-fiction editor), Nicole Crowe and Lianda Burrows (fiction editors), Tenille McDermott (poetry editor), and Angela Hughes (art editor).
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