Meanjin Vol 81, No 3

Meanjin is Australia’s leading journal of literature and ideas, now in its 81st year.

In the September edition of Meanjin …;;The lead essay is a compelling piece from Kate Holden, looking at the great paradox of modern life- the many commonalities of human experience and our increasing isolation as atomised individuals … and this at a time when the most pressing, even existential, issues of the moment demand a collective response.;;Other essays include-;;Jennifer Mills on the sliding scale of literary dystopia…what’s a writer of speculative fiction to do when the real world so quickly outpaces the world of dystopian imaginings?;Bruce Pascoe on the lost white orchids of Melbourne.;Lauren Rosewarne on the sexualisation of powerful men.;Chelsea Watego on the subtext of rascism behind poor, and sometimes fatal, outcomes for Indigenous Australians in the health system.;Jane Gilmore on why we talk about sexual assault when we mean rape.;;Plus- Jim Davidson, Osman Faruqi, Ouyang Yu, James Valentine, Mohammed Massoud Morsi and more.;;New fiction from- Jordan Prosser, Alex Sawyer, John Kinsella and Pip Smith.; ;Plus reviews and poetry.;;;;;;;