Diana Reid
Diana Reid is a Sydney-based author. Her latest novel is Seeing Other People.
Opinion
Cinema
Left-wing propaganda or anti-feminist? What Barbie is really trying to say
Yes, Barbie the movie has heard of feminism. (And thinks it sounds awesome!) But how patriarchy-toppling is it really?
- by Diana Reid
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Opinion
Royal family
Like Meghan’s love goggles, H&M doco blurs unsavoury truths
Sure, there’s the odd analysis of the royal family’s history with empire and slavery, sure the couple continues to earn profits the size of a small country’s GDP for their association with said royal family. But they’re so in love.
- by Diana Reid
Censored and criticised, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is perfect for our times
When I picked up the “other” Bronte’s novel, I did so with resignation and spiritual smugness. This will be hard, I thought, but it will be good for me.
- by Diana Reid
Opinion
Courts
The Depp v Heard trial tells us nothing about ourselves - and everything about fame
The court has heard that Depp once passed out, face down, in the sands of his Bahamas island. There’s no more striking tableau for the spiritual shallowness of mega-wealth: unconscious, even in a private paradise.
- by Diana Reid
Opinion
Digital transformation
Remember how fun inconvenience could be? The problem with our uber-convenient, home-delivery world
The pandemic gave us work-from-home, longer hours and other questionable “conveniences”.
- by Diana Reid
Opinion
University
To tackle sexual violence at universities, topple the corporatised, box-ticking culture
A university degree is more than a product: it’s a formative chapter in a life. Universities need to be places of moral force that nurture students, not merely deliver job-ready customers,
- by Diana Reid
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
What would young Australians fight for? Ukraine poses a profound question
Some commentators have suggested many young Australians would not be prepared to fight for their country. The deeper question is what might we fight to defend - and I know what that line is.
- by Diana Reid
Opinion
MeToo movement
Misplaced female solidarity and the tricky fight against sexism
Why paint women as passive in order to have a public conversation about the social pressures placed upon them to appease the male ego?
- by Diana Reid
Opinion
Republic debate
The paradox at the heart of the republican quest
We say we want to get rid of the monarch, yet we’re still searching for someone to crown
- by Diana Reid
Opinion
Feminism
Beauty, shame and preventative Botox: when self-improvement veers from love to loathing
Women in their 20s are told nothing is more beautiful than confidence. Yet friends of mine have already started undergoing cosmetic procedures. This is not entirely surprising.
- by Diana Reid
Opinion
Psychology
Narcissist or just a bit selfish? Let’s set some boundaries for my generation’s constant state of diagnosis
Therapy-speak, psychobabble … whatever you call it, it’s become part of the 20-something conversation.
- by Diana Reid
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