Journals, Repositories & Conferences Internship (ENGL3020)

Course overview

The internship provides a range of opportunities for students to work with UQ-based, or affiliated, organisations and researchers, assisting with project based work, event organisation, and editorial and publishing activities. Students will gain practical experience by working within professional organisations involved in literary and historical research, library resource management, writing and publishing, communications, and cultural heritage management. During the internship, students will critically engage with the internship through journal writing and a research-based essay; they may also contribute to other publications and scholarly outcomes. Due to the selective nature of this course, competitive entry will apply.

The Internship application form is available here.

This course will appeal to students interested in gaining practical professional experience in the fields of literary and historical studies, research communcation and public engagement, professional writing, the publishing industry, library-based cultural heritage and conference management.

Within the course’s general workload requirements and with the advice of their supervisors, students can gain practical, organisational, research, and publishing experience.

ENGL3020ﾠcan be taken by students working in many areas of the School of Communication and Arts. All internships are subject to availability.ﾠ

Enrolment procedure:

1. Contact the course co-ordinator (Associate Professor Maggie Nolan maggie.nolan@uq.edu.au) to indicate interest in taking ENGL3020 and specify which project you are interested in.ﾠ

2. Download the Enrolment Application Form and submit it to Sven Feaﾠ(Placements, Internships and Work Experience) at the School of Communication and Arts by email (scaplacements@uq.edu.au) together with your cv by Friday 28th June 5pmﾠ(applications will be accepted after that date but are subject to availability of additional placements). Applications will be decided on the basis of academic record and relevant background, and are subject to availability of placements. Students can onlyﾠenrol in the course after approval is received.

The course offers students the following opportunities in Semester 2, 2024:

1) Australian Cinémathèque, QAGOMA: Curatorial Writing Support 

Number of Placements available: 1

Contact: Robert Hughes, Assistant Curator, QAGOMA/Australian Cinémathèque (robert.hughes@qagoma.qld.gov.au)

Description: The Australian Cinémathèque is part of the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA). It presents curated programs that explore the many histories of filmmaking, from the silent era to contemporary cinema. The Australian Cinémathèque presents public screenings at the Gallery of Modern Art’s on-site cinema, with screenings taking place on Wednesday and Friday evenings, as well as Saturday and Sunday during the day.

The Australian Cinémathèque curatorial team writes and publishes film notes on the QAGOMA website. These film notes blend synopsis, analysis, history and curatorial rationale to give each film appropriate context within a broader program.

The project involves a student researching and drafting film notes for upcoming programs and screenings. The student will also learn to compile accurate technical information into production credit listings. The student will be expected to view selected films from a wide variety of regions, genres and decades, before conducting independent research and drafting film notes in consultation with the program’s curator. The drafted film notes will be expanded upon and edited by the curatorial team and later published under the Australian Cinémathèque banner. The student will also conduct research into potential programming as part of the cinema team’s forward planning.

The student will be supervised by an Assistant Curator at QAGOMA. The student will also work with the wider curatorial and technical teams to learn more about the processes and operations of the Australian Cinémathèque."

2) Hecate – 50th anniversary in 2025, Fryer Library

Number of placements available: 1

Contact: Kirsty Rickett, Senior Librarian, Outreach Lead (k.rickett@library.uq.edu.au)

Description: You have the opportunity to be part of a one-year project to celebrate Hecate’s 50th anniversary for 2025.

Hecate is an interdisciplinary journal of women’s liberation, and was founded here at UQ by Prof. Carole Ferrier

Research will involve published collections (Hecate) but will focus on research in unpublished manuscripts, like Carole Ferrier’s papers and the Hecate Press Records. You will also draw on research from our GEND3001 placement student from semester 1.

Not only will you be delving into the background of a groundbreaking home-grown journal, you will get the opportunity to write a blog post and design and create social media posts to promote it. With this project, we would ask permission to use this research as part of the year-long project, which will culminate in a published paper in Fryer Folios in 2025.

The focus within this theme is negotiable, and could focus on biography, publishing and/or editorial issues, authorship, sociopolitical factors or organisational structures. The topic will complement rather than duplicate the work of previous placement students.

Collections

University of Queensland. Women, Gender, Culture Social Change Research Group. (1975). Hecate. Hecate Press.

UQFL474 - Carole Ferrier Papers

3) Publication Assistant, Playlab Theatre

Number of placements available: 2

Contact: Phoebe Leighton, Marketing Coordinator: (marketing@playlabtheatre.com.au)

Description: The Publication Assistant will assist the Publication Associate and Literary Manager in the publication of Playlab’s 2024 Slate. This will include the typesetting of publications, proofing, CAL, ISBN & PLR Registration, and archiving. The Publication Assistant will also review publications that have been submitted for publication and provide a recommendation as to the result of the submission. Finally, the Publication Assistant will assist in the conversion and upload of digital publications to Amazon as part of the 2024 E-Publication Project.

4) The Islands

Number of placements available: 1-2

Contact: Associate Professor Michael Bulmer, School of Mathematics and Physics (m.bulmer@uq.edu.au)

Description: The Islands is an online virtual human population that has been developed at UQ to support teaching and learning in experimental design, epidemiology and statistical reasoning. It is used at many universities in Australia and overseas, and increasingly in high schools. A key focus of the Islands is engaging learners in the lives of these virtual people, and there are many aspects where writing helps enrich this experience. These range from background stories about the history and culture, to scripted interactions with individuals through a chatbot interface. There is also a need for more writings about the Islands for a broader audience, such as through a blog or website. We would also be interested in your own creative ideas to help expand the project.

AustLit Professional Placement Opportunities (total number of placement opportunities: 7)

5) Representations of Meanjin and Moreton Bay 1824-2024, AustLit

Number of placements available: 1

Contact: Associate Professor Maggie Nolan (maggie.nolan@uq.edu.au)

Supervisors: Associate Professor Maggie Nolan and Dr Catriona Mills

Description: 2024 marks 200 years since the Moreton Bay colony was established in Brisbane/Meanjin. Griffith University and the Harry Gentle Resource Centre are hosting a two-day symposium to acknowledge this important milestone for our city. While this has been an event organised by historians, AustLit has been invited to contribute to the event to consider the ways in which literary field have represented Brisbane/Meanjin over the last 200 hundred years. There are over 700 novels in the database that are set in Brisbane so there is a lot of material to work with and a great discernment required.

For this placement, the student will collaborate with AustLit’s Director and Content Manager to undertake research using AustLit’s advanced search function to find literary texts set in Brisbane and about Brisbane with a view to writing up a research publication from the material gleaned through the research process. It will suit a student interested in working at the intersection of literature an history and who is open to public engagement activities.

6) Cambridge Companion to Australian Literature and Cambridge History of the Australian Novel, AustLit

Number of placements available: 1

Contact: Associate Professor Maggie Nolan (maggie.nolan@uq.edu.au)

Supervisors: Associate Professor Maggie Nolan and Dr Catriona Mills

Description: In this placement, the student will assist the Director and Content Manager of AustLit to ensure that the rich information from these two Cambridge reference texts that were published in 2023 are fully indexed in AustLit. This will include reading these volumes, ensuring that each chapter links to the existing works in the database to which it refers (both fiction and criticism) and providing suitable subject concepts for searchability of the database.

This will particularly suit a student with a passion for Australian literature who may be thinking about ongoing honours or postgraduate work in the field.

7) Australian AI in the Archives, AustLit

Number of placements available: 1

Contact: Dr Leah Henrickson (l.henrickson@uq.edu.au)

Supervisors: Dr Leah Henrickson, Dr Catriona Mills, Associate Professor Maggie Nolan

Description: If you search “artificial intelligence” in the AustLit database, a bibliographical database of Australian storytelling, you get 469 results. This placement is part of a larger research project exploring narratives of AI in Australian literature. It builds on the work of a previous student placement that led to both a curated dataset and a co-authored publication in The Conversation:

 For this phase of the project, the student will expand the dataset in relation to Artificial Intelligence, and will flesh out the existing matrix that organises the current dataset. The student will also undertake a literature review and theorise representations of artificial intelligence in the literary sphere both in Australia and more broadly, with a focus on novels and films. As an outcome of this project, we hope to produce a co-authored research article with the placement student.

8) First Nations Classic, UQP, AustLit and Director of Indigenous Engagement

Number of placements available: 1

Contact: Associate Professor Maggie Nolan (maggie.nolan@uq.edu.au)

Supervisors: Associate Professor Maggie Nolan & Professor Anna Johnston

Description: This project is a collaboration between UQP, the School of Communication and Arts Director of Indigenous Engagement, and AustLit. For background, UQP has recently published the second series of its First Nations Classics. As their website states: "The First Nations Classics series ranges across genres, including memoir, novels, short stories and poetry. Showcasing a number of Unaipon Award winners, the series is inspired by the richness and cultural importance of First Nations writing, and the longstanding role UQP has had in publishing those works. It aims to bring new readers and renewed attention to some brilliant, timeless books that are as important, engaging and relevant today as they ever were on first publication."

For this project, the team will be planning for the co-hosting a public event that celebrates the series, including a talk from some of the writers involved, and a curated exhibition on AustLit of those books that are part of the series, which would be housed within AustLit's BlackWords project. The student will assist the team in organising the public event and the AustLit team in building the dataset that will also be on display at the event.

9) National launch of the auDA Cross-Curriculum Learning Environments, AustLit

Number of placements available: 1

Contact: Associate Professor Maggie Nolan (maggie.nolan@uq.edu.au)

Description: In 2023, AustLit received a grant from the auDA foundation to build three digital learning environments for teachers and young people aligned to the Australian Curriculum’s cross-curriculum priorities – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and cultures, Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia, and Sustainability. These learning environments, which are currently being built, will be launched in late October 2024.

For this placement, the student will work closely with the AustLit team to lead the preparations for the launch. Although fully online, the launch will require engagement with a range of stakeholders, developing an invitation list and designing an invitation, as well as the production of collateral, including flyers etc.

10) Brisbane Streetpress, AustLit

Number of placements available: 1

Contact: Dr Nat Collie (n.collie@uq.edu.au)

Supervisors: Dr Nat Collie, Associate Professor Maggie Nolan, Dr Catriona Mills

Description: This research project offers the first systematic examination of Brisbane Street Press, a number of free magazines distributed weekly in record stores, pubs, nightclubs, and coffee shops from the 1980s until the early 2000s. Printed on low-quality paper stock, these publications relayed recommendations to generations of young people about places to visit, mapping the city’s subcultures, music, and venues. While this form of local media has disappeared this project aims to investigate three areas: the publishing of Australian street press; the interrelationships between street press and the local culture and music scene; and the distinctiveness of the medium in the cultural mapping of the city.

The project will focus on a number of key publications and their role in Brisbane’s music scene including Time Off, Rave, Scene, QNews, and Qld Pride. The research includes a series of interviews with industry, and the analysis of editorial practices, advertising, social photography and gig guides.

Students will be asked to assist with the following tasks:

• layout and design of the project’s online pages, liaising between AustLit and the researchers
• finding and adding suitable links and content
• linking project with relevant AustLit database items and other projects (eg Australian rock music and writing project)
• writing summaries for different aspects of the project site
• promotion of project in relevant outlets such as The Conversation

11) Building Australia’s Literary Culture, AustLit

Number of placements available: 1

Contact: Associate Professor Maggie Nolan (maggie.nolan@uq.edu.au)

Supervisors: Associate Professor Maggie Nolan & Dr Matthew Lamb

Description: This placement is part of a larger endeavour led by AustLit to create an awareness of Australian literary culture in the wider public sphere. Our aim is to develop and publish an annual calendar of significant events in Australia’s literary history and culture, and establish a framework within which this program can be actualised across the course of that year. The placement student will work with the supervisors to develop a calendar of literary events (based on, for example, anniversaries of births, deaths of publications), find works about these in the AustLit database, and then determine what organisations and institutions may have a stake in these events. The student will also develop a contact list of academics/public intellectuals – nationally and internationally – who work in the field of Australian literature. This placement will suit a student with a passion for Australian literary culture who is also interested in public engagement. 

Course requirements

Assumed background

GPA of 5.5; experience in writing and communication courses

Prerequisites

You'll need to complete the following courses before enrolling in this one:

6 units from a BA major offered by SCA, GPA of 5.5 or above in these courses, permission from the Course Coordinator and completion of the enrolment form available on the School website

Restrictions

To apply to enrol in this course students must complete the application form and obtain a supervisor's signature. Due to the selective nature of this course, competitive entry will apply.

Course contact

Course staff

Timetable

The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.

Additional timetable information

Check for any last minute changes to venue or times via the Public Timetable:ﾠAllocate+ Timetable (uq.edu.au)

Aims and outcomes

The aim of the course is to give students professional experience in areas intersecting with the Arts and Cultural Heritage. Students have an opportunity to gain insights in to the ways that academic disciplines, including Professional Writing, Editing & Publishing; Literary Studies;ﾠGender Studies; and, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies, conduct, publish, and present professional research and scholarship, not only to academic communities, but also to a wider public. Students working on digital humanities projects such as with AustLit will also follow this same aim of facilitating the production and dissemination of academic research, sometimes undertaking original research, but also havingﾠthe opportunity to produce a scholarly outcome of their own. Those working in the Fryer library will gain experience in a range of preservation and information management strategies and techniques.ﾠStudents in the Writing, Editing and Publishing (WEP) program can use this course to gain practical experience in publishing and editing.ﾠ​

Learning outcomes

After successfully completing this course you should be able to:

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment details

Participation at internship and course meetings

• In-person

Mode

Activity/ Performance

Category

Participation/ Student contribution, Placement

Weight

10%

Due date

Week 1 - Week 13

Other conditions

Work integrated learning.

See the conditions definitions

Task description

Submission guidelines

Participate in class and internship

Deferral or extension

You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.

Please note: students are not able to apply for an extension via the Unitask portal. Please contact your tutor/course coordinator directly to see if alternative arrangements are available.

Late submission

Late submission is not possible for this piece of assessment.

Journal Posts

Mode

Written

Category

Notebook/ Logbook

Weight

20%

Due date

Week 2 - Week 11

Due by Friday 4pm of the relevant week

Task description

Submission guidelines

Submit via the assessment tab in the Learn@UQ site.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.

Students do not need to submit extension requests for this assessment task each week if unable to submit by the recommended due date of 4pm Friday of the relevant week. Students should aim to submit all journal posts by the end of Week 12. If extenuating circumstances do not permit you to meet this final deadline, please submit an extension request.

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

Reflective Essay

Mode

Written

Category

Essay/ Critique

Weight

20% 1000 words

Due date

14/10/2024 4:00 pm

Task description

Submission guidelines

Submit via Turnitin using the assessment tab in the Learn@UQ site.

TurnItIn Receipts:

Assignments for this course will be submitted electronically via Blackboard and using TurnItIn. Before submitting any assignments for this course you must ensure you have completed UQ's compulsory online Academic Integrity Tutorial. 

When you successfully submit your assessment to TurnItIn you will see text confirming your submission is complete, before being redirected to your Assignment inbox. On this page you can: 

• View the name of the submitted file 
• View date and time of the upload 
• Resubmit your paper (if necessary) 
• Download your submitted paper 
• Download digital receipt. 

If you cannot see your submission in your Assignment inbox you should regard your submission as unsuccessful. Students are responsible for retaining evidence of submission by the due date for all assessment items, in the required form (e.g. screenshot, email, photo, and an unaltered copy of submitted work). 

If the submission was not successful: 

• Note the error message (preferably take a screenshot).  
• Go to your assignment page and see if it is possible to submit again. 
• If you cannot submit again email your course coordinator immediately with the assignment attached. 

Please visit this webpage for further advice on how to submit your TurnItIn assignment. 

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

Research Essay

Mode

Written

Category

Essay/ Critique

Weight

50% 2250 words (250 word abstract and 2000 word essay (excluding Works Cited list))

Due date

1/11/2024 4:00 pm

Task description

Submission guidelines

Submit via Turnitin using the assessment tab in the Learn@UQ site.

TurnItIn Receipts:

Assignments for this course will be submitted electronically via Blackboard and using TurnItIn. Before submitting any assignments for this course you must ensure you have completed UQ's compulsory online Academic Integrity Tutorial. 

When you successfully submit your assessment to TurnItIn you will see text confirming your submission is complete, before being redirected to your Assignment inbox. On this page you can: 

• View the name of the submitted file 
• View date and time of the upload 
• Resubmit your paper (if necessary) 
• Download your submitted paper 
• Download digital receipt. 

If you cannot see your submission in your Assignment inbox you should regard your submission as unsuccessful. Students are responsible for retaining evidence of submission by the due date for all assessment items, in the required form (e.g. screenshot, email, photo, and an unaltered copy of submitted work). 

If the submission was not successful: 

• Note the error message (preferably take a screenshot).  
• Go to your assignment page and see if it is possible to submit again. 
• If you cannot submit again email your course coordinator immediately with the assignment attached. 

Please visit this webpage for further advice on how to submit your TurnItIn assignment. 

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

Course grading

Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.

Additional course grading information

• Where fractional marks occur in the calculation of the final grade, a mark of x.5% or greater will be rounded up to (x+1)%. A percentage mark of less than x.5% will be rounded down to x%. 
• Where no assessable work is received, a Grade of X will apply.

Supplementary assessment

Supplementary assessment is not available for some items in this course.

Additional assessment information

• Further information regarding the assessment, including marking criteria and/or marking rubrics are available in the ‘Assessment’ folder in Blackboard for this course. 
• Marks Cannot Be Changed After Being Released: Marks are not open to negotiation with course staff. If you wish to discuss the feedback you have received, you should make an appointment to speak with the Course Coordinator. 
• Assessment Re-mark: If you are considering an Assessment Re-mark, please follow the link to important information you should consider before submitting a request. 
• Integrity Pledge: Assignments for this course will be submitted electronically via Blackboard and using Turnitin. Before submitting any assignments for this course, you must ensure you have completed UQ's compulsory online Academic Integrity Modules.ﾠIn uploading an assignment via Turnitin you are certifying that it is your original work, that it has not been copied in whole or part from another person or source except where this is properly acknowledged, and that it has not in whole or part been previously submitted for assessment in any other course at this or any other university. 
• Withholding marks prior to finalisation of grades: Per UQ Assessment Procedures – Release of Assessment Item Marks and Grades: The final assessment item and the marks for the assessment item are to be released only after the final grade for the course has been released. 

Learning resources

You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.

Library resources

Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.

Additional learning resources information

Further learning resources as needed will be made availableﾠon the BB site during semester.

Further Useful Resources

On writing:

• Gordon, Karen Elizabeth. The Deluxe Transitive Vampire: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed. Pantheon Books, 1993.
• Petelin, Roslyn. How Writing Works: A Field Guide to Effective Writing. Allen and Unwin, 2016.
• Strunk, William Jr. and E.B. White. The Elements of Style (Illustrated). Penguin Books, 2000.
• Sword, Helen. Stylish Academic Writing. Harvard University Press, 2012.
• Sword, Helen. The Writer's Diet. Auckland University Press, 2015

On the humanities and well-being:

• Neilsen, Philip, Robert King and Felicity Baker, editor. Creative Arts in Counselling and Mental Health. SAGE, 2016.
• English, James F and Heather Love, editors. Literary Studies and Human Flourishing, Oxford University Press, 2022.

Learning activities

The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.

Policies and procedures

University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:

• Student Code of Conduct Policy
• Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
• Assessment Procedure
• Examinations Procedure
• Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure

Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.

You'll also need to be aware of the following policies and procedures while completing this course:

• Placement