Author Identifier (ORCID)
Keywords
solidarity, work, hate, love, neoliberalism, university, zombies
Non-Traditional Research Output
Original Creative Work
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
2026
E-ISSN
1833-3419
ISSN
1324-4558
Volume
31
Issue
1
Research Statement
Research Background
Drink your orange juice on a Thursday" is a beat poem chronicling the journey of two fallen academics united by social justice education. The poem explores the rise and fall of tenure, depicting their cycles of being adored by management for productivity, cherished by diverse students for support, and ultimately fired for their unwavering values. It captures the heartache and joy of true solidarity.
Research Contribution
This poem contributes to discussions around creative writing, in particular satire as catharsis, building on the canon of campus literature that usually is the form of campus fiction and quit lit.
Research Significance
Drink your orange juice on a Thursday" makes a significant contribution to campus fiction by using creative practice to document the lived experience of neoliberal higher education. Through the voices of two dismissed social justice educators, the poem explores academic labour, institutional power, solidarity, and student equity. It extends the campus fiction tradition beyond novels into poetic form while offering a contemporary Australian, female, account of how universities construct, reward, and ultimately marginalise those committed to educational inclusion.
Publication Title
Limina
Publisher
University of Western Australia Press
School
Access and Equity
RAS ID
100015
Links and/or Documentation
Content Type
Metadata only
Recommended Citation
Jones, A. (2026). Drink Your Orange Juice on a Thursday. Limina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies, 31(1). https://www.uwa.edu.au/limina/volumes