Rate My Professor Gini Jory

Gini Jory is a Collections Assistant in the Publications department at Hocken Collections, University of Otago. Her professional responsibilities encompass processing new publications added to the collection, authoring researched content for the Hocken Blog, and assisting with public programmes. As part of her role, she contributes to public engagement by sharing insights into the collections through blog posts that cover a diverse range of topics including historical recipes, book reviews, and New Zealand literature.

Gini Jory has produced several notable contributions to the Hocken Blog. These include 'Stirring up the Stacks number 7: Virginia Pudding,' where she researched and presented a historical recipe from the Cyclopedia of valuable receipts. In the Book Review Corner series, she reviewed 'These Violent Delights' by Chloe Gong, highlighting its 1926 Shanghai setting, and provided a dual review of 'Gideon the Ninth' and 'Harrow the Ninth' by Tamsyn Muir. Other posts feature 'Alternative sources for alternative voices,' exploring radical writers as a cornerstone of New Zealand literature, and content related to LGBTTQIA+ materials. In 2022, she won the staff fiction category in the University of Otago Writer 2022 creative writing competition with a story set in a workplace resembling Hocken Collections.