Tony Birch and Ross Gibson The recent dialogue between Ross Gibson and Tony Birch demonstrated the kind of thinking that might be revealed through a southern perspective. At the opening of the series, Raewyn Connell laid down the challenge to broaden our theoretical references beyond the metropolitan centres. In the discussion that followed, there was [...]
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Suvendrini Perera: An Insular State
An Insular State Thu 02-09-10, 7:30pm At least since Thomas More’s Utopus founded his ideal state by carving it free, by the use of forced labour, from the continent to which it was bound, the topos of the island, organised by an ontologised division between land and sea, has been central to the geopolitical imagination [...]
Interview with John Mateer – a home for poetry in the South
‘Written from the rim of the far flung South African diaspora, these poems by John Mateer roll back the tide of forgetting, giving us one glimpse after another of a multifarious and beloved homeland.’ JM Coetzee This interview refers to a poem African City which can be found here. Where is your home? This should [...]
Dreaming of islands
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS LiNQ VOLUME 37 2010 – ISLANDS Dreaming of islands—whether with joy or fear, it doesn’t matter—is dreaming of pulling away, of being already separate, far from any continent, of being lost and alone—or it is dreaming of starting from scratch, recreating, beginning anew. Gilles Deleuze Our new issue of LiNQ considers the [...]
Islands and Archipelagos: Mapping Contemporary Art from Australia, Asia and the Pacific
A talk by Francis Maravillas Wednesday, 12 May, 12-2, TfC Bagel, UTS Building 3, Room 4.02. Abstract: In its six iterations since 1993, the Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art has established itself as the premier ‘international exhibition’ that focuses on the diverse artistic cultures of the region. Significantly, these Triennials also offered a powerful and [...]
Paul Carter on Dry Thinking
On a crisp autumn night, Paul Carter presented a paper on ‘dry thinking’ as a contribution to the Southern Perspectives series. There was a complex North-South dynamic at play in Carter’s talk. Although published in German, Carter’s paper had never before been presented in English before. And although invoking the broad trajectory of Western philosophy, [...]
Paul Carter ‘Dry Thinking and Human Futures’
image image An opportunity to hear one of Australia’s leading thinkers reflect on the philosophical challenges of living in a recalcitrant environment: Australia’s natural water body is, as it were, too humid to be relied upon. It spreads out and refuses to solidise. It collects in billabongs and necklaces of ponds that do not communicate [...]
The Brazilian paradox in Australia
Last night, Brazilian academic and curator Ilana Goldstein explored the Brazilian paradox in the second talk of the Southern Perspectives series. How can a country that embraces racial mixing fail to support Indigenous arts? Why is it that a country like Australia, that takes whiteness as a norm, puts so many resources into developing indigenous [...]
Ilana Goldstein talks about what Brazil might learn from Australian Indigenous arts
Wauja woven mask Looking from outside, Australia has been extraordinarily successful in developing an Indigenous cultural industry. This is particularly evident in painting, but is also present in other areas – craft, dance, film and music. The situation is different in many other countries of the South. The regional cultures of Africa, Pacific and Latin [...]
One Just world – guilt trip or global duty?
Forum – What responsibilities do Australians owe the global poor? Tuesday, 16 February 2010 6:00 PM The Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre Cnr Swanston Street and Monash Road, The University of Melbourne Website Panellists including Peter Singer and Tim Costello consider the status of ‘white man’s burden’ in a changed world. Questions include: [...]
