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The White Face of Australian Politics

07 August 2020

Claudia Connelly explores the links between a lack of Indigenous parliamentary representation, disrespect for Aboriginal culture and environmental violence in…

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What’s at Stake in Approving the Narrabri Gas Project?

06 August 2020

Following on from an expert report submitted to the IPC last month, SEI researchers explore the social, economic and environmental…

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Ecocriticism and Non-Human Languages 

05 August 2020

Nanda Jarosz reflects on the pedagogical challenges and rewards of teaching a multidisciplinary unit exploring literary representations of love between…

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Dr Sophie Chao Awarded 2020 John Legge Prize

30 July 2020

Congratulations to SEI researcher Sophie Chao for winning the 2020 John Legge Prize for Best Thesis in Asian Studies for…

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The Urban Field Naturalist Project: An Invitation

30 July 2020

A new initiative co-led by researchers including SEI’s Thom van Dooren and Dieter Hochuli aims to kindle a sense of…

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Decentring the Woolly Mammoth: Cyborg Celebrity and Bacterial Constellations

29 July 2020

Charismatic megafauna have long been the muse of scientists pursuing de-extinction, but what of the complex webs of microscopic relations…

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Multispecies Justice: Challenging the Institutions of Political Theory

24 July 2020

Understanding justice through the multispecies lens does not simply mean expanding our circle of care, says Danielle Celermajer, it means…

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Plastic Over People: Coronavirus War Profiteering

22 July 2020

The plastics industry is notorious for manipulating consumer behaviour by tapping into our most fundamental desires and fears, writes India…

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Digital Food: Recipes for Connection

17 July 2020

COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of food supply chains and forced us to rely more on digital technologies to work,…

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Sites of Violence: The Australian Landscape Image as Witness

16 July 2020

Bruce Isaacs considers how the spatial expression of Hollywood’s film noir infuses cinematic portrayals of Australian landscapes in films like Picnic…

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Common Ground: The Power of Coming Together, Sápmi to Country

13 July 2020

A new documentary that unites Swedish Sami and Indigenous Australian voices under a common mission to protect Country and share…

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Corona and Climate: Mental Health in an Age of Uncertainty

12 July 2020

Jo Longman and Maddy Braddon find stark parallels between their work on the mental health and wellbeing impacts of climate…

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Sites of Violence: Submerged Voices and Embodied Trauma

10 July 2020

Michelle St Anne, Hannah Della Bosca, Elizabeth Duncan, Bruce Isaacs and Rebecca Lawrence entwine their research, recognising silenced voices within…

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Sustaining Seas: Beauty and Urgency Beneath the Waves

09 July 2020

Reflecting on the launch of the new edited volume, Sustaining Seas: Oceanic Space and the Politics of Care, edited by…

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Nature in Culture: Learning to Value Empirical but Intangible Truths

09 July 2020

Reflecting on Niuean scholar Dr Jess Pasisi’s work in Episode 4 of Re-(E)mergence of Nature in Culture Multimedia Series, Genevieve…

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The Sounds of Our Country Are in Our Voices

06 July 2020

Dr Genevieve Campbell and Jacinta Tipungwuti reflect on the unique vocal sound of the Tiwi Strong Women’s group. Their songs…

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Coronavirus and the Cycle of Conservation Violence in Southern Africa

03 July 2020

Zimbabwe’s protected forests are home to some of the most valuable species on the planet, and political ecologist Tafadzwa Mushonga reports…

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Sites of Violence: Bodies, Space and Sight

30 June 2020

Carolyn McKay, Heather Shannon, Chris Smith and Dinesh Wadiwel interweave musings on the physical, psychological and emotional violence of hostile…

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Adaptive Architecture: Redesigning the Tabular Rasa

28 June 2020

The resource-intensive cycle of demolition and construction seems endless, but architect Hugo Chan argues that through adaptive reuse we can…

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Nature in Culture: Flowing from Kunama Namadgi, The Mother of Snow

24 June 2020

Frozen or flowing, connection to the waters of the Snowy Mountains is inextricable from Ngarigu identity, says Jakelin Troy in…

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MSJ Series: Amphibious Justice

22 June 2020

Herpetological worldings point to the importance of imagining justice as metamorphic, says Sophie Chao, requiring a nomadic ethics that can…

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COVID-19 and Renewable Energy: Australia’s Golden Opportunity

19 June 2020

“With the right policy and green funding settings, we can finally live up to our ambitions as a renewable energy…

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Sites Of Violence: Invisibility, Responsibility and Resonance

18 June 2020

Danielle Celemajer, Megan Mackenzie and Damien Ricketson interweave their thoughts on research and the role of the artist in creating…

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Strategic Ignorance: Rio Tinto’s Destruction of Sacred Juukan Caves

16 June 2020

How can we excuse mining giant Rio Tinto’s unconscionable destruction of a 46,000 year old Pilbara Aboriginal Heritage site on…