Fear, Paranoia and Love: a review of 5B
By David BraniganThe story of a terrifying period in modern history, 5B chronicles how one ward became a standard of genuine human care in a realm of fear mongering and paranoia.
Identity
MGFF20: The Struggle to Belong is Real
By Vanessa McQuarrieRight Now previews Queer Screen’s 27th annual Mardi Gras Film Festival, focusing on belonging on a global scale and the struggles of LGBTQIA+ people.
Own Voices Interviews: Philosophising with Nathan Tang
Janelle Koh in conversation with Nathan TangJanelle Koh speaks with Nathan Tang for Right Now about workshopping big ideas with young people, and how creativity and philosophy can change the world.
Own Voices Interviews: Collaging Identities with Prema Arasu
Janelle Koh in conversation with Prema ArasuJanelle Koh speaks with Prema Arasu about the Own Voices Storytelling Festival, and the importance of encouraging creative practices in pursuit of human rights.
Quantum Words Perth: Reflections on Language, Science and Ways of Knowing
By Sarah YeungSarah Yeung reflects on the Quantum Words festival, investigating the ways in which science and language interact through colonial discourse and Indigenous knowledges.
Growing Up Queer in Australia: a review
By David BraniganEdited by Benjamin Law, Growing Up Queer in Australia brings together a diverse and moving array of voices that spans the identity spectrum.
Reconnecting with a Precolonial Heritage: An Interview with Kim Scott
Sharen Bart in conversation with Kim ScottSharen Bart speaks to award-winning Noongar writer and scholar Kim Scott about Indigenous trauma, cultural recovery and what it means to be sustained by a pre-colonial heritage.
My Feelings are Orchestral.
By Tilly HoughtonThrough the lilting analogy of the orchestra, Tilly Houghton examines the interwoven nature of her relationships with family, mental health and music.
To be or not to be religious?
By Eli GlasmanDo you believe in God? Why? Author Eli Glasman ruminates on the religious themes that have characterised his life.
It’s Not About the Burqa: a review
By Caitlin CassidyIt’s Not About the Burqa Ed. Mariam Khan Pan Macmillan The burqa has been the centrepiece of polarising debates surrounding Islamophobia in the last two decades. In Australia, Pauline Hanson shocked the nation in 2017 by entering the Senate donned in a black burqa in a call to make the garment illegal. In Britain, Boris […]
Encountering modern slavery in Lebanon
By Anika BasetAnika Baset writes about confronting evidence of racial violence, modern slavery, and domestic servitude in Lebanon.