My first trip to an art gallery was in London. I was nineteen. I grew up in Bankstown, in South-Western Sydney, when the dominant narrative was crime and not creativity. My school provided advice on how to avoid gang violence,Read more…
No country for healing – Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love
Eat Pray Love (2006) is a self-help memoir written by a depressed, white, American woman who finds healing in India. It spent 187 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list and satisfied the fantasies of many would-be travellers.Read more…
Cricket diplomacy: the impact of a sport on international relationships
Finally heading into summer, most of us will make it to at least one cricket game. If you end up watching the Indian cricket team, perhaps consider how the game, the competition it engenders and the fandom that follows representRead more…
Women are worth more than dollars and cents
The future is female. But how far away is that future? The UN are aiming to reach gender equality by 2030. However, the World Economic Forum (WEF) shows that Global Gender Gap Index is widening – they estimate it willRead more…
On the politics of code switching
Obama is perhaps the most recognisable code-switcher. Throughout his presidency, he maintained an allure amongst radically diverse groups: students, intellectuals, politicians, Black men, Black women, socialists, immigrants, progressives, moderates, activists and the list goes on. He could oscillate in andRead more…