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'As the world teeters between old and new ways of doing, can we remake the balance between what we need and what we nurture? Can we forge a new equilibrium to sustain us into the twenty-first century?
'Having challenged so much – social practices and social structures, habits of mind and habits of leisure – will the pandemic leave a lasting legacy on how we shape the world? Griffith Review 71: Remaking the Balance examines how our natural, economic and cultural systems might be refashioned post-pandemic: will it be a return to business as usual, or can we reinvent our relationship with all that is animal, vegetable and mineral to create a more sustainable future?
'Edited by Ashley Hay, Remaking the Balance looks at how we can do more with what we have, and features leading writers and thinkers, including Gabrielle Chan, Clare Wright, Matthew Evans, Sophie Cunningham, Inga Simpson, John Kinsella, Declan Fry, plus and exclusive Q&A with Barbara Kingsolver.' (Publication summary)
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Only literary material within AustLit's scope individually indexed. Other material in this issue includes:
Breaking new ground — Gabrielle Chan
Masters of the future or heirs of the past? — Clare Wright
It’s more than just the fruit — Robin E Roberts
Accords and antagonisms — Tony Wood
A long half-life : Nuclear energy in Australia by Ian Lowe
Trash fish, sand, sea snails — Elspeth Probyn
Touching the future — Genevieve Bell
State actions and libertarian lawsuits — Anne Orford
Postnatural, post-wild, posthuman — Lesley Hughes
Eating for the climate — Matthew Evans
Hail hydrogen — Nicole Hasham
‘A poem is a unicycle’ — Barbara Kingsolver & Ashley Hay
Three poems — Barbara Kingsolver
Fire on the Mountain : Slugs, Snails and Survival - Nicole Hasham
Contents
- Create, Destroy, Reset Forging Worlds with Finite Resources, single work essay
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Generation Covid : Crafting History and Collective Memory,
single work
essay
'APRIL IS MY favourite time of year in Melbourne. The weather is comparatively stable and the days warm, richly complementing the autumn colours. In 2020 there was even more time to enjoy them than usual, and the late summer rains seemed to have deepened the autumn hues. Or perhaps the unfolding pandemic sharpened my vision. The skies were clear, absent of planes and the usual April smog, and the sounds of nature were no longer buried by the constant cacophony of industrialised cities. As I took the opportunity to breathe and look up, the rapid unravelling of the world as I knew it created its own kind of vertigo.' (Introduction)
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Food Insecurity in Uncertain Times : Ways Forward Post-pandemic,
single work
essay
'‘COOKALINGEE’, BY QUANDAMOOKA poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal, tells the story of fragmenting relationships within colonial frontiers. Working as a kitchenhand, Cookalingee, an Aboriginal woman, finds herself having to leave behind the ‘old free ways’ in hope of attaining the so-called ‘safety’ and ‘civility’ that white society has ‘trained’ and ‘blessed’ upon her. It portrays a time when Aboriginal peoples were increasingly beholden to white resources and rations because of colonial dispossession and threats of violence. Cookalingee appears to adopt the ‘white man’s way’ in order to survive, but it comes at a cost. Entering the realm of the colonisers, Cookalingee cries – she is not only removed from kin, but also knows that in the eyes of the colonisers, she will remain something ‘other’.' (Introduction)
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Sitting with Difficult Things Meaningful Action in Contested Times,
single work
essay
'AS A CHILD in the early 1970s I would sometimes overhear my parents discussing how much commercial television I should be allowed to watch. The shows in question included Get Smart, I Dream of Jeannie, Lost in Space and The Brady Bunch. Even though I was only eight years old, I remember being mildly interested in the argument. I understood that what was at stake was a genuine concern for the kind of person I’d grow up to be. But imagine the conversations that started when you were eight years old were still going. The shows being discussed stopped being made decades ago. You’re almost sixty. And the conversation has escalated to an intractable argument.' (Introduction)
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Gifts across Space and Time : Journeying Together in Speak/listen Trade,
single work
essay
'YAAMA MALIYAA! RESPECTS, friend, to the lands we are both on. I can hear birds talking to each other, and the newly arrived sunshine is beginning to bless the mornings. It is healthy and in full bloom. May your place continue to sing also, and we sustain its song. My regards to your grandmother, I hope she is well. My baagii is in Warrambool, my nanna and her sister both in heaven, but I know they are watching and are keen that I should make a good account of myself and, in turn, of them. Now, to business.' (Introduction)
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Returning Value to Profit : On My Late Onset Political Awakening,
single work
autobiography
'AS THE CONSCIENTIOUS middle child of Holocaust survivors, my objectives as a young man were narrow and conventional: to become a better person, build a strong and loving family, achieve financial security and find happiness. I worked hard, was lucky in love and health, and built several successful businesses. Twenty-five years ago I was able to lift my eyes and expand my horizons. It was time to give back. I began to volunteer a large proportion of my time and financial resources to community and philanthropy. These beginnings are hardly the makings of an economic radical. But my story has an unexpected twist.' (Introduction)
- Verdigris : The Elements of Corrosion, single work autobiography
- The Professor and the Word : On Value in Culture and Economics, single work autobiography
- Tales from the Frontline : The Emotional Impact of Climate Change, single work prose
- Animal Perspective : Breaking the Language Barrier, Laura Jean McKay (presenter), Erin Hortle (presenter), Chris Flynn (presenter), single work interview
- Blue Crane, single work short story
- Provenance, single work short story
- Urgent Biophiliai"wrist-deep in dirt", single work poetry
- The Biyula Novelsi"We pause in front of a fallen eucalypt", single work poetry
- Qualifying Ode to Experiencei"but not a newsfeed, not really...", single work poetry
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Create, Destroy, Reset Forging Worlds with Finite Resources
2021
single work
essay
— Appears in: Griffith Review , January no. 71 2021;
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Create, Destroy, Reset Forging Worlds with Finite Resources
2021
single work
essay
— Appears in: Griffith Review , January no. 71 2021;
