This year, like every year at this time, a whole bunch of design students will leave university to enter the profession. And as with this time every year the prospect of making a living from design is scary!
So I said to myself I would do something about it. But what?
I could visualize projects – write [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 13, 2009
Tamil and Australian aboriginal languages
I sat and watched Ten Canoes the other day. The language in it sounded like Tamil. Which was a surprise. Just like years ago I realised that Japanese and Tamil words were interchangeable in a sentence. So I went looking for research where others may have found this too. I came across this:
Perhaps most similar [...]
October 9, 2009
AIATSIS
About AIATSIS
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is the world’s premier institution for information and research about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, past and present.
October 8, 2009
National Archives link
Muslim Journeys
From the Afghan camel drivers who helped open the continent’s vast interior, to the Turkish families who answered a call for willing workers in the 1970s, Muslims have contributed much to Australian life. They journeyed to an unfamiliar land, bravely seeking opportunities in a culture inclined to view them with suspicion. Some, like the [...]
October 8, 2009
Reconciliation Australia
Who is RA? – Reconciliation Australia
Reconciliation Australia is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that was established in 2000 by the former Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation. We are the peak national organisation building and promoting reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians for the wellbeing of the nation.
October 8, 2009
January 26, 1938
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October 7, 2009
Sketch for a Course
Design and the Indigenous: Exploring contemporary Aboriginal Australia
The title took some constructing – but I am happy with this, and the fact that the title does not commit to a position or angle.
The next task is to establish the need for this exploration. I began an exploration titled ‘Great Civilizations’ in 2005. The idea at [...]
October 6, 2009
MacIntyre on Windschuttle
Posted to mark the reading of History Wars!Stuart Macintyre | Reviewing the History Wars | Labour History, 85 | The History Cooperative
He misreads those whom he castigates. Windschuttle repeatedly alleges that Reynolds and Ryan sought to depict the frontier as a place of indiscriminate white killing. Yet Reynolds was principally interested in the Aboriginal [...]
October 6, 2009
Chatwin’s Songlines
I post this as a marker for having read Chatwin’s Songlines.Book Review – Songlines – [1989] AboriginalLB 12; 2(36)pg19
All of Australia when viewed from the standpoint of a songline is a sacred site. How does one sort out the western legal ramifications of such a concept? How does one reconcile two such different cultural concepts [...]
October 6, 2009
Week 3
This is week 3 of my immersion into the area of the Indigenous. I had made a call some time ago till 3 weeks ago that I could transfer my discourse of ‘the other’ from India into that of comprehending the indigenous in Australia. Three weeks ago I had a meeting which sowed seeds of [...]
October 1, 2009
The problem with the iphone
The iphone is popular, attractive and with its apple istore provides a convenient way to release software to the user. With all these strong points, it is easy to see why many people choose to use it as a basis for their design. However if you plan to use Bluetooth there are a few important [...]