Volume 14: Interventions and Intersections postgraduate conference (2020)
Editorials
Volume 14 continues our tradition of showcasing work by postgraduate students who presented at the 2019 annual postgraduate HDR conference, Interventions and Intersections: Making Research Count.
Articles
Ethnic media and migrant settlement
John Budarick
Drawing on interviews from a study in South Australia, this research explores how ethnic media can support migrants and refugees by providing targeted settlement information. It highlights the value of print, broadcast and digital media in connecting migrant communities with settlement services and meeting the specific needs of different communities.
Postgraduate research
Illuminating distinctive cultural-linguistic practices in Palembangnese humour and directives in Indonesia
Susi Herti Afriani
Palembangnese humour reflects the distinctive language and culture of Palembang, Indonesia. Drawing on Indigenous and Islamic traditions, humour and directives play an important role in building community but can be misunderstood by people unfamiliar with their cultural context.
Activating the urban environment: a case for street art
Alix Beattie
Street art can transform urban spaces, engage audiences and strengthen connections with local communities. Focusing on murals in downtown Laramie, Wyoming, this paper explores how street art can support urban renewal and encourage people to engage with their surroundings.
Female brokers: mobilising voters within Indonesia's Majelis Taklim Network
Nisaul Fadillah
Female electoral brokers in Indonesia use religious identity, community relationships and leadership roles within Islamic prayer groups to mobilise voters. Their involvement is often driven by limited government support and poor public services, while their relationships with politicians can depend on their success in securing political support.
Women in music: utilising a subject position to reshape the landscape
Katharine Pollock
Women in music have challenged sexism and reshaped ideas about what it means to be female within music culture. Through performance, self-representation and subversion, female musicians, critics and fans continue to confront gender stereotypes and influence broader conversations about women and gender roles.
The power and the passion: representations of single motherhood in contemporary Australian literature
Jane Scerri
Musicians found creative ways to respond to the disruption and restrictions of COVID-19, from online performances and parodies to entirely new works. The original song 'Time' offers one example of music created in response to life during the pandemic.
Book reviews
Constructive News: how to save the media and democracy with journalism of tomorrow
Constructive News challenges traditional concepts and thinking of news media. It shows the negative consequences the media has on audiences, public discourse, the press and democracy as a whole. This book explores ways to change old news habits and provides hands-on guidelines for doing so.
Women and Leadership: real lives, real lessons
Women make up fewer than 10% of national leaders worldwide. Through conversations with some of the world's most powerful and interesting women, including Jacinda Ardern, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Christine Lagarde, Michelle Bachelet, and Theresa May, Women and Leadership explores gender bias and asks why more women aren't in leadership roles.
Fixed It: violence and the representation of women in the media
Fixed It demonstrates the myths that we're unconsciously sold about violence against women, and undercuts them clearly and compellingly. This is a bold, powerful look at the stories we are told – and the stories we tell ourselves – about gender and power, and a call to action for all of us to think harder and do better.
How to talk about climate change in a way that makes a difference
A toolkit for understanding our emotional responses to climate change and how we can have meaningful conversations across dividing lines.