Tag Archives: Australia

John Stanley Martin – Australia as an Iceland of the south

By KDSMurray | January 21, 2010

One way of reading an antipodean country like Australia is through the lens of its symmetrical opposites. For many, Australia has been compared to Nordic countries. One of Australia’s leading Nordicists, John Stanley Martin, unfortunately passed away this week. Here he talking about the commonality between Australia and Iceland.
John Stanley Martin, descendent of [...]

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Vertiginous Africa

By KDSMurray | December 20, 2009

Tourist images of the African continent are dominated by scenes of safari adventures. While these entail their own colonial associations – Africa as nature rather than culture – there is a more phenomenological dimension to the African experience for westerners. This suggests a continent that we look down to.
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Idea of South broadcast

By admin | June 13, 2009

Idea of South – Unique Radio Program
Sunday 14th June 22.00-23.00 (13.30 -14.00 GMT)
Idea of South – A unique radiophonic work by Roger Mills broadcast by 2SER and FBi radio in a dual station simulcast and accompanying internet stream.
Composer and sound artist Roger Mills has produced an immersive new radio work, exploring the sound [...]

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