Author: Emily Potter

‘Our Sentimental natures’

Our Sentimental Natures: environmental commitments, media and feeling Day colloquium at Macquarie University, Sydney NSW, Friday May 8th, 2020 Call for provocations and papers Deadline for abstracts: Monday Feb 17th 2020 This colloquium will consider the way photography, comics, visual art, film and video, social media, the press and...

ART FORUM CMAG (Canberra, 28 Nov 2019)

28 NOV 2019 1-2 pm Panel: Art + Emotion = Action Can a deeply emotional experience of art drive a personal response to climate change? Join us as we explore the space between science and art, emotion and action. After immersing yourself in the Hi-Vis Futures exhibition, listen as collaborative...

‘Not OK’ Screening + Q&A (Melbourne, 1 Dec 2019)

Please join the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization at Kino Cinema, 45 Collins Street, Melbourne, from 4:30-6pm on Sunday December 1 for a screening of 'Not OK: A little Movie about a Small Glacier at the End of the World', followed by a...

Launch of new journal ‘Sweaty City’

From the Sweaty City website: SWEATY CITY is a youth journal about climate change and urban ecologies for hot and sweaty Sydney-dwellers. The journal aims to chart the stories of Sydney's residents—human and otherwise—affected by climate change and rapidly expanding urban sprawl, covering the invasion of ibises...

Quantum Words Perth

Quantum Words Perth is Western Australia’s first writers’ festival dedicated specifically to writing about science, creativity and the spaces in which they intersect. Join us at the State Theatre Centre from 8 to 10 November, when we bring together outstanding thinkers, scientists and creators from...

NEW PUBILCATION: Enchantment by Patrick Curry

Enchantment: Wonder in Modern Life explores the role of enchantment in love, art, religion, and learning. Explores the profound human experience of enchantment, and discusses how it plays out in a wide range of contexts Patrick Curry is a respected author and has been a...