Edition 8: People like Us
A decade of wedge politics has left many confused about the common ground, as they retreat into like-minded communities. This can be affirming, but fear and envy can also flourish.
Are these divisions inevitable, necessary, or desirable? Can empathy
be learnt? Is a civil civic conversation possible, or are retreating into defensive ghettos? What is the role of the arts in challenging this retreat? Is this a moral issue or an economic one, can the two be separated? Is a new Australian ethos emerging – if so what is it?
To what extent is the political environment responsible for these divisions – or a product of them?
Writers include:
Margaret Simons, Frank Moorhouse, Robyn Williams, Ann Curthoys, Julian Burnside, Marion Halligan, Carmel Bird, Matthew Condon,
Merle & Sigrid Thornton, Melissa Lucashenko and many more.
Contents
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Introduction
( 1 )
- Colliding worlds of people unlike us (Edition Introduction) Julianne Schultz
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Essay
( 8 )
- On feeling superior John Marsden
- Imagination the everyday art Sigrid Thornton
- God’s only excuse Robyn Williams
- Ties that bind Margaret Simons
- The painter and the writer Frank Moorhouse
- Who let the dogs out? Melissa Lucashenko
- The rhetoric of reaction Martin Krygier
- The trouble with empathy David Burchell
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Reportage
( 3 )
- A school reunion Bruce Elder
- Australia by numbers David Dale
- Tales from the desert camps Madeleine Byrne
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Memoir
( 5 )
- Some clubs I have known Jay Verney
- Five acts of friendship David Sornig
- Black unlike me Vincent Plush
- Something to remember me by Mark Mordue
- Welcome to my world Kevin Bannon
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Review
( 3 )
- Habits of inclusion Kay Ferres
- City life, country living Daniel Flitton
- A preposterous life Simon Caterson
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Fiction
( 1 )
- Night rescue Stephen Moline