[csaa-forum] Tony Birch presents on 'A Philosophy of Survivance and Indigenous Narratives of Sustainability', 29 October 4-5pm

[Isabelle deSolier]

The Centre for Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing at Victoria University invites you to join us for a seminar by Tony Birch on  'A Philosophy of Survivance and Indigenous Narratives of Sustainability'.

When:   Thursday 29 October 4-5pm
Where:  VU at MetroWest
                 138 Nicholson St
                 Footscray
RSVP:     kim.richardson at vu.edu.au<mailto:kim.richardson at vu.edu.au>



'A Philosophy of Survivance and Indigenous Narratives of Sustainability'


How communities worldwide deal with climate change will be one of the defining issues in the immediate future and coming decades. Some, in both the Sciences and Humanities have become increasingly interested in Indigenous Knowledge Systems as both a philosophical and practical means of dealing with broad understandings of sustainability. I am interested to what extent these moves are genuinely invested in an equitable and 'deep' relationship, as opposed to the problem of selectively 'cherry-picking' Indigenous knowledge. This conversation will look at the issue, with some discussion of the First Nations concept of Survivance.

About the speaker


Tony Birch is the author of the books Shadowboxing (2006), Father's Day (2009), Blood (2011), shortlisted for the Miles Franklin literary award, and The Promise (2014).  His new novel, Ghost River, will be released in October 2015.  Both his fiction and nonfiction has been published widely in literary magazines and anthologies, both in Australia and internationally.  He is currently the inaugural Bruce McGuinness Research Fellow within the Moondani Balluk Centre at Victoria University.


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Dr Isabelle de Solier
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Food, Health, Memory and African Australian Transitions
Centre for Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing
Footscray Nicholson Campus
Victoria University
Phone: +61 3 9919 5657
Mobile: 0481 009 501
Email: Isabelle.deSolier at vu.edu.au<mailto:Isabelle.deSolier at vu.edu.au>
Web: http://www.vu.edu.au/contact-us/isabelle-de-solier

Author of Food and the Self: http://www.bloomsbury.com/au/food-and-the-self-9780857854223/
Editor of Food Cultures: http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/csrj/issue/view/150



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