Universities are social universes in their own right. They are the site of multiple, complex and ... more Universities are social universes in their own right. They are the site of multiple, complex and diverse social relations, identities, communities, knowledges and practices. At the heart of this book are people enrolling at university for the first time and entering into the broad variety of social relations and contexts entailed in their ‘coming to know’ at, of and through university
The Arabana Climate Change Adaptation project is a collaboration between the Arabana people and t... more The Arabana Climate Change Adaptation project is a collaboration between the Arabana people and the University of Adelaide, South Australia. Arabana people live in the Lake Eyre region, Marree, Oodnadatta, Coober Pedy, Alice Springs, Port Augusta, Adelaide and Darwin. The project was a multi method, cross cultural and interdisciplinary adaptation project which aimed to assess the resilience and vulnerability of the Arabana people and then develop adaptation options. Project dimensions included production of a peer reviewed science report, an assessment of adaptive capacity via interrogation of wellness, governance and ICT, and conduct of a risk perception values analysis and adaptation workshops. Results suggest that Arabana people have a history of adaptation and are relatively resilient to change, yet Arabana country is highly vulnerable. The Arabana strategy was built around trying to make connections between these two elements. Adaptation options in the strategy include establis...
... out his fieldwork. In any case, the gap is said to have begun during World War II when the in... more ... out his fieldwork. In any case, the gap is said to have begun during World War II when the incumbent priest had been interned (later to be executed) by the Japanese. Who, then, was the priest who initiated thi ban? And even if ...
This paper explores one of the many ironic twists of the Hindmarsh Island Bridge Royal Commission... more This paper explores one of the many ironic twists of the Hindmarsh Island Bridge Royal Commission. I argue that whereas fabrication of'women's business' was unequivocally found to have taken place, that finding was itself contingent upon the production of a fabricated ...
In'Thick decisions'(Oceania 74 (3) 2004) Gary Edmond explores how'judges practical... more In'Thick decisions'(Oceania 74 (3) 2004) Gary Edmond explores how'judges practically [manage] law and evidence'in their judgments and how they do so using principles of legal reasoning (2004: 190 emphasis mine). Edmond's case-in-point is Justice John von ...
Universities are social universes in their own right. They are the site of multiple, complex and ... more Universities are social universes in their own right. They are the site of multiple, complex and diverse social relations, identities, communities, knowledges and practices. At the heart of this book are people enrolling at university for the first time and entering into the broad variety of social relations and contexts entailed in their ‘coming to know’ at, of and through university
The Arabana Climate Change Adaptation project is a collaboration between the Arabana people and t... more The Arabana Climate Change Adaptation project is a collaboration between the Arabana people and the University of Adelaide, South Australia. Arabana people live in the Lake Eyre region, Marree, Oodnadatta, Coober Pedy, Alice Springs, Port Augusta, Adelaide and Darwin. The project was a multi method, cross cultural and interdisciplinary adaptation project which aimed to assess the resilience and vulnerability of the Arabana people and then develop adaptation options. Project dimensions included production of a peer reviewed science report, an assessment of adaptive capacity via interrogation of wellness, governance and ICT, and conduct of a risk perception values analysis and adaptation workshops. Results suggest that Arabana people have a history of adaptation and are relatively resilient to change, yet Arabana country is highly vulnerable. The Arabana strategy was built around trying to make connections between these two elements. Adaptation options in the strategy include establis...
... out his fieldwork. In any case, the gap is said to have begun during World War II when the in... more ... out his fieldwork. In any case, the gap is said to have begun during World War II when the incumbent priest had been interned (later to be executed) by the Japanese. Who, then, was the priest who initiated thi ban? And even if ...
This paper explores one of the many ironic twists of the Hindmarsh Island Bridge Royal Commission... more This paper explores one of the many ironic twists of the Hindmarsh Island Bridge Royal Commission. I argue that whereas fabrication of'women's business' was unequivocally found to have taken place, that finding was itself contingent upon the production of a fabricated ...
In'Thick decisions'(Oceania 74 (3) 2004) Gary Edmond explores how'judges practical... more In'Thick decisions'(Oceania 74 (3) 2004) Gary Edmond explores how'judges practically [manage] law and evidence'in their judgments and how they do so using principles of legal reasoning (2004: 190 emphasis mine). Edmond's case-in-point is Justice John von ...
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