The Phenomenology of Perception
We know not through our intellect but through our experience. Maurice Merleau-Ponty (Eng. 1962) Sarah Redshaw gives us the following review of February's Monthly Meet gathering to discuss Maurice Merleau-Ponty's book, The Phenomenology of Perception, a ground breaking work in the history of Western philosophy: In contrast to the approach of the objective sciences, the [...]
Lorraine Shannon – The Myth Gap Review
Perhaps the most famous 'myth' of Aboriginal culture is that associated with the Rainbow Serpent. However Aboriginal culture is also rich in the mythology of other Creation Ancestors whose actions created the features of the Australian landscape. Their journeys are recorded in songlines that criss cross Australia, and are remembered through dance, ceremony, art and [...]
The Inner Wild of Poetic Resistance
The idea of the ‘wild’ is not just the world of undomesticated nature. It is also the inner poetic strength of the human spirit in the face of oppression. For this reason this blog is honouring Behrouz Boochani, the Kurdish-Iranian journalist, writer, cultural advocate, filmmaker and scholar, whom Australia has kept imprisoned on Manus Island [...]
Wild Mountains Collective Book Club kicks off
A small group of us met at Barbara's house to think about how we wanted the Wild Mountains Collective Book/Writers Club and its associated blog, to evolve as a forum where we could discuss ideas with one another and explore the rich literature that touches on the themes that are informing the Wild Mountain Collective. [...]