Crosspost: New tunes 5 April
I'm one of RDU's playlist curators under the alt/indie profile - this is where I share some of my picks of new tunes each week. [...]
50 articles
knowledge production
print image produced for Ōtautahi Kōrerotia & mailed out to Kōwhai Seedlings participants. [...]
STILL, LIKE AIR, I'LL RISE
There is a sea change in the Ōtautahi arts scene. I can only speak to some of it, being Pākehā, but there is definitely change afoot and space is being made. This city feels a lot more like home than it did when I left over a decade ago, and on every visit since. [...]
'the artefacts of the past are still here': Ana Iti's 'the past is a foreign country'
The beauty, delicacy, formalism and almost intimacy of all the work struck me—especially in relation to how it carried and conveyed its message—one of politics, society, identity. [...]
why I stopped fucking with gender
i use ‘she’ just as much as i do ‘they’ because it’s rare to see a trans woman in this industry or, heck, even in this city. it’s important to me to express both those parts of myself to aim to be a possibility model for as many people as i can. [...]
Guest post; Implementing the Statistical Standard for Gender Identity: How should Stats NZ ask the question?
**The time has come for the collection of high quality gender identity data**, where people of all genders can identify as they wish and be counted. Statistics New Zealand needs to ensure that no New Zealander remains invisible. [...]
Structures of Brick & Quiet Undertones: Considering Contemporary Christchurch
The context of this city in 2016 is irremovable from earthquake recovery, but the tone of that context has moved from shock and mourning to exploring the potential of the rebuild as well as frustration with that process. [...]
weaponised abjection & queer identity / visibility / experience
While being visibly queer can be a threat to ourselves, it is also a threat to the normative. [...]
