Category Research
sukh’riya
Can you believe I was wondering (and googling) what the word for “irony” is in 3arabi, and this phrase actually came up as a post on some blog: ‘what’s the Arabic word for “irony”…?’ Unfortunately it was written by an American standup comedian who is also a writer and an army reservist. Do I want […]
triggers…
::: ::: ::: ::: ::: to focus on working towards ‘arab-centred’ approaches, why not share some stories from your own experience – whether practical or theoretical … ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: or ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: what do you want to see come out of this initiative? what have you learned from other […]
e.phemera…
a couple days ago, a throw-away line: ‘And is there any value in ephemeral material (such as old programmes, posters, reviews)?’ and ironcally this evening, i went to an event marking ’30 years of passionate dissent’ ‘LET THE WALLS SPEAK: POLITICAL POSTER EXHIBITION’ http://jura.org.au/node/517 the walls were full of strongly-coloured hand-screenprinted posters from the 1970s […]
khaled on Arab-Australian Social/Cultural Producer
wallah, akhbar ajdeed ya khaled … i.e. new proposals on “Arab-Australian Social/Cultural Producer”… the funding proposal text in your ‘cut and paste’ brings together many familiar discussions and wish-lists (as well as some previous plans) of recent years, so of course it’s a good idea!! (i am interested in working on a local independent arab […]
… on being and arab-centredness…
yahala yahala yahala… it’s already 1 september 2007 … ouff!! okay, so let’s talk about one of my current diversions: how to develop arab-centred research methods? on conceptual levels, as well as in generating reflective questions and discussions with artists about their / our work… while the 3arabi project specifically has a focus on contemporary […]
3arabi Mapping 
significant cultural processes and productions that come to mind for you?
The other day I found some old papers (as you do). Three years ago I had emailed a number of people (see below), attempting a small random ‘survey’ (very Sydney-centred, I admit) to prepare for a presentation at UTS called: “Facing Fear: Community Anti-Racism after September 11, 2001”. ::———-:: 16 Nov 2004 dear friends i […]