So inspired by 's Australia Reads presentation for the 2022 Literature Symposium. Mind buzzing with new ideas on how to foster a love of reading and books. #literaturesymposium2022
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Anna Burkey
@AnnaNotKarenina
Enjoys a nice cup of tea. Fond of storytelling, arts & culture. Delights in books & reading . Once upon a time .
Australia & UKJoined May 2011
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Come work with me in the Community Programs & Engagement team!
I’m looking for someone to support comms (socials, newsletters, web) and events.
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I like the idea of this scholarship: supporting mid-career authors.
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Have you published at least two books and are working on a new manuscript?
Apply for the $20,000 Blake-Beckett Trust Scholarship, designed to give you valuable time to write.
Entries are now open, and close 14 October.
Find out more: asauthors.org/services/the-b
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Released today: the first Australian Publishing Industry Diversity & Inclusion survey report by & of . Check out the insights and next steps - and a big thanks to all 989 people who took part publishers.asn.au/Web/Latest/APA
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Oooh, that there is in the papers, writing on pandemics & storytelling & coming of age in a crisis - and a new wave of kids books to help families try and understand it all
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The good people at would love our thoughts on the beautifully ambitious Greenline Project, starting with feedback on Site 1: Birrarung Marr. We've got til Monday 12 September to contribute but now is also good – participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/greenline-proj
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My school library (*waves to !*) meant a lot to me, as a safe space filled with reading options for this voracious bookworm. Even if I did have to, errrrm, borrow a few from the restricted older age shelves….
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Happy Australian School Library Day! School libraries are a vital part of our communities. They make books accessible, they celebrate reading, they provide safe spaces to kids - and their librarians rock! They also need our support. #StudentsNeedSchoolLibraries #ASLD2022
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Tube on strike, I dawdled to Paddington on Friday. Passing the old wrought iron sign for Pizza Express, I was reminded of an event 30+ years ago, when I got caught up in a drama that resulted in a divorce, two marriages and many changed lives.
It began with a heart attack 🧵
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Join the team!
We're looking for a full-time Production Manager who will be responsible for the production management of our artistic program.
Applications close Thursday 25 August 2022, 5:00pm.
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Still on the hunt for a fabulous partner-in-crime to come and dream up ways to support book clubs and author events in Aus. Could it be you?
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JOB ALERT: honestly so excited about this role - come work with me! Let’s build amazing books & reading programs together. twitter.com/australiareads…
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This is NEWSPEAK outside the SSC. An installation by , which visualises words as if they were commodities on the stock market - their worth dictated by the fluctuating prices on Google Ad Words.
Here it is processing the words to the Arthurian poem, The Green Knight.
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“That idea of a benevolent cultural institution that shares is completely out of step now if it isn’t backed up with handing back stolen goods. There is a sea change in public opinion internationally…”
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About to make a start on your National Cultural Policy submission? My latest piece for reframes the five pillars, offering new questions to help identify the key policy opportunities for the coming decade –
artshub.com.au/news/features/
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The utterly brilliant is off on new adventures – which means that one of Australia's greatest #artsjobs could be yours! The good people at are looking for a new CEO:
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Everyone in France is away on holiday because it is summer. The shop windows are decorated with scrappy bits of paper, announcing their holiday closures with distinctive French handwriting. ‘We are closed for August.’ What a fine plan this is.
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So a few days ago, tagged me in a thread about genre fiction & festival engagement here in Aus in a very complimentary manner (thanks Peter!). The thread went a bit hectic & I have things I want to say, but it didn't seem useful in replies, so I present my own thread!
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Fascinating stuff, would definitely visit again, and would be curious to see the next iteration of the exhibitions.
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In one distinctive bit of footage, a property developer made an ad for their new flats, putting a young woman in a bridal gown on each unfinished floor and taking their pic. Women = good Catholic wives = homemakers who want the latest mod cons.
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Favourite section was the film towards the end, with lots of footage cut together from the 1960s - it gave such a strong sense of the local people, and how political and cultural decisions affected their daily lives.
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There was lots of information, and I was grateful for the English translations, but I did hope for more about the politics and the people since the ‘30s. Especially abrupt as the 1980s got a paragraph, and the 1990s got one sentence.
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It felt in the process of shifting to a contemporary, artistic and political telling of the Basque people - one that grapples with difficult recent histories of politics and war and Europe and capitalism. One the tells a strong, defined story of the Basque Country.
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It felt like a museum undergoing an interesting change. It had a clear sense of purpose in telling the Basque story and identity. It also has the inherited collections, and urge to tell the general Middle Ages rural story with cases full of farm implements.
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They’ve kept the architectural height and sense of calm sanctity of a church, while most definitely being a contemporary museum, and it’s a successful transition of purpose.
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There is a whole church inside, complete with cloisters, which survived the widespread city fires of 1813. The curators have kept it clear & uncluttered, with audio-visual projections telling the story of the Church’s influence in the region.
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The San Telmo Museoa is all about Basque identity and culture, and based in this very interesting multi-century building. Love the way the flowers merge the building with the wooded hillside above.
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From Scotland to France: time to spend a little time in Europe, and feel the bittersweet ‘ker-chunk’ as the entry stamp embellished my British passport.
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Anyway, while I was at Kelvingrove, I got to see this beautiful Art Speigelman piece! It’s called Crossroads.
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Want to find out more, about the project and the reports that lead to it? museumsgalleriesscotland.org.uk/advice/researc
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Looking forward to seeing how the Museum of Empire project evolves, and if/how/when the cultural institutes of other countries tackle these topics head on. This is all going to keep swirling around my brain for some time.
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There are so many hidden stories of history that were written out of the narrative, or wilfully reframed - despite forming the literal foundations and built environments many of us live in.
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Having glimpsed from afar some of the disappointing reactions the National Trust got when starting to address these issues, I hope the people of Scotland (and beyond) react better.
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I’m glad Scotland & Glasgow are beginning the long process of openly unpacking and discussing the terrible actions of the past with the communities of today.
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Architecture that, like much of Glasgow, was built on the proceeds of slaving, colonisation and exploitative trade in sugar, tea, coffee, cotton and much more.
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Glasgow has areas of extreme, entrenched generational poverty, with a legacy of slums & industrial collapse. It also has rich architecture that drips with marble, a city centre filled with intricately carved sandstone mansions, offices and warehouses.
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The labels feature amidst many of the zones, objects and thematic areas closely linked to colonial practices - which in the case of Glasgow, absolutely includes the built heritage.
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The red labels continue through the museum, inviting reflection and conversation.
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The advisory groups involved are very visibly referenced. It’s a big project, with many groups involved, from Intercultural Youth Scotland to Glasgow Musuems, Museums Galleries Scot, philanthropists and the govt.
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The main atrium has huge red panels explaining the project, with a glossary, explanation of why the project’s needed, acknowledgement of Scotland’s connection to Empire, and encouraging community input.
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The Museum of Empire project takes a bigger step - it directly acknowledges and aims to tackle the colonial, racist and exploitative origins of Kelvingrove.
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