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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.
Protecting Indigenous design in a commercial world
Protecting Indigenous designs from misappropriation is complex, but that should not be an excuse for inaction.
Re-examining colonial-era maritime pictures of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore can help shift attitudes about the climate crisis
An eco-critical re-examination of colonial-era maritime pictures within public institutions can help prompt the attitude shifts necessary for action.
INTRODUCTION: How creative art helps us understand & represent nature & climate change
Southeast Asian visual art, film, literature, photography and design help us grapple with the slow unfolding of crises such as rising sea levels, pollution and drought.
The potential and risks of environmental storytelling in Southeast Asia
Deeper understanding of planetary crises requires the insights from the arts and Humanities and Social Sciences.
Land and water: Seeing Southeast Asian landscapes with a ‘regional eye’
Towards understanding the natural world not as eternal, fixed and stable, but as constantly transforming with monsoon rains.