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The myth and politics of nature in Laksmi Pamuntjak’s novel Amba

  • Dr Tom Hercules Davies,

Amba presents political events as unfolding within the more enduring cycles of nature, and of myth.

Indigenous voices against the Kaliwa dam in the Philippines: Short video documentaries

  • A/Prof Laurence Marvin Castillo,

These films raise awareness of the environmental destruction caused by the dam and the impact on Indigenous communities.

‘A Malaysian Ecocriticism Reader: Considerations of Nature, Culture, Place & Identities’, eds. Agnes S.K. Yeow & Wai Liang Tham

  • Dr Simon Soon,

This book reminds us that the stories we tell about nature are inextricable from how we imagine the future of culture.

Museum climate requirements raise issues of fairness and access in Southeast Asia

  • A/Prof. Nicole Tse,

‘Universal’ assumptions about suitable climates for collections usually represent particular ideas about cultural preservation and overlook others.

INTERVIEW: You are what you eat—Representing the politics and privilege of palm oil production and consumption

  • Elia Nurvista,

“My main goal is for people to see the complexity of consumption and globalisation and not take their privilege for granted.”

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