A new podcast on human geography coming soon ...

06/09/20 • 2 min

Coming soon a new podcast from the Australian Centre for Culture, Environment, Society and Space at the University of Wollongong.

Each episode join a bunch of geographers as we go knee deep into some of the forgotten corners of the Illawarra and beyond. The podcast explores how places are transformed by humans and others and poses the questions: what might a more sustainable future look like as ‘place’ is affected by natural disasters and invasive species? What is our relationship with nature today? What can Indigenous connections to country teach us about these places?

For more go to ACCESS https://www.uow.edu.au/social-sciences/research/access/

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Coming soon a new podcast from the Australian Centre for Culture, Environment, Society and Space at the University of Wollongong.

For more go to ACCESS https://www.uow.edu.au/social-sciences/research/access/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Entanglements - Vanessa Cavanagh

Following the recent devastating bushfires in Australia, there has been a strong push from Indigenous groups to reignite cultural burning practices and take a more active role in hazard reduction burns.

In European traditions it is often men seen at the bushfire front, fighting the fires. But in some Aboriginal nations, it is the women who are responsible for cultural burning and who knew how to manage the risks.

As part of her PhD, Vanessa Cavanagh from the University of Wollongong is trying to understand how Aboriginal women’s engagement in cultural burning in New South Wales can be promoted and supported.

This talk was presented as part of the Entanglements Lecture Series, sponsored by ACCESS and the Animal Studies Research Centre, UOW, and the Wollongong Art Gallery.

For more go to ACCESS https://www.uow.edu.au/social-sciences/research/access/

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Next Episode

Allens' Creek

Allens Creek has been described as the worst creek in the Illawarra. It’s a dirty little creek that runs through the middle of an industrial estate at Unanderra on the New South Wales south coast. It reaches the sea at the Port Kembla steel works.

So what makes this the worst creek in the Illawarra? Worst according to whom or what? And if it’s the worst why is there so much life growing and living on the banks of Allens Creek?

Joining us on this field trip are Associate Professor Michael Adams, Dr Chantel Carr, Dr Jenny Atchinson and Dr Leah Gibbs from the Australian Centre for Culture, Environment, Society and Space at the University of Wollongong.

For more go to ACCESS https://www.uow.edu.au/social-sciences/research/access/

Site 1: -34.455448, 150.846613 (behind Unanderra station)

Site 2: -34.451526, 150.856328 (off Five Islands Rd)

Site 3: -34.463980, 150.895986 (Port Kembla Harbour)

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