(or, other places wherein n. is published {by other people!})
02.02.2011: Disability is bad for the environment (or – my prefered title – ‘Whales vs. Wheels’)
Wolf Cocklin (Flickr).
what: a tongue-in-cheek take on an earlier (and actually quite serious) issue i wrote about here, on the privelage of environmentalism, and its failure to take disabled lives into account.
where: Ramp Up, and the ABC Environment Portal.
caroline swift, porcelaine spoons (source).
what: a piece on the use of allegory as a method of conveying the reality of living with a disability.
where: DiVine.
Nyx Mathews, 2010.
what: a piece that begins to discuss the privelage of environmentalism, and its failure to take disabled lives into account. considering the massive consequences of, and discussions possible on, this topic, it’s merely an opening. i’d like to see a lot more work go into this area – particularly as regards to the place of disability (or rather, ‘lack of space for disability’) in activist movements in general.
where: DiVine.
the cw television network, the vampire diaries, 2010.
what:female vampire characters in supernatural fiction tend to divided into whore and madonna stereotypes, each with a strict set of parameters designed to curtail the potential for unfeminine destruction. But change may be in the air, as true blood, twilight, and the vampire diaries feature female vampires that transgress restrictive boundaries.
where:The Scavenger
10.10.2010: femme/trans aesthetics and sexual politics: A conversation
what:queer tranny boi hero and social commentator max attitude talks with aesthetic theorist and artist-designer nyx mathews about body modifications, sexual politics and subversion.
where:The Scavenger
26.08.2010: ‘the cost of being green’ (originally ‘food is an ablelist issue’)
what:a feature piece about the ableist politics of (so-called) ‘environmentally sound’ eating habits, and the fine line between self-care and sustainable practices for people who live with a disability.
where:DeVine
08.07.2010 – 19.07.2010: the gertrude st projection festival, 2010
what:a projection of #2 from the affection series by nyx mathews and jo latham, digital photograph, 2009.
where:the gertrude st. projection festival, 2010
