Author:

Odette Shenfield

Odette Shenfield is an editor of demos journal.

How a Body Becomes a Boat: An Interview with Justine Poon

Justine Poon is a PhD student at the Australian National University. Her thesis topic: “How a body becomes a boat” examines the ways in which law, political discourse, imagery, and...

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Interview

Days of Rage – In Conversation with Judy Turner

In 1971, when the South African Springboks toured Australia and played at Manuka Oval in Canberra, Judy Turner was on of 49 people arrested protesting against South Africa’s aparth...

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Feature

Interview

“A World Where It’s Easier to Make Friends”: Discussing Socialism, Activism and Legal Education with Professor John Buchanan

Professor John Buchanan is the Head of the Discipline of Business Analytics at the University of Sydney Business School. From 1979-1984, he was an undergraduate student of History ...

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Interview

“Are You Fucking Serious?” – A Response to Student Union Supporters of Nuclear Energy

– by Roxley Foley, introduction by Odette Shenfield At the 2015 National Union of Students National Confernece, the Labor Right faction (Student Unity) submitted a motion suppor...

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Comment

Futures Possible

The future is arguably the defining concern of progressive politics. We strive for a better future, and believe the present is insufficient. It is fundamentally conservative to su...

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Editorial

How to Make Trouble*: Three Climate Activists in Conversation

– Judy Kuo and Tom Swann in interview with Odette Shenfield When Fossil Free ANU began in 2011, it was one of the first fossil fuel divestment campaigns in the world. At the tim...

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Feature

Oscillating Futures: Visions of Apocalypse Amongst Climate Activists

– Claire Gardner interviewed by Odette Shenfield   Claire Gardner is a recent graduate from the ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society. She spent her Honours year r...

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Interview

Resistance

Resistance can fuel our passion, validate our convictions or break our spirit. The pursuit of resisting may be undertaken out of necessity or through choice. With these motives in ...

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Editorial

The Role of Radical Publishers: An Interview with PM Press founder Ramsey Kanaan

– Ramsey Kanaan interviewed by Odette Shenfield PM Press’ Stall at the World Social Forum At the 2016 World Social Forum in Montreal, I sat down to talk to Ramsey Kanaan, foun...

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Essays

Learning the Language of the Enemy: An Interview with Matthew Zagor

– Matthew Zagor interviewed by Odette Shenfield Matthew Zagor is an Associate Professor in Law and a specialist in refugee law. Last semester, I was privileged to study his cour...

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Interview

Voices from the Grassroots

It has recently been an active time around the Australian National University, with voices pooled to fight for shared interests. We are fighting significant cuts to the School of C...

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Editorial

Articulating Silence

In aspiring to publish those voices that are marginalised, misrepresented and ignored by mainstream publishing, it was inevitable that we would come to muse on the meaning of sile...

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Editorial

Protecting the Forest at New Heights

The Story Behind the Little Red Toolangi Treehouse – Odette Shenfield interviews Hannah Patchett In 2013, Hannah Patchett spent a month in the Little Red Toolangi Treehouse to pro...

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Interview

Beyond National Security: An Interview with Scott Ludlam

– Odette Shenfield interviews Scott Ludlam On December 1 st , in the wake of the Paris attacks and during the Paris Climate Negotiations, I sat down with Greens Senator Scott Ludl...

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Interview

Creating Demos

To introduce the exciting diversity of voices that make up the first edition of Demos Journal, we embark upon a reflection on the relation between democracy and creativity itsel...

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Editorial

Creating Demos

Holly Zhang; Jemimah Cooper; Linnea Burdon-Smith; Louis Kleé; Odette Shenfield

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Editorial