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Scale, stillness and the migrant subject: Port Kembla Steelworks

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By Dijana Alic, Andrea Witcomb, Mirjana Lozanovska
| Taylor & Francis Online
Abstract Migration traverses a number of scales – the geopolitical scale of immigrant numbers, the scale of settlements, and the intimate ontological scale of human agency and subjectivity. It would be mistaken to consider these as separate autonomous entities of scale; indeed, their forces and entanglement underpin the construction of migrant subjectivities.
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Friday essay: 5 museum objects that tell a story of colonialism and its legacy

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By Alistair Paterson, Andrea Witcomb, Gaye Sculthorpe, Shino Konishi
| The Conversation Verified
Two new Australian museums are emerging from old ones as the year draws to a close. The new Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney assembles rich collections from across the campus, and the WA Museum Boola Bardip (Noongar for “Many Stories”) has opened in Perth. Museums remain relevant in a globalised world where stories of objects and collecting connect people, institutions, places and ideas.
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Why 'Mandela My Life' is a welcome tribute to the hero, but not perfect

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By Andrea Witcomb
| Business Standard Verified
What is the role of commemorative exhibitions that focus on the life of a single change agent I asked myself, as I viewed Melbourne Museum’s latest blockbuster, Mandela My Life: The Official Exhibition. The result of an collaboration between Museums Victoria, the Foundation and IEG exhibitions, the exhibition is billed as a major event that “will commemorate, illuminate and most importantly share Nelson Mandela’s living legacy with the world” on the centenary of his birth.
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Mandela My Life is a welcome tribute to a hero, but avoids difficult questions

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By Andrea Witcomb
| The Conversation Verified
What is the role of commemorative exhibitions that focus on the life of a single change agent I asked myself, as I viewed Melbourne Museum’s latest blockbuster, Mandela My Life: The Official Exhibition.
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