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21 June, 2016

Haydn Trowell: translation and creativity

"In literary translation in particular, what's important isn't just what is said, but also how it's said, and the effects of how it's said, so it's often justified to diverge from the literal meaning in order to convey these things, which requires an...


10 June, 2016

Real Fake White Dirt: Jess Holly Bates

"I think there is a deep similarity in the ways Australia and New Zealand exist in relation to their colonial history, like it’s some big ugly night we’d rather forget, but are unable to see through its hangover."