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How the histories of Mardi Gras and gay tourism in Australia are intertwined

  • Written by: Kevin Markwell, Professor in Tourism, Southern Cross University
How the histories of Mardi Gras and gay tourism in Australia are intertwined

Today, Mardi Gras is framed, at least in part, within a global gay and lesbian tourism industry that craves a bigger and better parade each year. It’s unlikely that any of the heroic individuals caught up in the brutal riot on the night of 24 June, 1978 would have had much of an inkling that Mardi Gras would become one of the world’s...

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Conquered city, site of revolutions from above and below

  • Written by: Adam Morton, Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney
Conquered city, site of revolutions from above and belowOn the streets of Petrograd on July 4, 1917, when troops of the provisional government opened fire on demonstrators. Viktor Bulla/Wikimedia Commons

This article is part of the Revolutions and Counter-Revolutions series, curated by Democracy Futuresas a joint global initiative between the Sydney Democracy Network and The Conversation. The project...

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Time of change explores the diversity of Muslim Australian identities

  • Written by: Christine Judith Nicholls, Senior Lecturer in Australian Studies, Flinders University
Time of change explores the diversity of Muslim Australian identitiesA section of Hoda Afshar, Westoxicated, from left-right, #3, #9, #5, #1, #7 (Under Western Eyes series) (2013-2014), digital prints, 105 x 92cm (each). Courtesy the artist.

“Artworks”, wrote the philosopher Alva Noë, “direct our attention to the complexity of experience, a complexity that we can easily overlook”. This...

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The off-topic Conversation #154

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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