Loved Melbourne Knowledge Week? Missed MKW, but wish you had been there? This episode summarises and spotlights key moments from each event—Melbourne’s Future as a Digital City, What Does Waste Mean to You?, and A Space to Shape Place. Featurin

Literature & Ideas 6 - Delia Falconer

Nov 7th, 2022 18m 22s

Writer, critic and academic Delia Falconer discusses her book 'Signs and Wonders: dispatches from a time of beauty and loss', a series of essays exploring and reflecting on our relationship with the natural world. This episode was developed as

RMIT Culture X MKW: What Does Waste Mean to Melbourne?

Nov 7th, 2022 21m 35s

Thank you to our guests: Julia English is a PhD candidate in Fashion and Textiles at RMIT.Zandy Powell is the Manager of Partnerships and Networks for the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group. William Sullivan is a fashion design stud

RMIT Culture X MKW: Melbourne’s Future as a Digital City

Nov 7th, 2022 28m 16s

What is the blockchain? What might the future look like with Melbourne becoming an increasingly digital domain? For answers to these questions and more, join the co-founders of the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, Chris Berg and Jason Potts, for

Literature & Ideas 5 - Vicki Couzens

Nov 7th, 2022 16m 59s

Renowned artist and RMIT researcher Vicki Couzens discusses concepts of sovereignty, resilience and the importance of language in the sharing of culture. Vicki Couzens is a Gunditjmara woman from the Western Districts of Victoria and specialis

Literature & Ideas 4 - Spark Prize: How to Pitch your Proposal

May 13th, 2022 19m 43s

Learn how to write a winning pitch for your narrative nonfiction proposal. Writers and publishers, Ronnie Scott, Arwen Summers and Emily Clements, take you through the most important steps: how to write a synopsis and chapter outline, what to i

Literature & Ideas 1 - Migration & Detention

May 13th, 2022 19m 25s

This episode of the Art, Design And Media podcast is part of a special RMIT Culture and student produced series, Literature and Ideas.Authors Shokoofeh Azar and Zana Fraillon explore cross-sections between the refugee experience and literature.

Literature & Ideas 3 - Spark Prize: Ideas & Research

May 13th, 2022 14m 10s

How do writers come up with their nonfiction ideas? And what role does research play in the writing process? Join writers and publishers, Ronnie Scott, Arwen Summers and Emily Clements, in this illuminating and insightful discussion about how e

Literature & Ideas 2 - Spark Prize: Understanding Narrative Non-Fiction

May 13th, 2022 16m 20s

This episode aims to unpack the genre of narrative nonfiction, observing the traits and tricks of reading and writing this exciting and growing genre. With the help of industry experts including Arwen Summers, Emma Shortis, Emily Hart, Youjia S

Future U - curator and artists interview

Aug 27th, 2021 38m 31s

RMIT Gallery's latest exhibition Future U (29 July–23 October 2021) explores what it means to be human during a time of rapid technological acceleration. In this accompanying podcast, co-curators Dr Evelyn Tsitas and Associate Professor Jonatha

Donating the Bluestone Collection to RMIT

Mar 13th, 2020 36m 32s

: Dr. Evelyn Tsitas, engagement manager at RMIT, talks to the Bluestone Collection Chair Bin Dixon-Ward and Treasurer Robyn Phelan. The recent donation of the Bluestone Collection of contemporary craft to the RMIT Art Collection reflects the un

Pleasure - curator and artists interview

Dec 2nd, 2019 42m 9s

From embellishment and exaggeration to identity, gender and desire: RMIT Gallery’s latest exhibition ‘Pleasure’ (29 November–7 March) presents the work of a diverse group of artists who used the body as a personal, provocative and at times poli