Month: April 2020
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Catherine Hamlin
In a letter to the Canberra Times on 30 April 2020 the Reverend Robert Willson of Deakin, in a piece entitled ‘A life well lived’, noted while that the present pandemic had rightly dominated the news, the death of Dr Catherine Hamlin should not go unnoticed Catherine was born in Sydney in 1924 and in…
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Nigerian art at the NGA
The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra purchased six Bini/Edo items and one ‘Bronze had in the Udo style’ in 1973, some with interesting provenance.Some of these used to be on display but are probably in store. At the time writing (April 2020) of this is irrelevant because the NGA is closed because of COVID-19.…
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ANU Law: Dahl and Ochan
African activities at ANU are often understated. Here are two examples. MARCUS DAHL The quote below describes the experience of ANU alumnus Marcus Dahl (BSc/LLB (Hons) ’18). See https://law.anu.edu.au/news-and-events/news/ursula-hall-johannesburg-anu-law-scholar-pursues-passion-law-global-stage ‘Marcus recently concluded a six-month placement as a foreign law clerk at the Constitutional Court of South Africa. He described the country’s Constitution and Bill of…
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Lions of Khartoum: Sudan’s Wrestlers After a Revolution
Lions of Khartoum (29 minutes / Sudan / English subtitles) explores the role of Khartoum’s iconic wrestlers in the Sudanese revolution of 2019, through the voice of Mudawi, a childhood wrestler-turned-wrestling commentator. Until the 2019 Sudanese revolution, Khartoum’s local wrestling organisation was run by Islamist party acolytes (kīzān), who were more focused on making money…