Evelyn Araluen

Mar 24, 2024 | overland.org.au | Evelyn Araluen |Jonathan Dunk |Miriam Deprez |Paul Mitchell

There is no longer beauty or consolation except in the gaze falling on horror, withstanding it, and in unalleviated consciousness of negativity holding fast to the possibility of what is better. Adorno wrote that during the 1940s, but today it could easily stand as a translation of the Palestinian concept of ‘Sumud’, connoting steadfast perseverance, rootedness, the hope that grimly endures. This issue’s cover, painted by Sofia Sabbagh, affirms that same spirit in protest and solidarity.

Dec 21, 2023 | overland.org.au | Evelyn Araluen |Jonathan Dunk |Aotearoa Educators

We confess that this is our second run of this editorial. In the first version, written as pieces were being finalised in late September, we wrote towards the uncertain result of the referendum; we knew our statements would likely arrive in your letterbox as a spectral gesture towards a future not yet calcified to the seam of meanness that often stains the grain of the settler heart.

Nov 9, 2023 | overland.org.au | Jonathan Dunk |Evelyn Araluen

Since the attacks committed by Hamas on the seventh of last month, we have received considerable criticism, offered in good faith and otherwise, for publishing a number of collective statements in solidarity with the Palestinian people, and for our staff-members’ presence at marches in protest of Israel’s ongoing war-crimes. Given the sclerotic condition of Australian political discourse, this isn’t surprising.

Sep 5, 2023 | sydneyreviewofbooks.com | Evelyn Araluen

Writing Gender #3 considers gender-informed and politically engaged scholarly writing and pedagogical approaches, including mentoring practices and activist scholarship. It will think about how such work can transform disciplinary knowledge and research, and address the gendered politics of knowledge production both within and beyond university settings.

Sep 1, 2023 | overland.org.au | Evelyn Araluen |Jonathan Dunk |Alex Hallahan

We begin this edition with a warm thanks to all members of the Overland community who joined us in June for the launch of our previous edition and of our (long-awaited) digitised archive. The evening’s rich literary readings and discussions reflected the innumerable better worlds conceived and argued during Overland’s decades of publication.