Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Yulyurdu: Smoke in the Desert
Published 2018-01-17I begin this paper with a nod to ‘the beginning’ by linking smoke to fire, and fire to humankind. Bound up in this deep history of smoke and humanity is a dichotomy cleaving humans from animals and the west from the rest. ...Open AccessArticle -
Monstrous Transformations: A Case Study from Central Australia
Published 2014-01-01My chapter is ethnographically situated in the Tanami Desert, the home of Warlpiri people and the monsters that haunt, terrorize, and sometimes kill them. Located to the northwest of the center of Australia, first contact ...Open AccessBook chapter -
The Triangle: A Narrative Portrait of Place-Gathered Monstrousness
Published 2016-01-01In this chapter, I consider notions of the sentient landscape from a philosophicallyinspired anthropological perspective, specifically, Edward Casey’s postulation that places ‘gather’. I provide a narrative portrait of the ...Open AccessBook chapter -
A Short Essay on Monsters, Birds, and Sounds of the Uncanny
Published 2016-01-01The crux of this essay is that birdsong—something generally thought of a pleasing and enjoyable—can function, in certain contexts, as an indexical sign of the presence of evil in the world. I narratively contrast notions ...Open AccessArticle -
Evening Play: Acquainting Toddlers with Dangers and Fear at Yuendumu, Northern Territory
Published 2016-01-01Based on research with Warlpiri people at the Aboriginal town of Yuendumu in Central Australia, this chapter provides ethnographic material on and analysis of an Aboriginal extended family group’s nightly play sessions, ...Open AccessBook chapter