Published in Overland Issue 226 Autumn 2017 · Uncategorized Issue 226 admin REGULARS EDITORIAL 2 GIOVANNI TISO 11 ALISON CROGGON 26 MEL CAMPBELL 35 NATALIE HARKIN 51 CONTRIBUTORS 94 FEATURES AMY THOMAS 3 IT IS STILL THE BALANDA WAY The war on Indigenous languages CJ CHANCO 13 ‘LAW AND ORDER’ Populism in the Philippines ANGUS REOCH 20 ALL WORLDS DIE Against apocalyptic despair RAMON GLAZOV 40 THE QUEST FOR PRIMORDIAL WHITENESS On racial fantasies RORY DUFFICY 46 SYMPTOMS OF STASIS The politics of collapse ELIZABETH SUTHERLAND 53 TO BE A QUEER TEACHER Homophobia in the workplace ANDREW DEAN 60 LOST OBJECTS Nostalgia, Trump and Brexit SUBHASH JAIRETH 88 THROUGH THE EYES OF A HUMANIST Polyphonic literature FICTION ANDREI SELEZNEV 66 THE WAR IS A BIRD AFOPEFOLUWA OJO 69 A CONSEQUENCE OF THINGS HELEN DINMORE 75 SUPER FALLING STAR KATY WARNER 82 THE TRIP First place, Neilma Sidney Prize POETRY PRIZE JILL JONES & TOBY FITCH 28 JUDGES’ REPORT ALISON WHITTAKER 29 MANY GIRLS WHITE LINEN Equal first, Judith Wright Poetry HOLLY ISEMONGER 31 OK CUPID Equal first, Judith Wright Poetry LACHLAN BROWN 32 SELF-DIVISION Runner-up, Judith Wright Poetry POETRY OMAR SAKR SWITCH 37 A LUNAR BINGE 38 DAN HOGAN OLD GROWTH/HIGH DEFINITION 39 ARTWORK NICKY MINUS GUEST ARTIST ISSUE 226: COVER, ILLUSTRATIONS PAGES 66, 69, 75, 82 BRENT STEGEMAN ALL OTHER admin More by admin › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 24 April 2024 · History Anzac Day and the half-remembered history of the Anzacs in Palestine Bill Abrahams and Lucy Honan Schools are deliberate targets for government-funded mystification about Australia’s role in wars. Such instances of official remembrance crowd out the realities of war, and the consequences of Australia’s role in imperialism. As teachers, we should strive to resist this, and we should introduce our students to a fuller understanding of the history of the Anzacs. 22 April 2024 · Gaming Game-death in infinite game-worlds: Darkest Dungeon 2 Josie/Jocelyn Suzanne Death is the ultimate stamp of value. It was invented to sell arcade-like 1 Up repetition to the home market. To read politics in videogames is to learn to read necropolitically, which is why gamers don’t like politics.
