Essays

The Philosophy of Beauty: Revisiting Aristotle Through Botticelli’s Primavera

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All human cultures created art. The aesthetics of beauty in art are multifaceted, arguably subjective, objective and highly relative. Philosopher Aristotle (384BC – 322BC) interrogated principles of beauty in ancient Greece, and the resurgence of Classical Antiquity during the Renaissance revived interest in his works, notably with Florentine artist Sandro Botticelli’s (1445 – 1510) seminal …

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Mock the Morning: How Black Comedy Challenges the White Media Narrative

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I am honoured to be on the ancestral lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people and I acknowledge the First Australians as the traditional custodians of this continent whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. I pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend my recognition to their descendants who are present.   Established …

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The Art of Inclusion: Media, Othering, and Cultural Change

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I am honoured to be on the ancestral lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people and I acknowledge the First Australians as the traditional custodians of this continent whose cultures are among the oldest living cultures in human history. I pay respect to the Elders of the community and extend my recognition to their descendants who …

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