The four essays in the inaugural Issue Vol 1 move across geographies and time. They foreground diverse themes: the centrality of agrarian and Aboriginal labour in the making of nations; the ecological crisis and notions of justice; and the resilience of Indigenous communities who make life liveable even in post-disaster landscapes.
Volume 2 covers subjects of contemporary and historical importance in anthropology, urban studies, and architecture. The eight essays in this collection are on the value of water, urban renewal, caste and notions of time, and post-earthquake reconstruction and heritage. In addition to English, there are essays in Icelandic, Hindi, Dutch, and Nepali.
Volume 3 of Issues brings together five essays on protest and architecture, metaphors of place, agriculture and identity, conflict and community, and state violence and human rights discourse. In addition to English, there are essays in Bengali, Bodo, Italian, Karen and Malay.
Volume 4 offers a collection of essays in Dutch, Nepali, iTaukei, Pijin and Turkish, in addition to English. The first three essays relate the impacts of COVID 19 on diverse forms of social life, discussing waste and blame in Amsterdam, kinship and care in New York, and digital media and barter economy in Fiji. The final two essays explore the role of smartphones in everyday life in the Solomon Islands, and the political performance of urban space in Turkey.
Volume 5 of Issues brings together essays on infrastructures and politics in Hyderabad, green transformations and memories in Germany’s Ruhr region, art, politics and displacements in Uganda, and cultural policies and practices in the city of Parramatta in Greater Western Sydney. Spanning diverse geographies and times, these essays are written in Telugu, German, Bengali and French, in addition to English.
Volume 6 of Issues presents a compelling set of essays that delve into various facets of First Nations knowledge and scholarship in Australia. This multilingual volume, written in Mandarin, Vietnamese, Arabic, and English, features contributions from Indigenous scholars and practitioners who bring distinct perspectives on Indigenous identity, culture, health, and historical trauma. The essays have not been translated into the aligning Aboriginal languages of the authors due to the direct impacts of past and current Australian Government policies that have maligned the transmission of Indigenous languages in the country now known as Australia.