South Australia

The Colonial Roots of the Kangaroo Controversy

by Sophie Chao

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Arcadia, Spring 2023, no. 7

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"Human Niche Construction: Noongar Evidence in Pre-colonial Southwestern Australia"

Alison Lullfitz, Joe Dortch, Stephen D. Hopper, Carol Pettersen, Ron (Doc) Reynolds, and David Guilfoyle use the lens of Human Niche Construction theory to examine Noongar (an indigenous people of southwestern Australia) relationships with southwestern Australian flora, and suggest influences of these relationships on contemporary botanical patterns in this global biodiversity hotspot.

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Fifty Shades of Shadow Places: A Photographic Essay

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Perspectives Issue 2017/2

A visual essay on the physical sites we often don’t see (or don’t want to see).

An Unruly Neighbour: Wimmera Ryegrass

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Perspectives Issue 2017/2

Twigg traces the journey of Wimmera ryegrass from Europe to Australia, exploring the profound role it has played in shaping farming practices in southern Australia.

Pelicans: Protection, Pests, and Private Property

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Perspectives Issue 2017/1

Emily O’Gorman focuses on the Australian pelicans of South Australia’s Coorong region to examine how historical and contemporary ways of protecting these birds have been entangled with class politics, cross-cultural relationships, and the law.