Vera Mackie considers the deployment of the colour yellow in diverse political contexts, from protest against sexual violence to protest both for and against democratic principles. No colour has intrinsically positive or negative connotations. It depends on the evolving context … Continue reading
Angelika Heurich explores the ideological influence of attributing the colour teal to define community independents as a collective political identity rather than true independents in modern Australian politics. Colours have long been used in political campaigns and by social movements to signify political … Continue reading
Susan Hopkins explores a filmic history of sexual harassment through films containing an array of representations across film culture. This filmic analysis highlights the changes and consistencies throughout time. Lived histories of feminism are reflected and reworked in films and … Continue reading
Megan Doney explores how the colour orange has come to represent the movement against gun violence and how such protests intersect with the feminisation of gun violence activism. Orange is one of the “most polarizing” colours, writes Katy Kelleher in The … Continue reading
In the next instalment of the Colour Series, Rebecca Swartz, Ana Stevenson and Sarah-Jane Walton engage with the representation of the colour black in protest movements to challenge the apartheid state and end gender-based violence. In September 2019, following the … Continue reading
The letters and insights left by Ann Rusden into colonial New South Wales women’s intellectual life plays a significant role in the history of feminism by sharing ideas of the female self and the role women played throughout colonisation. Ann … Continue reading
Jacquelyn Baker explores the activities of the Geelong Ladies Reading Circle between 1907 and 1927, a time when education fell outside the reach of most women. Historical Member: Dr Mary De Garis Born: 16 December 1881 Death: 18 November 1963 … Continue reading
Many organisations inside the South African protest movement against apartheid implemented colour as a way to represent and reflect their goals. These colours remain central to the future of South Africa today. In various protest movements around the world, single … Continue reading
It is now more than forty years since the first births of babies born through in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Australia. How have changing forms of reproduction and family-making been reflected – or not – in Census documents? It is now … Continue reading
Political scientist Marian Sawer reflects on the influence of gender amongst voters and candidates at the 2022 Australian federal election. Gender was the back story of the 2022 election and played a crucial role in loosening the grip of the … Continue reading