Orbitus: Scene 7

November 1, 2019 Antithesis Journal

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Orbitus is back! We are now nearing the end of Olivia Hides’s sci-fi screenplay and we are seeing Dr Albertan reaching a point of no return …

If you’re new to Orbitus or need to refresh your memory, go back to scenes one, two, three, four, five and six.

Orbitus: Scene 6

September 1, 2019 Antithesis Journal

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Albertan makes progress on his undercover research project, but at what cost to his colleagues aboard the Orbitus Kaltrone Spaceship?

Antithesis author spotlight: Tyson Yunkaporta

August 28, 2019 Antithesis Journal

Tyson Yunkaporta, photographed by James Henry. Image used with permission.

We are thrilled to count Tyson Yunkaporta among our Antithesis Journal contributors for 2019! Antithesis editor Siana Einfeld has interviewed Tyson ahead of the Journal’s release, finding all about his many writing projects, from Bones in the Sky, his short fictional work appearing in this year’s Journal, to his first published book, Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World (released on 3 September), and his current experience of writing an Aboriginal Viking saga.

If you’re interested in learning more about Tyson’s work, he will be joined in conversation with Bruce Pascoe and Marie Matteson at the Melbourne Writers Festival on 6 September.

Reconciling identities: a review of Jennifer Tran’s ‘Ink 墨’

August 24, 2019 Antithesis Journal

Photograph by David Lam, used with permission.

Casey Duong reviews Jennifer Tran’s Ink 墨, a performance that involved the artist using movement and calligraphy to navigate and display the tensions within her self-identity.

Orbitus: Scene 5

July 31, 2019 Antithesis Journal

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Albertan and Dr Glynn face a threat to their scientific research in this pacy fifth installment of Olivia Hides’ screenplay. If you’re new to Orbitus, you can start at the beginning with Scene 1.