Art, Design, Media

Loved Melbourne Knowledge Week? Missed MKW, but wish you had been there? This episode summarises and spotlights key moments from each event—Melbourne’s Future as a Digital City, What Does Waste Mean to You?, and A Space to Shape Place. Featuring recordings that capture our favourite moments from each of these events, this episode turns back the clock, taking us t

What is the blockchain? What might the future look like with Melbourne becoming an increasingly digital domain? For answers to these questions and more, join the co-founders of the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, Chris Berg and Jason Potts, for an illuminating discussion about our digital future, and a short glimpse into the blockchain-enabled world that awaits us.If you want

Thank you to our guests: Julia English is a PhD candidate in Fashion and Textiles at RMIT.Zandy Powell is the Manager of Partnerships and Networks for the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group. William Sullivan is a fashion design student at RMIT. Dr Georgia McCorkill is a fashion designer, creator and lecturer in the RMIT School of Fashi

Renowned artist and RMIT researcher Vicki Couzens discusses concepts of sovereignty, resilience and the importance of language in the sharing of culture.  Vicki Couzens is a Gunditjmara woman from the Western Districts of Victoria and specialises in indigenous language revitalisation. Host: Chris Alphonso Producers: Chris Alphonso and Anthea Yang Supervisin

Writer, critic and academic Delia Falconer discusses her book 'Signs and Wonders: dispatches from a time of beauty and loss', a series of essays exploring and reflecting on our relationship with the natural world.  This episode was developed as part of RMIT Culture's collaboration with the 2021 Melbourne Writers Festival, and forms part of a series on creatives responding

Learn how to write a winning pitch for your narrative nonfiction proposal. Writers and publishers, Ronnie Scott, Arwen Summers and Emily Clements, take you through the most important steps: how to write a synopsis and chapter outline, what to include in your sample chapter, how to stand out with your title and biography, and how to finish it off (formatting and polishing).Guest Bio

This episode of the Art, Design And Media podcast is part of a special RMIT Culture and student produced series, Literature and Ideas.Authors Shokoofeh Azar and Zana Fraillon explore cross-sections between the refugee experience and literature. They share their experiences writing about migration, detention and border policies.Shokoofeh Azar is an Iranian-Australian author and jour

This episode aims to unpack the genre of narrative nonfiction, observing the traits and tricks of reading and writing this exciting and growing genre. With the help of industry experts including Arwen Summers, Emma Shortis, Emily Hart, Youjia Song and Emily Clements, the ideas and understandings of narrative nonfiction unfold.Thanks to our guests:RMIT alumni, author and editor Emil

How do writers come up with their nonfiction ideas? And what role does research play in the writing process? Join writers and publishers, Ronnie Scott, Arwen Summers and Emily Clements, in this illuminating and insightful discussion about how emerging writers find ideas, how to know when an idea is a good one, how peers can help you develop your ideas, and the role of research in n

RMIT Gallery's latest exhibition Future U (29 July–23 October 2021) explores what it means to be human during a time of rapid technological acceleration. In this accompanying podcast, co-curators Dr Evelyn Tsitas and Associate Professor Jonathan Duckworth discuss the exhibition with artists Dr Pia Interlandi and Alexi Freeman. Interlandi talks about designing garments for the gra