Happy 30th Birthday to me and my twin sister!
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Exciting news...

National Library, Canberra. Image credit
I found out yesterday that I have been awarded a National Library Summer Scholarship! It includes return airfares to Canberra, six weeks accommodation at the Australian National University, access to the National library's materials, facilities and staff, as well as a $300 a week living allowance. It is a great opportunity for me to research for my PhD thesis and is so exciting!
Friday, November 11, 2011
de Beauvoir
I own a 1988 copy of The Second Sex, as translated by H.M Parshley (a zoology professor), and I was unaware that he had taken out much of de Beauvoir's philosophical language, cut whole sentences and paragraphs and mistranslated key words and sections of the text. This new translation has been long overdue, but will enable the English language reading public (and scholars) to revisit and reconsider de Beauvoir's work in the light of the restored and reinstated text. Her work still seems as current and important now as it did when it was first published in 1949, and this new translation is certainly worth seeking out.
PS. If you can't get to a bookstore, the book is available in Australia from Borders online. It is $12.11 with free postage: http://www.borders.com.au/book/the-second-sex/2202657/
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Henri
Henri Cartier-Bresson | France. Paris. Place de l'Europe.
Gare Saint Lazare 1932 | Collection: Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation,
Magnum Photos. © Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos
Actually, I thought it was so good that I went twice, once with Dylan and once with my twin Christina, she had blogged about it here. I am now looking forward to the Matisse drawing exhibition that open next month at the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) next to QAG.
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