“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller As I complete the final blog entry Henry Miller’s words rightly capture the nature of my IDRP journey. As following the motivations of the (dis)-located self I initially began the IDRP journey intending to learn more about decolonial development …
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The Intercultural Self
“There are so many borders / dividing people / but ‘through each border there / passes a bridge. – the bridge of the everyday.” – Gina Valdés In this blog entry I reflect on my interactions and learnings with the ‘cultural other’ when I entered Hamilton from 22nd to 27th April to collect data for …
The (Dis)located self
“All resistance is a rupture with what is. And every rupture begins, for those engaged in it, through a rupture with oneself.” – Alain Badiou I start this reflective blog invoking the words of one of my favourite postmodern philosophers Alain Badiou as his words accurately lay the foundation for beginning the tale of the …
Situating my IDRP
Greater Hamilton is a regional town with a population of 17,000 in South West Victoria around 295km from Melbourne city. In 2015, local schools, government and community agencies partnered to responds to growing levels of youth crystal methamphetamine use by developing an innovative preventive drug education model which would be introduced into school curriculums in …
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the …
IDRP 1 & 2 