“It matters what matters we use to think other matters with; it matters what stories we tell to tell other stories with; it matters what knots knot knots, what thoughts think thoughts, what descriptions describe descriptions, what ties tie ties. It matters what stories make worlds, what worlds make stories”— Donna J. Haraway
2026 Readings
Our readings in 2026 take us to the small archive of North Australian STS texts. In commencing our reading, Helen Verran has introduced these texts to us as an archive articulating a historical move in political philosophy of knowledge that began in the Australian academy in the late 1980s.
Helen’s short introduction to our 2026 reading can be found here: ‘On an historical intervention in the Australian academy: Recognising First Nations’ epistemic traditions and their significance for governance.’
#1: March 2026
Introduced by: Helen Verran and Michaela Spencer
Reading:
- Verran, H. (2018). Doing difference differently – Deakin STS in the late 1980s.
- Bow, C., Campbell, C., Macdonald, J., Hayashi, Y., Spencer, M., & Christie, M. (2018). Doing difference differently in Northern Australian today: Ground Up mobilisation of Indigenous and STS concepts. Responding to and continuing on from Helen Verran.