Relationships between South Asians and Australians during the colonial period have been little in... more Relationships between South Asians and Australians during the colonial period have been little investigated. Closer attention to the dramatically expanded sea trade after 1850 and the relatively uncontrolled movement of people, ideas and goods which occurred on them, despite claims of imperial regulation, suggests that significant numbers of Indians among others entered Australia outside the immigration restrictions of empire or settlers.
This special issue of Portal brings together papers examining the intersection of health and bord... more This special issue of Portal brings together papers examining the intersection of health and borders. In this analysis health is understood not only as the absence of illness, but also as knowledge, as a right, and as the pursuit of identity and self-transformation.
Page 1. ISSN 0143-6597 print/ISSN 1360-2241 online/01/060951-17 q 2001 Third World Quarterly DOI:... more Page 1. ISSN 0143-6597 print/ISSN 1360-2241 online/01/060951-17 q 2001 Third World Quarterly DOI: 10.1080/01436590120099731 951 Third World Quarterly, Vol 22, No 6, pp 951967, 2001 After almost 50 years of self ...
In In an Antique Land, Amitav Ghosh speaks of his surprise when he arrives at a "quiet corner" of... more In In an Antique Land, Amitav Ghosh speaks of his surprise when he arrives at a "quiet corner" of the Nile Delta to find that the men of the village had "the busy restlessness of airline passengers in a transit lounge". He finds that their grandparents, relatives and ancestors had migrated too so that people had surnames originating in the Sudan, the Levant or Turkey. For Ghosh, ethnography was not an intensive dwelling in place but a dwelling in flows and movements, a trope that is reinforced when further on in the book, Ghosh engages in a shouting match with an imam about whose country is more advanced and modern. Ghosh says in despair, "Despite the vast gap that lay between us, we understood each other perfectly. We were both traveling -in the West". 2 Following on from our 2008 (3: 2) issue Cultural Currents of the Indian Ocean, this issue focuses on the connections between the colonies and former colonies of the Indian Ocean and the contested identities which arise from complex cultural interactions. The articles all consider how communication -the composing and telling of some stories as well as the repression of others, using words, images and material cultures -has shaped identities and interactions in the Indian Ocean.
PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, 2006
The articles in this special issue section of PORTAL had their first iteration as presentations i... more The articles in this special issue section of PORTAL had their first iteration as presentations in the Eighth Women in Asia Conference in 2005, 1 the theme of which was 'Shadow Lines'. The concept 'Women in Asia' is problematic since some of the major debates in gender or women's studies have focused on the diversity of women's life worlds and beings and the contested nature of the term 'Asia'. As a theme it has the potential to become a holdall phrase for scholarship, research and activist work 'from Suez to Suva'. However, reflecting on these difficult terms can be a creative and rewarding process. The attempt to locate Australia within the region, rather than within a putative 'west', and to deal with her geography rather than just her white history, can be an effective way of challenging many current 'white blindfold' discourses. At the same time, gendered analyses of society, politics and culture that attempt a re-insertion of 'herstories' into academic discourses have to be sophisticated enough to demonstrate the intrinsic gendering of all-embracing, supposedly 'neutral', ideas such as race, nationalism, ethics, and the state, rather than simply 'adding in' women. The marginalised spaces of women's activities have to be legitimated as crucial elements of all social relations, highlighting the intimate relationships and connections between men and women.
PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, 2011
This special issue of Portal brings together papers examining the intersection of health and bord... more This special issue of Portal brings together papers examining the intersection of health and borders. In this analysis health is understood not only as the absence of illness, but also as knowledge, as a right, and as the pursuit of identity and self-transformation.
Page 1. ISSN 0143-6597 print/ISSN 1360-2241 online/01/060951-17 q 2001 Third World Quarterly DOI:... more Page 1. ISSN 0143-6597 print/ISSN 1360-2241 online/01/060951-17 q 2001 Third World Quarterly DOI: 10.1080/01436590120099731 951 Third World Quarterly, Vol 22, No 6, pp 951967, 2001 After almost 50 years of self ...
The potential for the rapidly emerging field of nanotechnology to assist or further marginalise p... more The potential for the rapidly emerging field of nanotechnology to assist or further marginalise people in developing countries has been given little consideration.
This paper examines the possible need and application of medical nanotechnology, specifically disease diagnosis and drug delivery, in developing countries.
It is proposed that the timing may be appropriate for ‘intermediate’ medical nanotechnology to enter global health discussions. Suggestions for further research and action result from the issues raised.
... Fazlbhoy Visram, a Khoja Muslim from Bombay, Justice of the Peace, Member of the Corporation,... more ... Fazlbhoy Visram, a Khoja Muslim from Bombay, Justice of the Peace, Member of the Corporation, Bombay, and partner in the Firm of Messrs. Visram Ebrahim and Co. ... 30. I am indebted to Samia Khatun (University of Sydney) for introducing me to this manuscript. ↵31. ...
... Fazlbhoy Visram, a Khoja Muslim from Bombay, Justice of the Peace, Member of the Corporation,... more ... Fazlbhoy Visram, a Khoja Muslim from Bombay, Justice of the Peace, Member of the Corporation, Bombay, and partner in the Firm of Messrs. Visram Ebrahim and Co. ... 30. I am indebted to Samia Khatun (University of Sydney) for introducing me to this manuscript. ↵31. ...
Relationships between South Asians and Australians during the colonial period have been little in... more Relationships between South Asians and Australians during the colonial period have been little investigated. Closer attention to the dramatically expanded sea trade after 1850 and the relatively uncontrolled movement of people, ideas and goods which occurred on them, despite claims of imperial regulation, suggests that significant numbers of Indians among others entered Australia outside the immigration restrictions of empire or settlers.
This special issue of Portal brings together papers examining the intersection of health and bord... more This special issue of Portal brings together papers examining the intersection of health and borders. In this analysis health is understood not only as the absence of illness, but also as knowledge, as a right, and as the pursuit of identity and self-transformation.
Page 1. ISSN 0143-6597 print/ISSN 1360-2241 online/01/060951-17 q 2001 Third World Quarterly DOI:... more Page 1. ISSN 0143-6597 print/ISSN 1360-2241 online/01/060951-17 q 2001 Third World Quarterly DOI: 10.1080/01436590120099731 951 Third World Quarterly, Vol 22, No 6, pp 951967, 2001 After almost 50 years of self ...
In In an Antique Land, Amitav Ghosh speaks of his surprise when he arrives at a "quiet corner" of... more In In an Antique Land, Amitav Ghosh speaks of his surprise when he arrives at a "quiet corner" of the Nile Delta to find that the men of the village had "the busy restlessness of airline passengers in a transit lounge". He finds that their grandparents, relatives and ancestors had migrated too so that people had surnames originating in the Sudan, the Levant or Turkey. For Ghosh, ethnography was not an intensive dwelling in place but a dwelling in flows and movements, a trope that is reinforced when further on in the book, Ghosh engages in a shouting match with an imam about whose country is more advanced and modern. Ghosh says in despair, "Despite the vast gap that lay between us, we understood each other perfectly. We were both traveling -in the West". 2 Following on from our 2008 (3: 2) issue Cultural Currents of the Indian Ocean, this issue focuses on the connections between the colonies and former colonies of the Indian Ocean and the contested identities which arise from complex cultural interactions. The articles all consider how communication -the composing and telling of some stories as well as the repression of others, using words, images and material cultures -has shaped identities and interactions in the Indian Ocean.
PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, 2006
The articles in this special issue section of PORTAL had their first iteration as presentations i... more The articles in this special issue section of PORTAL had their first iteration as presentations in the Eighth Women in Asia Conference in 2005, 1 the theme of which was 'Shadow Lines'. The concept 'Women in Asia' is problematic since some of the major debates in gender or women's studies have focused on the diversity of women's life worlds and beings and the contested nature of the term 'Asia'. As a theme it has the potential to become a holdall phrase for scholarship, research and activist work 'from Suez to Suva'. However, reflecting on these difficult terms can be a creative and rewarding process. The attempt to locate Australia within the region, rather than within a putative 'west', and to deal with her geography rather than just her white history, can be an effective way of challenging many current 'white blindfold' discourses. At the same time, gendered analyses of society, politics and culture that attempt a re-insertion of 'herstories' into academic discourses have to be sophisticated enough to demonstrate the intrinsic gendering of all-embracing, supposedly 'neutral', ideas such as race, nationalism, ethics, and the state, rather than simply 'adding in' women. The marginalised spaces of women's activities have to be legitimated as crucial elements of all social relations, highlighting the intimate relationships and connections between men and women.
PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, 2011
This special issue of Portal brings together papers examining the intersection of health and bord... more This special issue of Portal brings together papers examining the intersection of health and borders. In this analysis health is understood not only as the absence of illness, but also as knowledge, as a right, and as the pursuit of identity and self-transformation.
Page 1. ISSN 0143-6597 print/ISSN 1360-2241 online/01/060951-17 q 2001 Third World Quarterly DOI:... more Page 1. ISSN 0143-6597 print/ISSN 1360-2241 online/01/060951-17 q 2001 Third World Quarterly DOI: 10.1080/01436590120099731 951 Third World Quarterly, Vol 22, No 6, pp 951967, 2001 After almost 50 years of self ...
The potential for the rapidly emerging field of nanotechnology to assist or further marginalise p... more The potential for the rapidly emerging field of nanotechnology to assist or further marginalise people in developing countries has been given little consideration.
This paper examines the possible need and application of medical nanotechnology, specifically disease diagnosis and drug delivery, in developing countries.
It is proposed that the timing may be appropriate for ‘intermediate’ medical nanotechnology to enter global health discussions. Suggestions for further research and action result from the issues raised.
... Fazlbhoy Visram, a Khoja Muslim from Bombay, Justice of the Peace, Member of the Corporation,... more ... Fazlbhoy Visram, a Khoja Muslim from Bombay, Justice of the Peace, Member of the Corporation, Bombay, and partner in the Firm of Messrs. Visram Ebrahim and Co. ... 30. I am indebted to Samia Khatun (University of Sydney) for introducing me to this manuscript. ↵31. ...
... Fazlbhoy Visram, a Khoja Muslim from Bombay, Justice of the Peace, Member of the Corporation,... more ... Fazlbhoy Visram, a Khoja Muslim from Bombay, Justice of the Peace, Member of the Corporation, Bombay, and partner in the Firm of Messrs. Visram Ebrahim and Co. ... 30. I am indebted to Samia Khatun (University of Sydney) for introducing me to this manuscript. ↵31. ...
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This paper examines the possible need and application of medical nanotechnology, specifically disease diagnosis and drug delivery, in developing countries.
It is proposed that the timing may be appropriate for ‘intermediate’ medical nanotechnology to enter global health discussions. Suggestions for further research and action result from the issues raised.
This paper examines the possible need and application of medical nanotechnology, specifically disease diagnosis and drug delivery, in developing countries.
It is proposed that the timing may be appropriate for ‘intermediate’ medical nanotechnology to enter global health discussions. Suggestions for further research and action result from the issues raised.