Samantha Trayhurn
Biographic Data
| ID | 6559513 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samantha Trayhurn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samantha |
| FAMILY NAME | Trayhurn |
| SIGNATURE | TRAYHURN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Sydney University |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-7002-9506 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Wild grief
Helen Macdonald’s H is for Hawk (2014) explores grief through the symbol of a goshawk. By analysing Macdonald’s exploration of grief, this paper argues that her narrative uses the symbol of a wild hawk as a mode of processing the disorderliness of her mourning. Readers are invited to consider the broader implications of Macdonald’s work, including how dominant animal symbols of grief may overlook the interconnectedness of human and non-human expe…
Critical feminist zine-making as method and pedagogy
Zine-making is a longstanding grassroots feminist practice that merges creativity, activism, and critical inquiry. This article examines the methodological and pedagogical potentials of feminist zine-making and zines, reflecting on the Affect, Knowledge and Embodiment (AKE) workshop series (and zine) held periodically in Australia since 2018. We discuss our experience of facilitating this workshop series and co-editing the six volumes of the AKE …
Island
A short story of rape: "I push but there’s no push in me — my heavy limbs fall onto the sand. Conches wedge into my spine like new vertebrae. ‘Calcify,’ the crabs whisper. ‘Become crustacean! Scurry into the ocean.’ Or, ‘Sew legs shut with the discarded nets. Become a mermaid with nothing downthere!’
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Island
A short story of rape: "I push but there’s no push in me — my heavy limbs fall onto the sand. Conches wedge into my spine like new vertebrae. ‘Calcify,’ the crabs whisper. ‘Become crustacean! Scurry into the ocean.’ Or, ‘Sew legs shut with the discarded nets. Become a mermaid with nothing downthere!’
Critical feminist zine-making as method and pedagogy
Zine-making is a longstanding grassroots feminist practice that merges creativity, activism, and critical inquiry. This article examines the methodological and pedagogical potentials of feminist zine-making and zines, reflecting on the Affect, Knowledge and Embodiment (AKE) workshop series (and zine) held periodically in Australia since 2018. We discuss our experience of facilitating this workshop series and co-editing the six volumes of the AKE …
Wild grief
Helen Macdonald’s H is for Hawk (2014) explores grief through the symbol of a goshawk. By analysing Macdonald’s exploration of grief, this paper argues that her narrative uses the symbol of a wild hawk as a mode of processing the disorderliness of her mourning. Readers are invited to consider the broader implications of Macdonald’s work, including how dominant animal symbols of grief may overlook the interconnectedness of human and non-human expe…
Anatomy (1 work) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (1 work) · Australian History and Society (1 work) · Bioinformatics (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Canadian Identity and History (1 work) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Disenfranchised grief (1 work) · Feminism (1 work)