Speaking with the river
Confluence and interdisciplinarity in rivers and river systems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4464669 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Cooke (0000-0003-4085-1654, Southern Cross University, corresponding author), Rob Garbutt (0000-0002-3781-5276, Southern Cross University), Johanna Kijas (0000-0001-6037-4635, Southern Cross University), A Pelizzon (0000-0002-5741-3071, Southern Cross University), John Page (0000-0001-7929-5208, University of Canterbury), Adele Wessell (0000-0003-2386-0612, Southern Cross University), Frances Belle Parker (Southern Cross University), Amanda Reichelt-Brushett, Amanda Reichelt‐Brushett (0000-0002-5212-7586, Southern Cross University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 2721-2739 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning E Nature and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2514-8486 • E-ISSN: 2514-8494 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/25148486221139138 |
| OpenAlex | W4310249094 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
This article is underpinned by the hypothesis that if Australia is to reassess and improve its relationship to and use of rivers and river systems, then more holistic ways of understanding rivers, and strategies for representing and communicating this understanding, must be developed and brought together. Held over two days in August 2019 at the Lismore campus of Southern Cross University, 'Speaking With the River' was an interdisciplinary symposium exploring the capacities of creative research practice to develop new understandings of rivers and river systems as simultaneously environmental, cultural, historical and economic phenomena. In this article, we bring together the voices and disciplinary insights from the symposium and the rivers of Northern New South Wales, and we reflect on the way that riverine language ran throughout our discussions and ideas, providing a connective model of confluences and conjunctions for the interdisciplinary enterprise we were engaged in. This article presents perspectives on rivers and river systems from law, history, art and science, exploring common ground and common purposes. Developing a legal framework for recognising the rights and 'voices' of rivers, that is informed by Indigenous knowledges, historical contexts, and scientific understanding, and that employs artistic innovation in representation and translation, is to us the ultimate goal of such an enquiry. While this paper does not undertake the formal steps of developing this framework, it provides the necessary background and instantiates its elements and working methods within the context of the Richmond River in Northern New South Wales
Archaeology · Common ground · Confluence · Discipline · Environmental ethics · Geography · Indigenous · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior · Computer Science · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Ecology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |