Pathways And Pilgrimages: The In-Between Spaces in the Patria Cycle

In R. Murray Schafer’s Patria cycle (1966–), movement, both choreographed and improvisational—to the performance, between spaces within the performance, and within the fabrication of the performance—allows the audience to actively participate. These in-between spaces of movement are as much performance space as is the final site of the production, extending the performance beyond the confines of the theatre. Drawing on examples from The Princess of the Stars, The Enchanted Forest, and The Greatest Show, this article examines two states of in-betweenness: first, the pilgrimage to the performance, and second, the pathways that link performance experiences.Dans le cycle Patria (1966–) de R. Murray Schafer, le mouvement de la performance, aussi bien celui mis en scène qu’improvisé — qu’il soit au coeur de la performance, entre des espaces au sein de la performance ou dans le montage de celle-ci — permet à l’auditoire de participer. Ces interstices de mouvement font tout autant partie de l’espace de la performance que le site final de production, élargissant ainsi l’espace au-delà de celui du théâtre de la production. À partir d’exemples tirés de The Princess of the Stars, The Enchanted Forest et The Greatest Show, cet article étudie deux états de cet inter/valle/stice : tout d’abord le pèlerinage vers la performance, puis les chemins reliant les expériences de la performance

Steps to generate (digitally enhanced) change in legal education

[Extract] It's best, I think, to start with what we do know, rather than a deficit model of what we don't. What 'digital skills' and knowledge do you have? What is the extent of your 'digital practice'? Here are some suggestions for steps to take regardless of your feelings of competence in the world of IT - adopting a broad categorisation of entry level skill; consolidating skill; and mastery. My suggestions are somewhat general, broadly predicated on an assumption of a commitment to reflective practice

Land Law and Sustainability: A Queensland Guide

This is a guide to support law students studying land law. It provides an overview of key concepts covered in the undergraduate law degree, to accompany students' in depth reading. The guide contains resources such as slides, diagrams and quizzes to enable students to test their understanding. While focussed on Queensland law, it canvasses topics of interest across Australian jurisdictions. The topics are linked by an approach considering the role of the law is supporting sustainability

'No fault ouster': transition to a more contemporary understanding of society?

Before the 2009 New South Wales decision in Callow v Rupchev, there were three circumstances in which an occupation fee would be payable by a co-owner to another co-owner: first, when the co-owner in possession makes a claim against the other for improvements made to the property; secondly where they have ousted the co-owner from the property; and thirdly where there has been a 'constructive ouster' by a denial of title. In Callow v Rupchev the New South Wales Court of Appeal, apparently following a line of UK decisions, found a further circumstance in which occupation rent can be claimed. The court said that cases of relationship breakdown where there is no 'attributable fault' by either party, represent a further ground for charging the remaining co-owner with occupation rent. This further ground is to be distinguished from actual ouster (involving physical exclusion from property, violence or actual violence), and also from constructive ouster. This paper explores the context in which this decision was made, and reviews previous decisions relating to claims for occupation rent occurring within a relationship breakdown. It asks whether 'no fault ouster' modernizes the law of co-ownership, answering the critique of Kirby P in Foregeard v Shanahan. To the extent that the doctrine of ouster has traditionally represented a particular understanding of the nature of an undivided proprietary interest in land, this paper assesses whether this approach flags a transition in our understanding of the concept of property to mirror a more contemporary picture of society

Roughing It in the Woods: Community and Emplaced Experience in the Cultural Practice of Patria

Emplaced community is fundamental in the experience of Patria (1966-present), where the social and geographical location conditions experience, formation, and function. Drawing on fieldwork from the 2007 production of The Princess of the Stars, this article explores the variables that shape and influence the cultural practice of Patria, the types of relationships formed on-site between community members, the impact of the physical and sensory architecture of place, the community’s goals, and the diverse interactions that occur during the practice of Patria as a result of the spoken and unspoken expectations placed on the members of the performance community.L’ancrage de la communauté dans le lieu est fondamental dans l’expérience de Patria (de 1966 à aujourd’hui), car la localisation sociale et géographique conditionne l’expérience, la formation et la fonction. À partir d’un travail de terrain réalisé lors de la production de 2007, The Princess of the Stars, cet article explore les variables qui façonnent et influencent la pratique culturelle de Patria, les types de relations qui se forment in situ entre les membres de la communauté, l’impact physique et sensible de l’architecture du lieu, les objectifs de la communauté et les diverses interactions qui se déroulent durant la pratique de Patria en tant que résultat des attentes explicites et implicites envers les membres de la communauté des interprètes

Distribution, redistribution or maintaining the status quo? The normative foundation of intimate partner constructive trusts

Judgments concerning intimate partner constructive trusts often claim not to effect a redistribution of property as between the legal and beneficial owners. Yet despite looking at the parties’ respective contributions and the context of their relationship, the courts’ findings embody assumptions about justice and the value of labor within marriage-like relationships. Therefore in finding a constructive trust and determining the date at which it arose, it is at least arguable that the courts are themselves allocating property interests. This paper examines key Australian decisions on intimate partner constructive trusts to identify and critique possible justificatory norms on which contemporary doctrine in this area is founded

Women in Queensland: back to the future

[Extract] The public and private lives of women have come under scrutiny in Queensland in the last couple of months, including in a series of statements by LNP parliamentarians and advisers. What is the status of women in Queensland in mid 2012, a few months after the swearing in of the Newman government