Claire MAREE (University of Melbourne) The Privilege of Distance | Special Lectures 'Present' Crisis, 'Distant' Voices | Melbourne Project

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2013.12.05 Claire MAREE (University of Melbourne)

Claire MAREE (University of Melbourne)
The Privilege of Distance

Outline: In moments of crisis, how do we voice needs that are negated as “extravagance”? This paper seeks to consider how the privilege of distance may (or may not) enable negotiation of politics of difference which re-emerge within the “here” and “there” of a crises. The paper examines emerging discourses of post-311 Japan which are linked to politics of distance and intricately bound to an unspoken understanding of what is "here" and what is "there".

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Claire MAREE (University of Melbourne): Claire Maree is Lecturer in Japanese at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne. Claire's area of expertise is critical language studies, specifically discourse analysis focusing on critical approaches to language and identity studies, and language education. She is particularly interested in examining the dynamics of gender and sexuality in spoken discourses and contemporary media. Claire is also active in the area of queer theory. Major publications include“Onê-kotoba” Ron (On “Onê-kotoba” [language of queens])(Seidosha, 2013);Hatsuwasha　no　gengo　sotoratejî　toshite　no　negoshiêshon kôi (Negotiation as a Linguistic Strategy of Speakers) (Hituzi Shobo, 2007). She has published chapters in collected volumes on Japanese language and gender, and contributes articles to journals such as Media International Australia, Nihon Joseigakkai-shi, Journal of Lesbian Studies, Women's Studies, intersections and Gendai Shisô.