Prof. Dr. Dr. Russell West-Pavlov

Presentation topic: 

Indigenous Australia - Indigenous Globe, just added it to the table.

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This short presentation of a number of aspects of Australian Indigenous culture concentrates on the notion of "Country" and its complex and variegated meanings within the Indigenous worldview. The talk considers Country as a complex and all-encompassing environment, as a sentient actor, as a manifestation of the deep Ancestral "Dreaming" past in the material present, as the embodiment of Law, and as the repository of stories. Finally, the talk suggests that many of these aspects of "Country" may strongly resemble cognate Indigenous notions in other parts of the Globe. 

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Russ West-Pavlov teaches and researches comparative Global South cultural and literary studies with a focus in the areas of Australia, Africa, and the Caribbean. He co-convenes the MA Cultures of the Global South and teaches in the comparative Literature programme in the German department.