SXSW – Walking in two worlds: the space between cultures

Almost half of Australians have a parent born overseas and more than a quarter were born overseas (ABS 2021 Census) … so what are the challenges and benefits of having access to more than one culture?

Regardless of our age or when we or our families arrived, many of us have modified our language, culture, and behaviour to fit in. What does this mean for our workplaces, our recreation spaces, and the world we want to create?

Walking in two worlds: the space between cultures was hosted by UTS Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion and the Centre for Inclusive Design for the inaugural SXSW Sydney 2023.

Event details

When: Saturday 21 October, 11am

Where: International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney

Speakers

• Dr Manisha Amin, CEO of the Centre for Inclusive Design, host of With not For, and published author.
• Dr Elaine Laforteza, Equity and Diversity Project Officer (Cultural Diversity) at the University of Technology Sydney, and host of award-winning SBS podcast My Bilingual Family.
• Dr Bilquis Ghani, Lecturer in Arts, University of Canberra academic, former Head of Inclusion at the Sydney Opera House, Lead of the Hunar collective.
• Senthan Sanchayan, co-founder of Stuck in Between Media, and co-producer of Level: Asian podcast and media network.

Panel resources

Podcasts

Stuck in Between

• Website: stuckinbetween.com
• Instagram:@stuckinbetween_podcast
• Podcast:Spotify, Apple Podcasts

Level: Asian

• Instagram: @levelasianpod
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@levelasianpod
• Podcast: Spotify, Apple Podcasts

My Bilingual Family

• Website: https://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast/my-bilingual-family
• Podcast: Spotify, Apple Podcasts

With, not For

• Podcast: Spotify, Apple Podcasts

SBS Filipino 

• Episode: Writing on race and identity feat. Dr Elaine Laforteza

Initiatives

Hunar Symposia

• Website: https://hunarsymposia.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hunarsymposia/

UTS Multicultural Women's Network 

• 'Say My Name' campaign:https://www.uts.edu.au/partners-and-community/initiatives/multicultural-womens-network/say-my-name
• 'How I Celebrate' series: https://www.uts.edu.au/partners-and-community/initiatives/multicultural-womens-network/how-i-celebrate

Reports

• Inclusion Compass– by the Centre for Inclusive Design and The Lab. Supported by the UTS Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion.
• The Benefit of Designing for Everyone – by the Centre for Inclusive Design

Articles

• 'Speaking into safety' by Dr Elaine Laforteza
• 'What is "New Asia?" Reading, Writing and Solidarity' by Dr Elaine Laforteza

Publications

• Book: The Somatechnics of Whiteness and Raceby Dr Elaine Laforteza