University of Sydney Anthology

Networks in Nature – Writing Prompt

May 26, 2021 Anthology Admin
0 Comment
Anthology 2021, Theme Reflection, update

The theme of Sydney University’s 2021 Anthology is ‘Networks’. Students, staff and alumni are encouraged to interpret this theme in their own way. While we often associate the term ‘networks’ with technology and the ways we, as humans, connect with the help of technology, networks are also ever present in nature and the world around us. The natural world is made up of an incalculable number of complex systems, or networks, from a flock of birds, mushroom mycelium, schools of fish, ant hills and human brains. All these entities have a complex co-operative behaviour, the ability to pass information and energy, feedback, and hierarchal structures, or in other words, they are networks.

+ Read More

Digital Gallery of Networks

May 20, 2021 Anthology Admin
0 Comment
Anthology 2021, Theme Reflection, update

The 2021 Sydney University anthology is exploring the theme of 'Networks'. Networks can mean so many different things, from social connections to information technology to plants. If your struggling to figure out how to represent networks, or need a place to start, have a look at a collection of photography, all exploring the theme of networks in different ways.

+ Read More

Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

May 11, 2021 Anthology Admin
0 Comment
Anthology 2021, Theme Reflection, update

The concept of networks has been explored in some of the Anthology’s previous blogs, however my interest in networks is more firmly rooted in our own personal, societal networks and how they affect our lives on a deeper level. This subject, however, is wide reaching, so throughout this blog I aim to dive into some of the core aspects of human networks and the part they play in our lives.

+ Read More
Friends sitting around a table working on a project

Personal Networks and Identity – Writing Prompt

May 7, 2021 Anthology Admin
0 Comment
Anthology 2021, Theme Reflection, update

We have previously shared writing prompts that delved into some less common kinds of networks that might get you thinking outside the box. If you’re looking for something different to spark your creativity, let’s think about some types of social networks and how they might affect our sense of self-identity.

+ Read More

Feeling Disconnected in a Connected World – Writing Prompt

April 27, 2021 Anthology Admin
0 Comment
Anthology 2021, Theme Reflection, update

When you're thinking about what to write for this years anthology on the theme 'Networks', think about what social media and technology has done to our society. Has social media and smart phones brought us closer together? Or torn us apart?

+ Read More

What is a network? Thinking outside the box

April 19, 2021 Anthology Admin
0 Comment
Anthology 2021, Theme Reflection, update

This year, the Sydney University Anthology is asking staff, students, and alumni to reflect on the theme of ‘networks’. This is a broad concept that will be interpreted in different ways by different people. For many of us, the term ‘networks’ brings to mind social connections, whether ‘networking’ for business, or communicating with friends via social media. Many fields have their own unique understandings of networks: network analysis in anthropology, neural networks in artificial intelligence, network addresses and nodes in computing. We encourage you to bring your own interpretation of this year’s theme to your stories, essays, poetry and visual art. To get you thinking about some of the many ways to approach the anthology’s theme, here are three alternative kinds of ‘networks’ you might want to consider.

+ Read More

Earth Cries Book Trailer

April 14, 2021 Anthology Admin
0 Comment
Anthology 2020, Looking Back (Previous Anthology), update

This year, the Sydney University Anthology project released Earth Cries, a thought provoking collection of stories and artwork tackling the topic of climate change. From peaceful conservation movements in India to protesting alongside Greta Thunberg in Stockholm, Sweden, Earth Cries images the future destruction of our world if we don't take measures to slow global warming, and describes in beautiful detail the struggles Australia has recently faced through floods, fires and covid.

+ Read More

Thinking About Networks

April 12, 2021 Anthology Admin
0 Comment
Anthology 2021, Theme Reflection, update

In this years’ student anthology project, we want you to flex your creativity in exploring the idea of networks and what they mean to you. Get thinking about some unique ways networks operate across the world on a global scale and on a smaller, more personal level. Here are some creative prompts to get you inspired about the different interpretations of networks.

+ Read More

Q&A with ‘All for a Promise’ author Vrishali Jain

March 31, 2021 Anthology Admin
0 Comment
Anthology 2020, Theme Reflection, update

Vrishali Jain is a talented writer who has written for the last two anthologies and for various radio channels in India. Originally from Kanpur, India, she now calls Sydney home, busily working as a producer at SBS Hindi. 'All for a promise' is an inspiring tale of a community-led tree conservation movement in New Delhi. Her story chronicles the courageous women who fought against the destruction of the forests. The Chipko movement became well known for the peaceful protest, of women creating physical barriers and hugging the trees.

+ Read More

Q&A with ‘Tis Already In’ artist Yasodara Puhule-Gamayalage

March 29, 2021 Anthology Admin
0 Comment
Anthology 2020, update

Sydney University student Yasodara shares her inspiration behind her beautifully creative artwork 'Tis Already In'. She is a painter and music composer who expresses herself on canvas as a person of colour and a member of a generation united in eco-anxiety.

+ Read More