November 29 2006
MEDIA RELEASE
Second issue of the AEN Journal launched
Issue 2 of the AEN Journal (journal.aen.org.nz) focuses on creativity, identity and ethnicity. A timely topic
considering that national identity is one of three strategic policy goals of government. This new issue is infused with
contributions from writers, poets, visual artists and film makers. We contextualise this with writing by leading
academics, an architect and from creative organisations and the museum sector.
The AEN Journal includes poetry, prose and visual arts. It presents a diverse array of ideas, with twenty articles drawn
from Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii and the UK. Just like our multicultural society, the contributors trace
their own journeys back to many countries, including Tonga, the US, the Philippines, Korea, Cyprus and India.
The contributors all share a commitment to ensuring that the experiences of all of us who live here are reflected in our
broader cultural spaces. This issue of the AEN Journal makes the point that creativity builds bridges and creates
understanding within and between people. As Australian contributor, Julie Roberts puts it, creating “a space within
which the dissenting voice, the subversive position, and the critique of the dominant paradigm can be challenged”.
Edited and designed by Wairua Consulting’s Andy Williamson and Ruth DeSouza, the AEN Journal aims to create a space for
critical conversations that help us shape an exciting and ethnically diverse New Zealand. Wairua Consulting is proud to
be a member of Te Ngira: The NZ Diversity Action Programme.
The AEN Journal is a free open-access journal and can be read online or download as individual articles or in full from
journal.aen.org.nz.
Note: Prior to launch the website contains a summary of all contributors and abstracts of each article, please refer to
journal.aen.org.nz for more information or contact:
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