Overland 204

Overland, the most radical of Australia?s long-standing literary and cultural magazines, celebrated its 50th year in 2004. Publishing features, fiction, poetry, reviews, comment, artwork and opinion pieces, Overland is committed to engaging with important literary, cultural and political issues in contemporary Australia. It has a tradition of publishing dissenting articles with a political and cultural focus. Overland also gives a voice to the experiences that are excluded from the mainstream media and publishing outlets. The magazine has been part of an ongoing attempt to document lesser-known stories and histories, dissect media hysteria and dishonesty, debunk the populist hype of politicians, give a voice to those whose stories are otherwise marginalised, misrepresented or ignored, and point public debate in alternative directions. In the Spring Edition: 204: ? Richard Seymour (The Liberal Defence of Murder) on the Left ten years after 9/11 ? British journalist Andy Worthington on the war on terror and the assault on civil liberties ? journalist John Martinkus on being kidnapped by insurgents in Iraq ? Eve Vincent on the human face of the refugee crisis ? Jess Whyte on the new philosophers of a New Left ? Kirsten Tranter on the gender politics of China ? Mi?ville and Peter Kirkpatrick on the problematic poetry of Clive James. ? Plus fiction by Charlotte Wood and Jacinda Woodhead, new poetry, cartoons by Judy Horacek and much more.