A BUCK HAY POR BRISBANE JULIANNE SCHULTZ Looks at the New Wave of Violence Against Blacks in This Week's Centrefold

A BUCK HAY POR BRISBANE JULIANNE SCHULTZ looks at the new wave of violence against blacks in this week's centrefold. THE FACTS OF SZASZ TheMythof mental illness E^e'rpis from Szasi'recent Myer Memorial lecture page 12 The Master of Mime talks to TttUIT? STUART MATCHETT on, h|s life story page 6-7 'The cose for oborfion pages 4-5" and art—Pages 13-14. ?u>m3:^:m «^ '-**^*"*"---. ments to thb public. Generalised poli tical statements or slogans can be funda mentally true in one context and in fact PART TIME STUDENTSFASS productive in their conseuqences, yet come to a ' ; . they can also be inadequate or lacking in impact or understanding in another (eg BARBECUE exceptions to the rule in question or any /•on •';••'.•• omitted qualifications to a critique can be very important occasionaUy if you don't ; WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24 wish to alienate many of those you wish commencing 4.30 pm to communicate with). Many of the feminist points about the * Beside the Swimming Pool, University of Queensland. show being racist and heterosexist I feel * Barbecuing facilities available-bring picnic or food for barbecuing arc too generalised. They raise potentially important questions (eg the selective and and drinl<s for your family. racist way the western press utilises Idi * Organised by PESO (Part-time and External Students Organisation). Amin in the news), however they do not Dear Gamut, The barbecue tea is an opportunity for part-timers and their families As a member of the Revue 77 go far enough into the specifics of the company and producer of the Bjeike argument's reasoning and also whether to get together and enjoy the University's facilities, and also to they are genuinely applicable to the Bitter advertisements for "Life- Wasn't welcome external students who will be visiting the University for Meant to Be ..." I would like to reply to sketches in question. Let us not over some of the points raised in Anna look the fact (western press aside for a their study school. McCormack's critical review (see last issue moment) that even in the. case of Idi of Gamut) and also in the Women's Amin, this man has been guilty of most, Enquiries: PESO Organisers for the University of Queensland Rights leaflet distributed during the if not all, the atrocities he has been accus Greg Adamson (Part-timers) show. ed of. First let me say I agree with much of 1 personally don't believe the Bjeike Neroli Whiteman (Externals) what was said about some of the sketches Bitter advertisements were trivialising the on 371 1611, or contact your local student union. concerning women, particulariy the one important political issues surroundiiig the on rape and the one on "the box." These actions of Joh Bjelke-Petersen or the scripts were written by a woman and as oppressive political role of the police in WARNING TO WOMEN STUDENTS and started masturbating. When a group it turned out they raise a fundamentally this state, nor do I believe the film of the of other women arrived, he took off. important question for scriptwriters, dream sequence was escapist-is smashing Male exhibitionists arc stilt at it. A This particular offender is described as namely how well does the original inten a television set escapist or overtly recent incident occurred on the Universi being 5'7"-5'8", has blonde-brown, tion or purpose of a script (whether poUtical in hs imagery! 1 would have ty side of the Dutton Park ferry. Two curly hair, and is about 18-20 yean of ironic or satirical) reconcile with the liked you to be more specific in some of women were waiting for the ferry at age. At the time of the incident, he was actual audience response to it. your criticisms, about 8 pm, there was no one else wearing black stubby shorts, a pink-red A number of people in the company, I feel you have not sufficiently investi around, and a man walked towards them tie-dyed T shirt, and was shoeless. from the beginning, had grave misgivings gated your feelings regarding the poten with regard to these particular skethces. tially powerful role humor can play in It is a pity that Philippa StJohn did However, to understand why they actions for social and political change.. 1 Dear Sir, not wait until she had received the final remained unchanged throughout the would argue the Bjeike ads were both In your article by Radha Rouse entitl figures for Schonell hire charges before show another important social factor humorous and progressive politically. ed "Who Switched Off 3ZZ" in the July writing on REVUE '77 in last week's should be recognised (one which both You also fail to consider the implica 29-Aug 5 issue of Gamut you stated that issue of Gamut. In the article it is still critiques failed to adequately consider) tions of the fact that on most nights a Sydney is the third largest Greek speaking quoted that "Schonell Theatre is far too and that is that the revue was a co clear majority of the actual audiences city in the worid. This is incorrect, and, expensive for student theatre," "Further operative effort involving lots of "give who saw the show were undoubtedly Joh as it is one of those statements which hindered by the ridiculous hire rates for and take." The members of the company haters, people who already understand tends to be repeated everytime a "multi Schonell Theatre, the supposedly student were engaged in a learning process In the right-wing nature of much of what he cultural Australia" is discussed, I feel it theatre." It is then further stated "The which every individual's distinctive is up to and who abhor it. is important enough for you to present Revue 77 did cover costs (well, 'the personal social consciousness was inter Radical activists should not under the correct facts. Melbourne is the. third account has not been finalised but it acting with that of the others in the cast. estimate the levels of consciousness of a largest Greek speaking city in the city appears we covered costs unless the By what right could any single indivi given group of people they are discussing, (after Athens and Salonika). Other Schonell Theatre account exceeds dual attempt to veto other people's or alternatively ignore the fact that in interesting facts include; $3700)." material other than by voicing an any audience there will also be a subject * 3.1 million migrants arrived in We do not know where this figure of opinion and then leaving the outcome to ive experience on the part of some Australia since 1945, out of a total popu $3,700 originated as Revue 77 were only a popular consensus. people which does not "correctly" lation of 14.2 million. qhoted a hire of $2000 plus additional A major pioblem for people actively interpret even the most blatant and well * Since 1959 approximately one expenses not connected with the hire of involved in radical social and political ^presented of messages within a script. million migrants have come from coun theatre but would have to be.borne by activity is that they can lose sight of the Radicals always run the risk (the more • tries other than Britain. them such as Advertising, extra electrici human processes by which the personal they understand and take seriously the * 700,000 Australian children have ty, extra staff etc and these only consciousness is changed or transformed. true political situation in this country) of begun school with a first language other amounted to $621.55, therefore if the No one, not even political activists on the becoming alienated and divorced from than English. Revue allowed for $3700 they have made left are horn with a radical social con the gut leve] life experience and respon * 25 per cent of the people of Syd over $1000 profit. As they took $6061 at sciousness, rather they gradually gain this ses of the very people they arc attempting ney and 30 per cent of the people of the door, it does prove (a) live theatre on as the result of a certain cumulative to converse with. Melbourne were born outside Australia. campus will be supported if the produc sociological process. So in conclusion 1 think much that * 52 per cent of all blue collar tion is good enough as the Revue certain This last point leads me to say that ps good came out of the show;a revival manual workers are migrants. ly was and (b) the hire of the SchoneU most of the cast in the show were of theatre and politics, an involvement of Wouldn't it be nice if Gamut were to Theatre is not the bogey it has been made genuinely sensitive to, and appreciative new people in active roles rather than look at what is and what isn't being done out to be. of, the critiques put forward by the passive, and a blobdy good laugh and in the university and colleges towards It should also be pointed out that the feminists yet the tone of the women's pleasurable time out for many people helping Australia move away from its normal hire of the Schonell Theatre for criticisms indicates that they didn't who rarely find the opportunity to do so British (shall I say WASP?) attitude to the time incuired by the Uni Revue fully appreciate this fact-. The feminists in Brisbane, an awareness of other people and cultures would have been $6000 but it was recom who appeared on stage one night and Surely you could have been a little in its midst? Quite a number of people mended to Union House Committee that stopped the show to read a statement more positive about much of the revue, are becoming aware of our future multi .

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