JM Field

Dr JM Field is a Gamilaraay writer, weaver and mathematician. His latest collection The Eagle & the Crow explores the philosophy and structure of Gamilaraay kinship.

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JM Field

Dr JM Field (Spearim) is a Gamilaraay mari from Moree way, but grew up on Darug land in a small town along the Great Dividing Range. He studied maths and French literature at the University of Sydney, before completing a doctorate at Balliol College, Oxford. He remains a research mathematician, with a focus on the mathematics and genetics of traditional kinship systems. His latest book, The Eagle & the Crow, explores the philosophical and practical complexities of Gamilaraay kinship through a series of lyric essays.

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Ways of Knowing: JM Field and Jazz Money

DATE March 29 TIME 2:30 pm WHEREUniversity of Newcastle NUspace X301 Book now

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A plain blue book cover with large orange text "the eagle and the crow" with a silhouette of two black birds at the bottom.

The Eagle and the Crow

Newcastle Writers Festival would like to acknowledge the Awabakal and Worimi peoples, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the festival takes place, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging and extend this respect to all First Nations people attending our festival.

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