Smart meets silly in The Peer Revue, where cutting-edge research fuels improv comedy.
Each month a different superstar researcher tells stories from their research, which will inspire a cast of talented improvisers to create brand new, unscripted comedy.
The Peer Revue is a hilarious celebration of science, philosophy, history, art, and all things academic. You’ll laugh, and you also might learn.
Ever seen some self-declared “well-meaning” white fella make a cultural mistake around an Indigenous person? From mixing up your acknowledgement and welcome to country, to asking “what percentage Aboriginal are you?” it seems Indigenous cultural faux pas, and overt racism, is white Australia’s insensitive expertise, with 75% holding negative or unconscious bias against Indigenous people. Sometimes if you’re an Indigenous person, all you can do is say “bless them”. In our July show we are joined by Peer Revue’s first returning guest, Professor Mark Rose, to discuss both sides of the these blunders. Mark is Deakin University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Strategy and Innovation, and an expert in Indigenous knowledge. His career spans a decade of experience as a primary and secondary school principal, and decades more experience in university research, leadership and teaching. Mark has traditional family links to the Gunditjmara nation of Victoria, and he has sat on five ministerial advisory committees, including co-chairing the Victorian Implementation Review of Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
