NOTE: This is a 24-page sample of the digital version of Antithesis Volume 31: Defy. To purchase a complete digital copy, click here. To purchase a print copy, visit Books at Manic.

From the graduate arts and humanities students of the University of Melbourne, this anthology of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, artwork and scholarly articles tackles the notion of defiance in all its guises. Within its pages are proud proclamations of identity; retaliations against narratives and structures that (try to) pin us down; ruminations on death and restoration; brief rendezvous with the grotesque; tirades against platitudes; commentary on the power of poetry, translation and community art; glimpses of humanity’s possible futures; and much more. Contributors include Rae White, Gavin Yuan Gao, JR Burgmann, Antonia Pont, Katia Ariel and James Nguyen.

In an Antithesis first, you can listen to 17 of the 23 written pieces by scanning the QR code accompanying each piece.