Category Archives: songlines

Songlines: the power and promise

Posted on May 23, 2020 by lynne

The last 5 months have been flat-chat working on a new book at the invitation of Margo Neale who is the Head of Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Senior Indigenous Curator & Advisor to the Director, all at the National … Continue reading →

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The Memory Code – In Chinese

Posted on June 8, 2018 by lynne

I am delighted to announce that The Memory Code is now available in Chinese. I have only started learning the language, so I can’t read what this says, but I am really chuffed to see this Good Publishing Co edition. … Continue reading →

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Jim Rountree really understands my ideas

Posted on April 29, 2018 by lynne

There have been lots of articles about The Memory Code. Lots of interviews and lots of talks. I was reflecting back on the past eighteen months as I head into the final stages of preparing the manuscript for the next … Continue reading →

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Grounded: Indigenous Knowing in a Concrete Reality

Posted on December 15, 2016 by lynne

My new essay is now available free from open access academic publisher, Rounded Globe. Download here: Grounded: Indigenous Knowing in a Concrete Reality The description from the Rounded Globe website: “Non-literate cultures depend on their memories to store all the information … Continue reading →

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Announcing The Orality Centre

Posted on December 9, 2016 by lynne

I am absolutely delighted to announce the formation of the Orality Centre which will be based in Etty Street, Castlemaine, on the site which was previously the senior campus for Castlemaine Secondary College (CSC) before the whole school was combined in their new … Continue reading →

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Aboriginal affirmation at Coolum Beach

Posted on September 19, 2016 by lynne

I was a guest at the inaugural Sunshine Coast International Readers and Writers Festival to talk about The Memory Code. I had no idea it would prove to be such an emotional time. The affirmation of my work by the … Continue reading →

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Memory Code workshop

Posted on August 22, 2016 by lynne

There has been a great enthusiasm from readers of The Memory Code to learn to create memory devices and implement them in their own lives. Twenty people gathered for the first workshop at Castlemaine Library on a Saturday morning. The … Continue reading →

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The Memory Code – Pegasus Books

Posted on July 30, 2016 by lynne

I am delighted that the Pegasus Books edition of The Memory Code is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com. Pegasus is publishing for North America (US and Canada) while Atlantic Books are publishing for the UK and Europe. Both are … Continue reading →

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Starting a contemporary songline – Countries of the world

Posted on July 13, 2016 by lynne

A number of readers of The Memory Code have asked for the specifics of how to start a contemporary songline to memorise a particular set of information. For example Naomi wrote: So Lynne – ‪#‎songlines‬ – time to get down to nuts and … Continue reading →

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