001 – Fusion

February, 2013

fu·sion (fy zh n) noun.

1. The merging of different elements into a union.
2. The blending of different elements to form a larger nucleus with the simultaneous release of energy.
3. A combination of different ingredients and techniques from very different cultures or countries.

This issue contains articles on any aspect – past and present – of the communication, media and creative industries which explore, analyse or otherwise attend to issues of fusion and hybridisations.

Table of Contents

• From confusion to fusion: The birth of a new academic, peer-reviewed, online journal. – Jane Mills
• Literary fusion/romantic infusion: Rosa Praed and Justin McCarthy – Susan Laverick
• Fluid Characters in Temporal Typography – Barbara Brownie
• Fusion and the Avant-Garde – Michael Chapman
• The Secret Lives of Stoves in Remote Australian Indigenous Communities – Christian Tietz