Dr Christiaan De Beukelaer

Dr Christiaan De Beukelaer

Senior Lecturer, Cultural and Climate, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne

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Environment

Lockdown at sea a lesson in sustainable shipping

To combat climate change we need to decarbonise international shipping. Powering cargo ships with wind should be part of the solution

Politics & Society

The COVID-19 seafarer crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has left hundreds of thousands of seafarers stranded on board ships, leading to a ‘crew change crisis’ that needs urgent action

Arts & Culture

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Book extract

The diversity of the globalised cultural economy

This edited extract of the new book, Global Cultural Economy, explores how understanding context and history can help us change the lives of artists and cultural workers for the better

Arts & Culture

What can the arts do in the face of climate change?

The arts helped shine a light on issues in the past, and now in the 21st century, it could help define global ecological citizenship

Politics & Society

Why the Netherlands is more split on ‘Black Pete’ than ever

The debate about the controversial Saint Nicholas character, considered racist by many, is a symptom of deeper divisions in Dutch society