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 by Simon-Astley Scholfield (BA Hons)
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blurb
I have worked as a Bookshop Sales Assistant, Railway Kiosk Attendant, Restaurant Waiter, Highrise Office Cleaner, English Teacher, Screen Actor (see video & film stills), and as an Astrologer (writing the weekly "Star-Lust" column at the gay & lesbian newspaper, the Sydney Star Observer 2000-01).
I hold a Bachelor of Arts (Modern Asian Studies, majoring in Chinese Studies & Anthropology, 1994) and an Honours degree (majoring in Gay & Lesbian Studies, 1997), both from Griffith University. Openly gay, I am currently completing a dissertation in Queer Studies as part of the research Master of Philosophy programme at the University of Queensland.
Of mixed Chinese and European races & ethnicities and with dual Australian & British nationalities, I've resided in several cities (Beijing, Brisbane, Cairns, Gold Coast, Hong Kong, Newcastle & Sydney), and journeyed extensively throughout Australia, East Asia, and the West Coasts of the U.S.A. & Canada.
Alongside travel, my hobbies include esoteric practices (Astrology, Tarot), vegan cooking, Yoga, lap-swimming & walking, drawing (see my Self-Portrait), and cryptic (Times & Guardian) crosswords.
Since 1997, I've hosted, Astroqueer's Stars, a website portal for the global GLBT community about anything & everything with an astrological theme. As an extension of this project, my forthcoming book re-presents the planète-étoiles (other than the heterocentric & ubiquitous Mars & Venus) as queer sexual archetypes.
astro, art & text work
"(Gay) Persephone: Radical Symbol for Peace (between Men)" Flock: Artists and Writers about the Culture of Peace ["http://home.pacific.net.au/~lcarroli/flock"]. Ed. Linda Carroli. June 2000 (On~Line Project for 2000 International Year for the Culture of Peace).
book reviews
"Not Queer Enough: Playing the Man: New Approaches to Masculinity" M/C 06 October 1999.
"Pornotopian Studies: Sex Ed: Film, Video, and the Framework of Desire" M/C 19 July 2000.
"Straight and Narrow Journeys: When London Calls: The Expatriation of Australian Creative Artists to Britain" M/C 13 September 1999.
film reviews
"Beijing Gay Comrade Story: Lan Yu" M/C 6 August 2001.
"Brisbane International Animation Festival: Out of the Closet / International Competition" Filmnet 3.065 (10 April 2000).
"Cammell's Wildside - A Cut Above the Original" Filmnet 3.108 (4 August 2000); M/C 28 August 2000.
"Can I be Your Bratwurst, Please?: Shorts for Boys" Filmnet 3.108 (4 August 2000).
"Familiar Funny Farm: Soft Fruit" M/C 14 February 2000.
"Good Things Come in Small Packages: Hedwig and the Angry Inch M/C 23 March 2002.
"Gynandrous Gendernauts" M/C 18 August 1999.
"Hatred Personified: American Psycho" Filmnet 3.099 (20 July 2000).
" Re-modelling Courbet's L'origine du monde and Duchamp's Étant Donnés: Bruno Dumont's Humanity (L' Humanité)" Filmnet 3.108 (4 August 2000).
"Lust For Love: Like It Is" M/C 02 September 1999.
"Sixties Beat Queens: Selected Films from the 'Lens on the Beat Generation' Programme" Filmnet 3.109 (7-9 August 2000).
"A Straight, Sweet, Bitter, and Twisted Fairytale: Romance" M/C 12 April 2000.
"Taking the Piss: John Water's Pecker" M/C 27 November 1999.
