What does consent mean today, and how might it be understood across personal, institutional, colonial and environmental relationships? Developed from the Potter Museum of Art’s interdisciplinary forum CONSENT, this reader examines questions of agency, respect, recognition, sovereignty, visibility and empathy.

Edited by Annika Aitken and Kyla McFarlane, the publication brings together perspectives from University of Melbourne researchers working across law, criminology, digital ethics, design, science and other disciplines, alongside contributions from artists and creative practitioners. Rather than proposing a single definition, Consent, A Reader opens a space for debate, reflection and changing perspectives.