Webcasts - literature and languages
Date: Mon 6 Jun 2011, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Desert Queen Daisy BatesIn this webcast Susanna de Vries speaks about her latest biography, Desert Queen: the many lives and loves of Daisy Bates. In the 1890s, Irish-born orphan Daisy Bates reinvented herself from governess to heiress to anthropologist, and put Aboriginal culture on the map with her study of language and kinship ties. Susanna is an international author and her 14 books have won her literary awards in Ireland and Britain, an Order of Australia for services to literature and a Winston Churchill Fellowship.
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Speaker: Susanna de Vries
Diversity writesJournalist and ABC612 presenter Madonna King leads this lively panel discussion as three award winning authors discuss their journeys as writers and reflect on how living and working within a culturally diverse Australian society has inspired and influenced their work.
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Speakers: Thomas Keneally, Alice Pung and Nike Bourke and Madonna King
Helen GarnerJoin Helen Garner, one of Australia's most respected authors and essayists in conversation with Ashley Hay, former literary editor of The Bulletin, discussing The Spare Room, her first novel in 15 years, at her only Brisbane appearance.
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Speaker: Helen Garner and Ashley Hay
The importance of being OscarSusannah Fullerton discusses Oscar Wilde's extraordinary life story, his fall from fame and the creation of his greatest works of literature.
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Speaker: Susannah Fullerton
Kate JenningsMeet Kate Jennings, a fiercely intelligent writer, astute observer of people and her surroundings, recent widow not ready to face her grief, and irascible Australian with no time for indulgent New Yorkers and their pampered pets. Get to know the real Kate Jennings in conversation with Kris Olsson as she muses over her autobiographical book, Stanley and Sophie.
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Speaker: Kate Jennings and Kris Olsson
Marcia LangtonProfessor Marcia Langton was appointed Foundation Professor of Australian Indigenous Studies at University of Melbourne in 2000. She has many years experience working as an anthropologist in Indigenous affairs with Land Councils, the Queensland government and the university sector. Professor Langton always contributes provocative and constructive views to our national Indigenous affairs debate.In this webcast she draws on her recently published essay “Trapped in the Aboriginal Reality Show” from the latest Griffith Review "Re-Imagining Australia”.  Speaker: Marcia LangtonDuration: 1:05:54 minutes Date: 5 March 2008 Windows media (audio): dialup or broadband RealPlayer (audio): dialup or broadband Download audio: mp3 [60.3 MB] |
Mo Johnson - writing hints and tipsMo is the author of the young adult fiction book Boofheads, a story of three teenagers inseparable since pre-school, and Something More from the Girlfriends Series. Her soon to be released picture book Noah’s Garden has been sold to the US and she is currently working on a biography of Olympic and Commonwealth marathon runner, Kerryn McCann. Hear Mo’s insightful hints and tips on how to become a professional writer and navigate the publishing industry.
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Speaker: Mo Johnson
Portrait of a friendshipJoin editor Bryony Cosgrove in conversation with Barbara Blackman, as they discuss Portrait of a Friendship: The Letters of Barbara Blackman and Judith Wright 1950-2000, a very intimate glimpse into the personal lives of two key figures in Australian cultural life.
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Speakers: Barbara Blackman, Bryony Cosgrove
A world without booksAs part of Indigenous Literacy Day, the State Library of Queensland hosted some of the State’s Australia's finest Indigenous poets, authors and songwriters as they discussed the importance of books and reading in their lives. Join them as they share stories that moved them, taught them about the world, or simply inspired them.
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Speakers: Yvette Holt, Fiona Doyle, Shellie Morris, and Uncle Herb Wharton. Facilitated by Sue Abbey with an opening address by Suzy Wilson (Indigenous Literacy Project).
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