Acts of Reckoning

Examining questions of history, truth-telling and decolonisation, Acts of Reckoning reframes the past in order to form new futures – and celebrates how much work is already underway. Purchase     Image credit: Michael Cook, Undiscovered #3 2010

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In person – Griffith Review at Sydney Writers Festival – Truth-Telling in a Post-Truth World

  Griffith Review 76: Acts of Reckoning at Sydney Writers Festival When: 4:00 pm, Friday 20 May 2022 Where: Carriageworks, Track 12 Tickets: Free. No need to register, however it’s recommended you arrive early to avoid disappointment. More information here. The quest for settlement with Australia’s First Nations continues through personal, political and philosophical spheres.…

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In person – ABC RN Big Ideas and Griffith Review at Adelaide Writers’ Week – Taking down the decorations

Exploring education through Griffith Review 75: Learning Curves at Adelaide Writers’ Week When: 3:45 pm, Wednesday 9 March 2022 Where: Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden, West Stage Tickets: Free. No need to register or purchase a ticket. Please note this event will be recorded for later broadcast. Join Big Ideas’ Paul Barclay for a fascinating conversation…

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Broadcast recording – ABC RN Big Ideas for Melbourne Writers Festival and Griffith Review: Other ways the world could be

We all have different expectations of utopian and dystopian stories, but how do they confound understanding when we live through them? ABC RN’s Paul Barclay speaks with a panel of contributors to Griffith Review 73: Hey, Utopia! about unexpected realities and revelations amid the largest narratives of our time and how they shape our vision for other ways the…

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Five things to care about

In a special series of online pieces for Griffith Review, political scientist Anne Tiernan highlights the causes of the malaise engulfing contemporary democracy, and explores what we can do to save it. Power, populism and principles: The existential threat to Australian democracy Consequences: The fallout from flouting the rules Connection: Collaboration and the power of ‘we’ Character: Doing the…

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Art Lives Here

Creative Exchange: A series of meditations on the space between the visual and the text In an innovative collaboration between The Finishing School, Parramatta Artists’ Studio and Griffith Review, five writers explore the work of five artists in a series of conversations about creation, imagery, imagination, power and more. Sheila Ngoc Pham explores Marikit Santiago’s evolution as…

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