Musquito: The real story of a legendary colonial warrior, by Naomi Parry Duncan
Book launch
In her new book Musquito: The real story of a legendary colonial warrior, historian Naomi Parry Duncan wades through misinformation and myth to tell the story of one of the best-known First Nations resistance warriors of the early colonial period. In the process, she uncovers and grapples with the…
Six Conservative Australian Feminists, 1901-1970: Towards a Collective Biography
Seminar
Content warning: this presentation will refer to eugenics.To steal from E.P. Thompson in a way he would have deplored, I am seeking to rescue conservative feminists from the enormous condescension of posterity! Although they have had greater scholarly attention in recent years, we know more about…
Fiery Tales: The correspondence of Gwen Harwood and Larry Sitsky
Book launch
Join Dr Ann-Marie Priest as she discusses her latest book Fiery Tales: The correspondence of Gwen Harwood and Larry Sitsky (Monash University Publishing) with Dr Susan Lever.Ann-Marie Priest is the author of My Tongue Is My Own: A Life of Gwen Harwood, which won the 2023 National Biography Award…
Vulnerable Life Writing: A conversation about the ethics, politics, and craft of telling hardship stories
Seminar
In this special seminar Dr Kim Huynh (ANU) will discuss the ethics, politics, and craft of telling hardship stories in a conversation with Emeritus Professor Christine Helliwell about Kim's latest book, My Old Man and Me: A story of escape, survival and caring.Kim Huynh is an author, senior…