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The past five years have seen a concerted attempt by feminists in the literary world to reveal and shift gender bias in reviewing, awards and publishing.
This discussion brings figures from across the literary landscape - writers’ festivals, publishing, reviewing, and academia - to discuss what this literary activism has achieved, and what is left to do. Is the gendering of literature in Australia changing, and why?
Speakers
Lisa Dempster
Festival Director at Melbourne Writers Festival
Melinda Harvey
Monash University literary studies academic and critic
Imogen Mathew
PhD candidate and 2015 Stella counter
Ashley Orr
PhD candidate and 2015 Stella counter
Zoya Patel
Editor of feminist literature and arts journal Feminartsy and 2015 ACT Young Woman of the Year
The evening will include drinks, followed by brief provocations by each speaker about the state of the field, and a chaired discussion.
This public discussion is presented by the ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics and is supported by the ANU Gender Institute.
Please RSVP for this event online.
Contact: Julieanne.Lamond@anu.edu.au
A flyer for this event is attached below.
