Principal speaker
Professor Stephen Garton
From the Shadows: a discussion about the enduring legacies of war with Paul Barclay
In a year that marks the centenary of the battles of Gallipoli and the seventieth anniversary of the end of World War II, join a panel of contributors to Griffith Review 48: Enduring Legacies alongside dramaturg Dr Shane Pike, to explore the consequences of Australia’s involvement in war.
Shifting the focus away from battles and commemorations, these writers and theatre practitioners shine new light on the legacy, and long shadow, of the great wars of the twentieth century and the conflict of ANZAC story-making. From the Shadows will be chaired by ABC Radio National Big Ideas presenter and producer, Paul Barclay.
Panellists:
Professor Stephen Garton is deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Sydney and the author of four books, including The Cost of War.
Professor Jenny Hocking is the author of the two-volume biography of Gough Whitlam, Gough Whitlam: His Time and Gough Whitlam: A Moment in History and the inaugural Distinguished Whitlam Fellow at the Whitlam Institute, University of Western Sydney. She is a Research Professor and Australian Research Council DORA Fellow in the National Centre for Australian Studies, Monash University and the author of biographies of Frank Hardy and Lionel Murphy.
Dr Shane Pike is the dramaturg of Ten Percent Terror, a collaborative project between Brisbane Powerhouse, Dancenorth and Company 2 using contemporary artistic disciplines to connect modern audiences to the ANZAC legacy. Shane is a director/writer, Co-Artistic Director of the Wax Lyrical Theatre Company and Associate Director of The Kitchen Sink Collective.
Paul Barclay is presenter and series producer of Big Ideas on ABC RN.
Copies of Griffith Review 48: Enduring Legacies (RRP $27.99) will be available for sale at the event
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