MWF: Killing, Hoaxes and Other People's Stories
JA
August 19
The Melbourne Writers’ Festival is all but upon us! It’s a packed schedule, full of literary goodness, with authors such as Margo Lanagan, Christos Tsiolkas, Steven Amsterdam, MJ Hyland and many more cramped into the venues around Fed Square. Here’s a quick reminder of the events Meanjin ed Sophie Cunningham will be taking part in. Hurry and book as tickers are selling out fast.
Killing
Inspired by a mummified head of a Turkish soldier – a bullet-ridden souvenir brought home from Gallipoli – Jeff Sparrow attempts to understand the nature of deadly violence. How did ordinary people, whether in today’s wars or in 1915, learn to take a human life? He talks with Sophie Cunningham on what violence means, not just for perpetrators, but for all of us. Book here.
When: Sat 22 Aug, 10am
Where: ACMI Studio 2, Federation Square, Melbourne.
From Ern to Quadrant: The Cause and Effect of Australian Hoaxes
To celebrate the Ern Malley exhibition at Heide, Sophie Cunningham chairs a panel with Michael Heyward, author of The Ern Malley Affair, and writer Simon Caterson, discussing literary hoaxes from Ern Malley to present day. This is a FREE event. More details here.
When: Friday, 28 Aug 2009, 1pm.
Where: Festival Club, ACMI
Writing Other People’s Stories
How do writers reconcile the ethical, practical or artistic barriers that emerge when telling other peoples’ stories? Sophie Cunningham chairs a panel with Hilary Glow, Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli and Lenny Robinson. Book here.
When: Sat 29 Aug, 11.30am
Where: ACMI Studio 1, Federation Square, Melbourne.
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