Launch of Westerly Issue 68.2
It is with pleasure that we invite you to the launch of Westerly 68.2! This issue is marked by reverberations—whether as relationships, as echoes or as impacts. The launch will also be celebrate the release of the latest Online Special Issue: OSI14: djinda. Guest edited by Elfie Shiosaki, this issue presents a reflective collaboration between five poets on…
Read MoreAnimal Magic at Avid Reader
Join Editor Carody Culver as she tours the animal kingdom with Griffith Review 82 contributors Laura Jean McKay, Melanie Saward and Amanda Niehaus. They’ll be chatting about why so many humans are dog people, what mysteries lie in wait for us beneath the waves, and what the birds might be trying to tell us –…
Read MoreThe Leisure Principle at Avid Reader
Join Editor Carody Culver for a conversation with Griffith Review 81 contributors David Ellison and Suneel Jethani as they discuss spare time – what we do with it, how we feel about it, and the processes by which technology has increasingly come to measure, quantify and intrude into its every aspect. The conversation will be…
Read MoreThe Leisure Principle at Byron Writers Festival
As technology reshapes our work and leisure time and corporate giants exploit our personal data for profit, the concept of ‘free time’ takes on new meanings. Griffith Review 81: The Leisure Principle explores the paradox of work-life balance, Big Tech’s incursion into our private lives and the capitalist trap of contemporary recreation. About the panel…
Read MoreCreation Stories at State Library New South Wales
The capacity to tell stories – along with language and the ability to create art – is seen as both intrinsic and unique to the human species. Over thousands of years, we’ve forged narratives of our origins, our journeys and our dreams as a means of defining our place in the world. Griffith Review’s 20th anniversary…
Read MoreCreation Stories at Brisbane Writers Festival
To launch Griffith Review 80: Creation Stories, Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist at UNSW.ai, talks to Antony Funnell about what our increasingly complex interactions with AI mean for the future of humanity.
Read MoreCounterfeit Culture at Avid Reader
Join Editor Carody Culver as she talks taxidermy, folklore and conspiracy theories with Griffith Review 79 contributors Martine Kropkowski and Alex Philp. Griffith Review 79: Counterfeit Culture explores the appeal of stories, objects and experiences that offer the false promise of authenticity. From the imitation game and the uncanny valley to con artistry, trickery and scams, this edition unveils the agony and the…
Read MoreA Matter of Taste at Fullers Bookshop
Join us for a hearty conversation about Griffith Review’s flavour-packed food-themed edition, A Matter of Taste.
Paul Barclay, host of ABC RN Big Ideas, will be tucking into a smorgasbord of culinary subjects with talented contributors Matthew Evans, Sam George-Allen and Yves Rees, from the slippery connections between witchcraft and brewing to the surprising origins of the milk wars to the profound human ritual of coming together around a meal.
Read MoreA Matter of Taste at Avid Reader
Tuck in to a feast of flavoursome new writing from the brand new food-themed edition of Griffith Review! Join Editor Carody Culver for a delectable conversation about art, bodies and consumption with contributors Jumaana Abdu, Kris Kneen and Elizabeth Willing.
Read MoreA Matter of Taste at Better Read Than Dead
Raise a glass to the secret feminist history of beer and get the scoop on diet culture in this hearty conversation about Griffith Review’s flavour-packed new food-themed edition, A Matter of Taste. Join Editor Carody Culver as she talks to contributors Sam George-Allen and Sam van Zweden about the slippery connections between witchcraft and brewing, the dangerous evangelism of wellness and the covert power of ‘women’s work’.
Read MoreReal Cool World at Fullers Bookshop
Griffith Review 77: Real Cool World explores Antarctica as the site of human endeavour – from glaciology and marine biology to geopolitics, international law, big ships and more – and as a canvas for the imagination.
Paul Barclay, host of Big Ideas on ABC Radio National, will be in conversation with Australian Antarctic Division Chief Scientist Nicole Webster, Program Leader Tas van Ommen and Walkley Award-winning journalist Jo Chandler to discuss this collection.
Read MoreA Matter of Taste at Wheeler Centre’s Spring Fling
Featuring Mabu Mabu owner and head chef Nornie Bero and award-winning author and broadcaster Alice Zaslavsky with host Jaclyn Crupi, this is sure to be a delicious conversation you can sink your teeth into.
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