| 29 Oct 2022 | 16:30 - 17:30 |
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What are the challenges faced by females writing in male-populated genres? Does gender-based discrimination still exist, or has it shifted? Diana Reid, author of Love & Virtue, Ramayda Akmal author, and Indonesian scholar, and Kirstin Chen, author of the recent novel Counterfeit, discuss their work and experience through the lens of gender.
Apa tantangan yang dihadapi oleh perempuan yang menulis dalam genre yang biasanya diisi oleh laki-laki? Apakah diskriminasi berbasis gender masih ada atau sudah bergeser? Penulis Love & Virtue, Diana Reid, penulis Indonesia Ramayda Akmal, dan penulis novel terbaru Counterfeit, Kirstin Chen, membahas karya dan pengalaman mereka melalui lensa gender.
Annika Blau is a Sydney-based journalist and editor with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, specializing in long-form storytelling. She has worked as a digital editor for ABC Radio National and pushed …
Kirstin Chen is The New York Times best-selling author of three novels. Her latest, Counterfeit, is a Reese Witherspoon book club pick, a Roxane Gay book club pick, and a …
Diana Reid is a writer based in Sydney. Her debut novel, Love & Virtue, was an Australian bestseller and winner of the Book of the Year Award of the Australian Book …
Ramayda Akmal completed her doctoral studies at the University of Hamburg in 2022. She is a lecturer at the Faculty of Humanities, Gadjah Mada University. Her works include the novel …
Sequoia Nagamatsu’s debut novel, How High We Go in the Dark, follows generations of intricately-connected characters as humanity attempts to rebuild after a pandemic. This haunting and hopeful story about …
Our poets commemorate 100 years of Chairil Anwar. One of Indonesia’s most celebrated young poets, in his short career, Chairil Anwar created a profound body of work that became the …
Journalist and writer Brigid Delaney’s latest book, Reasons Not to Worry tells of the Stoic principles of virtue, moderation and self-discipline from the teachings of three ancient guides, Seneca, Epictetus and Marcus. …
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