Literary La Trobe

What happens to our national story when three unconventional historians listen to people, country and the archives in new and challenging ways? In this event three writers and historians Dr Mark Dapin, Professor Anna Clark and Dr Shannyn Palmer explore approaching Australian history with an impartial new light with host Professor Stuart Kells. Recorded on 18th August, 2024.

Some of our most acclaimed novelists got their start writing for stage and screen, but each medium presents different thrills and challenges. In this session Finegan Kruckemeyer, Jane Harrison and Jordan Prosser discuss what happens when acclaimed playwrights become novelists with host Carrie Tiffany. Recorded on 18th August, 2024.

Can you understand the heart of a nation – and its narrative – through the public and personal relationships which have forged a path to both conflict and compassion? Shannyn Palmer, Thomas Mayo and Tania Rossi Look at the relationships at the heart of the social, cultural and political communication that we need to generate change in Australia with host Clare Wright. Recorded on 18th August, 2024.

How do three writers play at the heart strings of migration and belonging through the power of their words in novels, poetry and memoir? In this session migrant authors Sara M. Saleh, Hana Assafiri, and Kgshak Akec speak of loss and life, of leaving and arriving, with host Christine Balint. Recorded on 18th August, 2024.