See you at this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival—the first under the creative leadership of Veronica Sullivan! I’ll be participating in two sessions:

Culture Vultures: Griffith Review
12:00pm Saturday 10 May at the State Library Theatrette

In modern life, there’s no escaping the onslaught of content or the algorithms that drive it. As we stream, tap and swipe our way through endless entertainment feeds, how can we define our own taste or tell our own stories? Have we reached the end of meaningful culture? And what place does criticism occupy in this ever-shifting landscape? Join Griffith Review 88 contributors Esther Anatolitis, Darby Jones and Raeden Richardson as they consider the creative self, digital versus real world artistic spaces, the hyperreality of the information age and making art in the age of algorithms, with host and Editor of Griffith Review Carody Culver.
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A. C. Grayling: Making Peace in the Culture Wars
Closing night event, 6:00pm Sunday 11 May at the Athenæum

In this special lecture, the philosopher considers the divisive state of public culture and the chilling effect it’s having on intellectual discourse. Looking at the history of cancellation, from Ancient Greek ‘ostracism’ to hemlock cups, witch trials and the House of Un-American Activities, A. C. Grayling presents a nuanced and timely examination of the culture wars and their discontents, and offers a compelling vision for how we might move forward. Hosted with a post-Q&A by Esther Anatolitis.
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