Public Seminar – Jack Halberstam: The Transgender Body – 5 July
Deakin’s Gender and Sexuality Studies Network is thrilled to announce a public lecture by Jack Halberstam on Friday 5 July, as part …
1 May – Seminar: Emmett Stinson on Gerald Murnane
The first installment of the 2019 Writing and Literature seminars will be held on Wednesday 1 May, from 1–2pm. You’re invited to …
May – Workshops for Novelists & Poets – Queenscliffe Lit Fest
Attention all higher-degree research candidates in creative writing! Need advice on moving beyond the first draft and finishing that novel? Or perhaps …
7 May – Book Launch – #MeToo Stories
On Tuesday 7 May, author and feminist commentator Clementine Ford will launch #MeToo: Stories from the Australian Movement at Readings bookshop in …
Scott Pearse – 27 April – Book Launch
A new novel by Deakin alumnus Scott Pearse, Faded Yellow by the Winter (Reading Sideways Press), will be launched on 27 April …
Jodi McAlister – April Events – Supanova & The Wheeler Centre
Author and Deakin lecturer Jodi McAlister is a guest at the upcoming Supanova pop culture conference. She’ll be speaking on panels, meeting …
Emily Potter – Mallee Readings + Urban Studies Article
As part of their Reading/Writing the Mallee project, staff member Emily Potter and collaborator Brigid Magner (RMIT) recently ran a special community …
5 April – “First Fridays” Event – Identity Politics + Gender and Schooling
The “First Fridays” series of Gender and Sexuality Studies public events continues on Friday 5 April, at Deakin Downtown (at 727 Collins …
Maria Takolander – Carrie Tiffany, Gregory Day, World Poetry Day – Geelong Events
This past month Maria Takolander has been busy facilitating three events at the Geelong Library and Heritage Centre: an in-conversation event with …
Indigo Perry – “Cleaning the House” – Marina Abramovic Workshop
This coming April, faculty member Indigo Perry will take part in the Marina Abramovic Institute’s Cleaning the House workshop in Avia, Greece. …
2019 Queenscliffe Literary Festival – 11–26 May
Providing an inspiring opportunity for budding writers, journalists and performers to learn directly from their heroes, the 2019 Queenscliffe Literary Festival showcases …
Deakin Poets Take Flight – Staff in Venice Biennale
Exciting news: five members of the Writing and Literature Group are off to Venice in June, having won a grant as part …