Jen is a poet, Distinguished Professor of Creative Practice, and Dean of Graduate Research, University of Canberra. Visit here for more on Jen’s academic profile.
Vahri McKenzie in conversation with Tony Eaton, Geoff Grey, and Paul Magee
Some of Northern Ireland’s leading performance artists since the 1970s discuss the role of the artist in conflicted public spaces, navigating subjects including violence against women, political conflict, clerical sexual abuse and our relationship with power.
Paul Moore talks with filmmaker Ara Devine about the subjects within and the process behind the making of his award-winning short film ‘TURF’ – exploring the experience of life on the border in Ireland and the brief encounter between one man who lives there and a displaced Syrian refugee.
Watch TURF – A Short Film by Ara Devine.
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