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.
A Derryman and a Syrian asylum seeker spend a day working on a bog with a complicated journey across the Irish border.
Watch the conversation with Paul Moore and filmmaker Ara Devine.
A reading of selected works exploring issues relating to First Nations experiences in Canada, in particular, violence perpetrated against indigenous women and the complexities of being an artistic ally to indigenous rights.
Frank Ferguson talks with Elinor Davies, James Ward and Carolann North about their written work covering subjects ranging from domestic experiences of ‘The Troubles’ to immigrant communities, afrofuturism and the future of Northern Ireland.
UC acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where the Bruce campus is situated.
We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region.
We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose lands we gather.
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the British Council, and the Australian Government as part of the UK/Australia Season.
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