Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, University of South Australia and The J.M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice, The University of Adelaide.
Join us for an extraordinary panel discussion led by acclaimed journalist, Professor Peter Greste, as we delve into the profound experiences of reading and writing amidst adversity – during and following incarceration. Each panellist is a survivor of relentless surveillance and political detention in perilous environments.
Discover the resilience of these writers and explore the profound role that reading and writing played in their journey and learn how they not only endured but triumphed over unimaginable challenges.
Panellists include:
- Behrouz Boochani: Kurdish-Iranian journalist, refugee advocate, former Manus Island detainee.
- Geraldine Brooks AO: Australian-American author and journalist, Pulitzer Prize Winner (2006).
- Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Australian academic and former detainee (Iran).
- Facilitator, Professor Peter Greste: Prominent Australian journalist and former detainee (Egypt).
www.hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au
Presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, University of South Australia and The J.M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice, The University of Adelaide.
Join us for an extraordinary panel discussion led by acclaimed journalist, Professor Peter Greste, as we delve into the profound experiences of reading and writing amidst adversity – during and following incarceration. Each panellist is a survivor of relentless surveillance and political detention in perilous environments.
Discover the resilience of these writers and explore the profound role that reading and writing played in their journey and learn how they not only endured but triumphed over unimaginable challenges.
Panellists include:
- Behrouz Boochani: Kurdish-Iranian journalist, refugee advocate, former Manus Island detainee.
- Geraldine Brooks AO: Australian-American author and journalist, Pulitzer Prize Winner (2006).
- Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Australian academic and former detainee (Iran).
- Facilitator, Professor Peter Greste: Prominent Australian journalist and former detainee (Egypt).
www.hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au
