What does it mean for a writer to bear witness? How do writers reject or subvert the constraints of traditional structures and institutions, such as media and academia, to depict the stories of their families, their communities and themselves with autonomy and integrity?

With host Evelyn Araluen, authors Hasib Hourani (rock flight), Amy McQuire (Black Witness: The Power of Indigenous Media) and Micaela Sahhar (Find me at the Jaffa Gate: An encyclopaedia of a Palestinian family) consider these questions through the lens of their recent books of essays, memoir and poetry.

This event was presented in partnership with Overland and supported by City of Melbourne.

Recorded live at Melbourne Writers Festival. 

What does it mean for a writer to bear witness? How do writers reject or subvert the constraints of traditional structures and institutions, such as media and academia, to depict the stories of their families, their communities and themselves with autonomy and integrity? With host Evelyn Araluen, authors Hasib Hourani&nbsp;(rock flight),&nbsp;Amy McQuire&nbsp;(Black Witness: The Power of Indigenous Media) and&nbsp;Micaela Sahhar&nbsp;(Find me at the Jaffa Gate: An encyclopaedia of a Palestinian family) consider these questions through the lens of their recent books of essays, memoir and poetry.
This event was presented in partnership with Overland and supported by City of Melbourne.
Recorded live at Melbourne Writers Festival.&nbsp;

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