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Racism - Stories on Fear, Hate and Bigotry (Part One)

Racism - Stories on Fear, Hate and Bigotry (Part One)

Released Saturday, 14th August 2021
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Racism - Stories on Fear, Hate and Bigotry (Part One)

Racism - Stories on Fear, Hate and Bigotry (Part One)

Racism - Stories on Fear, Hate and Bigotry (Part One)

Racism - Stories on Fear, Hate and Bigotry (Part One)

Saturday, 14th August 2021
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Great Conversations features interviews with authors and writers, exploring books, writing and literary culture from Australia and the world.Today's episode is part one of a panel discussion on the new collection from Sweatshop Racism - Stories on Fear, Hate and BigotrySweatshop are a literacy movement out of Western Sydney. They work to empower culturally and linguistically diverse communities through writing.Sweatshop have an impressive library of works and the latest is Racism - Stories on Fear, Hate and Bigotry.Asking the question ‘Is Australia a Racist Country?’ Racism - Stories on Fear, Hate and Bigotry explores well understood as well as more covert iterations of racist behaviour as well as the ways institutions prop up dominant culture ways of thinking and being.Tyree Barnette is an American transplant originally from North Carolina. He is a member of Sweatshop: Western Sydney Literacy Movement. His writing has been published in SBS voices, and other sweatshop anthologies. He is currently developing his debut novel.Shirley Le is a Vietnamese-Australian writer from Yagoona. She is a Creative Producer at Sweatshop: Western Sydney Literacy Movement. Her short stories and essays have been published in Kill Your Darlings, The Griffith Review, Meanjin and several Sweatshop anthologies. Shirley is currently working on her debut novel with Affirm Press.Amani Haydar is a lawyer, artist and writer. Her writing and illustrations have been featured on ABC News Online, SBS Voices, Arab Australian Other and Sweatshop Women. Amani was a finalist in the 2018 Archibald Prize. Her debut novel, The Mother Wound, is out now.Racism - Stories on Fear, Hate and Bigotry is available through www.sweatshop.wsWant more great conversations with Australian authors?Discover this and many more conversations on Final Draft every week from 2ser... 2ser.com/final-draft

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