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When
SaturdayApril 5
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Where
University of Newcastle NUspace X301
Level 3
Cnr Hunter & Auckland St
Newcastle NSW 2300
Tickets
FreeModernity and Absurdity
Cancel culture, the invisibility of ageing women, celebrity mania, art-versus-artist, a disappearing finger, all the nine-year-old children around the world inexplicably dropping dead. Recent novels by Chris Flynn, Liam Pieper and Jane Tara draw on surrealism, satire, and speculation to explore the absurdity of the modern world. Hosted by Hayley Scrivenor.
The Speakers
Chris Flynn
Cancel culture, the invisibility of ageing women, celebrity mania, art-versus-artist, a disappearing finger, all the nine-year-old children around the world inexplicably dropping dead. Recent novels by Chris Flynn, Liam Pieper…
Liam Pieper
Cancel culture, the invisibility of ageing women, celebrity mania, art-versus-artist, a disappearing finger, all the nine-year-old children around the world inexplicably dropping dead. Recent novels by Chris Flynn, Liam Pieper…
Hayley Scrivenor
Cancel culture, the invisibility of ageing women, celebrity mania, art-versus-artist, a disappearing finger, all the nine-year-old children around the world inexplicably dropping dead. Recent novels by Chris Flynn, Liam Pieper…
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