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'This is the full transcript of the keynote speech, Fiction and Identity Politics, that author Lionel Shriver gave at the Brisbane Writers Festival'
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‘The Ability to See and the Talent to Speak’ : The Emergent Writer and Questions of Voice and Authority
2018
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— Appears in: TEXT : Journal of Writing and Writing Courses , October vol. 22 no. 2 2018;'With the question of appropriation in fiction in debate – given prominence through the furore caused by Lionel Shriver’s keynote speech at the Brisbane Writers Festival in October 2016 – the importance of discussing issues of voice and authority with emergent writers has become ever more apparent. Yet how should these ideas be discussed with student writers who are still coming to terms with craft notions such as point-of-view and narrative voice? What alternatives are available other than focusing on privilege and power, where students tend to retreat into their subjugated identities to justify their speaking positions? And when discussing ‘the right’ to tell other people’s stories how can a recognition of fiction writing as a political act in itself move emergent writers away from the idea of ‘making things up’ towards a more engaged view of their practice? This paper will attempt to answer some of these questions via a mixture of voices itself, utilising the ‘voice of experience’ of the tertiary teacher as well as that of the practicing creative writer whose own work – a draft novel entitled ‘The Master Class’ – is concerned with fiction as, inevitably, an act of appropriation and utilities a narrative where fictional characters directly engage with the question of who owns a story.' (Publication abstract)
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The Lives of Others : Lionel Shriver and the Moral Limits of Fiction
2016
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2016; 'Lionel Shriver's opening address to the Brisbane Writers Festival caused quite a stir. She offered up a vigorous defence of the right of fiction writers to utilise the experiences of people of other genders, races, cultures, physical abilities and so on.' (Introduction) -
Cooper's Last : Facebook and Lionel Shriver
2016
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— Appears in: Arena Magazine , October - November no. 144 2016; (p. 54-55.) 'Reasons to dislike Facebook are not hard to find, but its recent censorship of the iconic image of Vietnamese girl Kim Phuc (running from a napalm attack on her village) was a gift to critics of the social media platform. When author Tom Egeland posted an image of the ‘Napalm Girl’ alongside other photos that ‘changed the history of warfare’, Facebook removed the post, citing community standards about images of naked children. Egeland’s subsequent posts about the photo were also removed. Norway’s largest newspaper reported Egeland’s story (using the photo in question), only to find its coverage also deleted from Facebook. It took an open letter from the newspaper’s editor and pressure from print media around the globe to force Facebook to reinstate the photo. Facebook’s ban on a historic image considered important in mobilising anti-war sentiment because it couldn’t distinguish between photojournalism and pornography, and its subsequent censorship of any discussion of this decision, did nothing to assuage fears of its growing power and lack of judgement.' (Introduction) -
The Shaming of Lionel Shriver
2016
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— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 22-23 October 2016; (p. 3) -
Let’s Talk about the Elephant in the Room
2016
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— Appears in: Overland [Online] , September 2016;
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Lionel Shriver Puts on a Sombrero
2016
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— Appears in: The New Yorker , 14 September 2016; -
Lionel Shriver Sparks Censorship Row in Australia After Criticising Cultural Appropriation 'Fad'
2016
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— Appears in: The Telegraph , 13 September 2016; -
Brisbane Writers Festival Knew What They Were Getting with Lionel Shriver
2016
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— Appears in: Crikey , 13 September 2016; -
Lionel Shriver Right, Protesters Wrong at Brisbane Writers Festival
2016
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— Appears in: The Australian Financial Review , 16 September 2016; -
Lionel Shriver on Identity Politics at Brisbane Writers Festival and the Aftermath
2016
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 September 2016; The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 September 2016; (p. 27) Brisbane Times , 14 September 2016;