Videos - The Wheeler Centre: Books, Writing, Ideas

Texts in the City: Persuasion

This edition of Texts in the City features Lili Wilkinson and Laura Carroll discussing Jane Austen's Persuasion.

Kathy Lette

Kathy Lette unleashes her hyperactive wit and talks fiction, humour and autism with Monica Dux.

Destroying the Joint

In the midst of a national debate over sexism and misogyny, we joined with Overland to examine the significance of se...

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Michelle Smith: From Prim to Poledance: Girls, Sex and Popular Culture

Examining outrage over the 'sexualisation' of girls, Michelle Smith explores parallels between the Victorian era and ...

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Clementine Ford: We're All Equal Now, So We Should Shut Up and Go Home

In this polemic, Clementine Ford puts forth a passionate case that we are surprisingly far from achieving equality be...

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Natasha Yacoub on Sex as a Weapon of War

Natasha Yacoub explores whether moves to prevent and respond to sexual violence in conflict go far enough - and what ...

The Fifth Estate: Do We Care About Childcare?

Bernard Salt and Catherine Deveny join host Sally Warhaft to discuss childcare, work and family life in Australia.

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Christine Gordon on International Women's Day - Feminism is Personal

On International Women's Day, Christine Gordon speaks about contemporary feminism and the power of women's stories.

Lunchbox/Soapbox: Hilary Charlesworth on Women and the New Wave of Democracies

Hilary Charlesworth delivers her proposal for female rights and representation in post-revolutionary states.

Amos Oz - Israel: War, Peace and Storytelling

Acclaimed writer Amos Oz talks of compromise, compassion and conflict in modern Israel and beyond.

Kate O'Reilly: Are Women Finally Taking Over the World?

Kate O'Reilly asks: how hard is gender equality in employment? Is it unreasonable, and is it sustainable?

Gail Dines

The author and scholar discusses porn's grip on pop culture and how we must reform mainstream sexuality with Monica Dux.

Leslie Cannold: The Problem with Feminists

Leslie Cannold addresses questions of female representation in the popular imagination, and in particular, in books.

The Talking Point: Banging on the Ceiling

Our panellists discuss the perceptions and prejudices that hinder women at work, and consider possible solutions.

She Must Be Seeing Things

She Must Be Seeing Things examines the work of women filmmakers turning their gaze to the cultures around them.

Drama Queens

In Drama Queens, our panel discuss solutions to unequal representation in contemporary Australian theatre.

Feminism Has Failed: Wendy McCarthy

Wendy McCarthy argues her case in the Intelligence Squared debate on feminism.

Feminism Has Failed: Gay Alcorn

Gay Alcorn argues that feminism has failed

Feminism Has Failed: Monica Dux

Monica Dux argues that feminism has not failed at the Intelligence Squared debate

Feminism Has Failed: Stephen Mayne

Stephen Mayne argues that feminism has failed in the Intelligence Squared debate

Feminism Has Failed: Virginia Hausegger

Virginia Hausegger argues that feminism has failed in the Intelligence Squared debate

Feminism Has Failed: Jennifer Byrne

Jennifer Byrne argues that feminism has not failed in the Intelligence Squared debate

Kate Holden: Miss Misogyny

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