WORD Christchurch and UC College of Arts present ‘How
To Be a Feminist’,
a live broadcast from the Sydney Opera House’s All About Women festival on International Women’s Day, Sunday 8 March. Featuring Germaine
Greer, Roxane Gay, Anita Sarkeesian,
Tara Moss, Clementine Ford
and Celeste Liddle.
Beyoncé is one. So is Daniel Radcliffe. The
New Zealand Minister of Women’s Affairs says she isn’t.
With so many conflicting ideas about what a feminist looks like – or,
more crucially, what a feminist does – anyone curious about
the modern women’s
movement can have a hard time separating the signal from the noise. Is ‘feminism’ a political agenda, a social
identity, a set of behaviours, a lifestyle choice, a Twitter mob or a branding
exercise? This vital, varied panel will flatten common stereotypes, and delve
into what feminism really means – and can achieve – in
2015 and beyond.
The broadcast will be followed by a live panel with Dr Erin Harrington,
Sionainn Byrnes, Dr Gina Colvin
and Beck Eleven,
with chair Rosemary Du Plessis, responding to the issues raised in the
discussion and putting them into a local context.
“This will be a thought-provoking and
interactive event provided by the wonders of modern technology,” says
WORD Christchurch’s Literary Director
Rachael King. “We are very excited
about the possibilities opened up by collaborating with these two wonderful
organisations, the University of Canterbury and the Sydney Opera House.”
Canterbury University’s
Professor Paul Millar says, “We’re
proud to co-host an event focusing on one of the most powerful movements for
equal rights in human history. Fostering debate and discussion about movements
and ideas that impact on all our lives is what the UC College of Arts is about.”
How to be a Feminist, Sunday 8 March,
12.45 - 3pm,
LAW108 Lecture Theatre, Business and
Law building, Ilam Campus, University of Canterbury
Tickets $10 plus service fees from dashtickets.co.nz
and more information at
For more information please contact Rachael King, Literary
Director, WORD Christchurch litdirector@wordchristchurch.co.nz
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