In Conversation: Chris Hammer on The River (VIC)
Tue 08 July at 6:00PM
Readings Hawthorn, 687 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122
Join us to hear Chris Hammer in conversation about his bestselling classic book, The River.
The remarkable turtle shell masks from the Torres Strait are keepers of history and ancient wisdom for Islanders. Join Leah Lui-Chivizhe and Julia Horne as they reflect on how objects can be used to write history and how the masks and their taking prodded Lui-Chivizhe to traverse the material, spiritual and more-thanhuman worlds of Islanders. A brief overview from the author will be followed by comments and questions from the discussant and a Q&A with the audience.
RSVP by 16 August by emailing nghaeria.roberts@uts.edu.au
Tue 08 July at 6:00PM
Readings Hawthorn, 687 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn VIC 3122
Join us to hear Chris Hammer in conversation about his bestselling classic book, The River.
Thu 10 July at 6:30PM
Burnside Library, 401 Greenhill Road Tusmore, SA 5065
Learn more about author Chris Hammer's prize-winning non-fiction book about the Murray Darling Basin.