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Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 Writers’ Festivals Aren’t an Imaginary Republic of Letters – They Are Political Arenas
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'Once again, we are in the middle of a public spat about who should get to speak at a writers’ festival in Australia. It appears the Brisbane Writers Festival uninvited Bob Carr and Germaine Greer (the festival has said neither author had been signed to a contract for appearances). In a context where #metoo has demonstrated the potency of social media mobilisation, it would seem the festival has erred on the side of caution rather than inflame the Twitterverse with contentious speakers.'  (Introduction)

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