Novel Ideas

This episode is just for you if you are interested in feminism and female empowerment! We are looking at Carol Ann Duffy's collection of poems called The World's Wife, going in-depth to analyse the ways she explores feminism and female empowerment in 4 poems in particular. Each host will be taking us through a different poem and will all share some facts and figures about feminism. I hope you are comfy in your reading chair because this is an episode you just can't miss!

In this episode, we are looking at the poem To My Country, From An Expat by Australian actor Ben Lawson. We will be exploring the global issue of climate change, where the poem describes the actor's emotions after seeing the Australian bushfires of 2019/20 on the news. We will take a deep dive into some statistics and facts about climate change and look particularly at the Indigenous Australian's land and fire management techniques. So get comfy in your reading chair as we uncover a global issue on everyone's minds!

Today we cover the fictional short film If Anything Happens I Love You written and directed by Will McCormack and Michael Govier. The film depicts the aftermath of an act of gun violence, specifically a school shooting, for two parents who lost their daughter. We'll be discussing how we felt after having watched the film, and how it correlates with modern-day acts of gun violence. So please, kick back, relax and get ready for another great episode of Novel Ideas.

In this month's episode, we discuss the graphic novel Illegal by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin and illustrated by Giovanni Rigano. The novel explores the global issue of refugeehood and the journey of a group of refugees crossing deserts and oceans to reach Europe. We talk about the idea of refugees and asylum seekers, particularly in our local setting but also more broadly in a global setting. Get comfy in your reading chair for an episode you just can't miss!

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