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Friday essay: trauma memoirs can help us understand the unthinkable. They can also be art

Friday essay: trauma memoirs can help us understand the unthinkable. They can also be art

Sad Tiger and Trauma Plot are two stunning memoirs by rape survivors who immerse themselves in art and literature. They both transcend ‘art as...

02.10.2025 8

The Conversation

Zora Simic

Australia has promised to end domestic violence within a generation. Jess Hill asks: are our strategies working?

In her new Quarterly Essay, anti-violence campaigner Jess Hill asks whether the government’s response to gender-based violence is fit for purpose.

17.03.2025 10

The Conversation

Zora Simic

Australia has promised to end domestic violence within a generation. But are our strategies working?

In her new Quarterly Essay, anti-violence campaigner Jess Hill asks whether the government’s response to gender-based violence is fit for purpose.

17.03.2025 8

The Conversation

Zora Simic

Friday essay: ‘rape is civil war’ – the unfinished business of #MeToo opens radical conversations about consent

Almost from the moment #MeToo burst into public consciousness back in 2017, commentators have looked for signs that it’s over. But in 2024, it’s...

07.11.2024 6

The Conversation

Zora Simic