Festival Free Speech Furore: the Un-Univitation of Palestinian Speaker

Earlier this year, Adelaide Writers’ Festival cancelled an appearance by author Randa Abdel-Fattah. Questions soon erupted about cultural safety, institutional risk-aversion, and whether the arts are still a space for contested ideas. With the news this week of her invitation to headline the Sydney Writer’s Festival, Josh unpacks the backlash, the langua… Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode .