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Why So Sad, Girl

Studio

10 Mar 2024

  • Talks and Ideas

The ‘Sad Girl Novel’ has officially hit market saturation. Why has the last six years of contemporary fiction been so gripped by this trope - and can the sad girl ever get happy?

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A collage of images featuring two crying eyes, a pile of books and a wilting flower.

Daddy Issues

Utzon Room

10 Mar 2024

  • Talks and Ideas

We already know a woman can do anything a man can do in the workplace but real change will happen when a dad can do what a mum does in the home. Are we there yet? Nowhere near. But some dads are showing us that becoming a parent shouldn’t have to kill equality in a relationship.

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A collage featuring a mans hand holding a rubber duck, a bottle and a baby. Clouds surround the collage.

Is it Time to Rethink Porn?

Drama Theatre

10 Mar 2024

  • Talks and Ideas

Sex education campaigner Chanel Contos argues that in our culture, men's pleasure comes before women's humanity. We'll be exploring the relationship between porn and consent in a world of male entitlement.

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A graphic collage featuring a computer screen with a close up picture of lips with shiny lip gloss. Hands reach towards the screen and three eyes surround the collage.

Influencers are the New Public Intellectuals

Studio

10 Mar 2024

  • Talks and Ideas

These days on Instagram you’re just as likely to get a lesson in medieval architecture as you are a teeth-whitening strip. But what does it mean for education and public discourse to be wrapped up with online personas and monetisation?

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Beyond Bars

Utzon Room

10 Mar 2024

  • Talks and Ideas

What is the relationship between trauma and the chance of ending up in prison, especially if you're a First Nations woman, trans, or nonbinary person? Expert thinkers shed light on what life is really like behind bars and the long-term impact it has.

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Access All About Women

The Sydney Opera House is committed to inclusivity by removing barriers for audiences, artists and staff. We place consultation with people who are Deaf and disabled at the centre of our plans for our site, venues, stages, public spaces and the performances and experiences we offer.

Yellowface

Concert Hall

10 Mar 2024

  • Talks and Ideas

On the heels of her satirical sensation Yellowface crushing the bestseller lists, join Rebecca F. Kuang as she takes on the complexities of diversity, racism and cultural appropriation today.

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Mary Beard

Concert Hall

10 Mar 2024

  • Talks and Ideas

Join the world-famous classics scholar and feminist icon Mary Beard for this captivating conversation on her first-ever visit to Australia.

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