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Dr Chris Kutarna debate: humanity is on the right track

Watch an absorbing debate in four rounds, presented by Dr Chris Kutarna in State Library Victoria's Corporate Speakers series.

21 Mar 2019 Duration: 54:48

Alexis Wright on censorship and telling the untold stories

See novelist Alexis Wright deliver the 2018 Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture on censorship, stories and Aboriginal experience.

3 Dec 2018 Duration: 52:01

Christos Tsiolkas on Patrick White: Writers on Writers book launch

Watch a Q&A with author Christos Tsiolkas discussing his love affair with the works of Patrick White.

17 May 2018 Duration: 38:02

Bruce Pascoe on Aboriginal culture and history

Hear award-winning writer, editor and anthologist Bruce Pascoe deliver the 2017 Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture.

14 Nov 2017 Duration: 41:05

Joseph Kosuth

Watch this video to gain insights into the theory and practice of the internationally renowned conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth.

5 Oct 2017 Duration: 01:39:31

Authors in conversation: Researching biography

Enjoy a discussion with Minna Muhlen-Schulte and Dr Sandra McComb, in a conversation about researching and writing biographical articles.

21 Mar 2017 Duration: 30:19

Paul Grabowsky on the creative arts

Watch musician Paul Grabowsky AO as he delivers the 2016 Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture on the role of the creative arts in Australia.

20 Sep 2016 Duration: 36:22

Michael Cannon and Bob Flippen on the Vagabond

Watch a discussion on the journalist known as the Vagabond, with historian Michael Cannon and Bob Flippen.

15 Sep 2016 Duration: 42:17

The other place

Watch the reading of a poignant, original play by Christopher Bryant, based on the lives of directors Betty Burstall and Buzz Goodbody.

3 Jun 2016 Duration: 01:16:09

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