Hersri Setiawan (1936) is a writer, journalist and translator. He studied in Yogyakarta at Gadjah Mada University and the Academy of Film and Dramatic Arts. As a student he became active in the arts and culture and in 1958 joined the left-wing cultural organisation LEKRA (Institute of People’s Culture). Between 1961 and 1965, Hersri was Indonesia’s permanent representative of the Asia-Africa Writers’ Bureau in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Following the events of 1965, Hersri was detained without trial for nine years, seven of which on the island of Buru. After his release, he continued writing about his own experiences and recording the oral histories of other former prisoners as well as exiled members of the Indonesian Left. Many of these writings have been published in Indonesian after the fall of the Suharto regime in 1998. Today, Hersri lives and works in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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The Places that Made Social Work in Melbourne 1887-1940 – a historical walking tour
Royal Historical Society of Victoria
239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC
This walk will be led by social worker historian Jane Miller drawing on the research in her book For Social Betterment – Social Work Education in Australia (2024). Commencing at...
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Author Talk: The Remarkable Greig Sisters by Iola Mathews
RHSV
239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The Greig sisters arrived in Melbourne in 1889 in search of a university education. Jane and Janet would be among the first women doctors in Australia, and Flos became the...
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In conversation: Catherine Gay discusses Australian Girls (Canberra)
In conversation event to launch Australian Girls: Growing Up in the Nineteenth Century. Join Emily Gallagher (National Centre of Biography) in conversation with Catherine Gay to celebrate the launch of Australian...
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Canberra Writers Festival: She Who Tastes, Knows: Food & Storytelling
Cafe Stepping Stone Dickson
8 Hawdon Place, Dickson, ACT
Women have joined hands to prepare food as an act of love for family, community and culture for millennia. Passing on recipes and cooking together can preserve cultural memory, empower...
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Canberra Writers Festival: Climate, Chaos & COP 31
Senate Chamber | Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House
18 King George Terrace, Canberra, ACT
With geopolitical earthquakes shaking our world – what can we expect at COP31 in November? Thom Woodroofe, Clive Hamilton and Miki Perkins explore the underlying philosophies driving world powers and...
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The Places that Made Social Work in Melbourne 1887-1940 – a historical walking tour
Royal Historical Society of Victoria 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VICThis walk will be led by social worker historian Jane Miller drawing on the research in her book For Social Betterment – Social Work Education in Australia (2024). Commencing at...
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Author Talk: The Remarkable Greig Sisters by Iola Mathews
RHSV 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaThe Greig sisters arrived in Melbourne in 1889 in search of a university education. Jane and Janet would be among the first women doctors in Australia, and Flos became the...
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In conversation: Catherine Gay discusses Australian Girls (Canberra)
In conversation event to launch Australian Girls: Growing Up in the Nineteenth Century. Join Emily Gallagher (National Centre of Biography) in conversation with Catherine Gay to celebrate the launch of Australian...
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Canberra Writers Festival: She Who Tastes, Knows: Food & Storytelling
Cafe Stepping Stone Dickson 8 Hawdon Place, Dickson, ACTWomen have joined hands to prepare food as an act of love for family, community and culture for millennia. Passing on recipes and cooking together can preserve cultural memory, empower...
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Canberra Writers Festival: Climate, Chaos & COP 31
Senate Chamber | Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House 18 King George Terrace, Canberra, ACTWith geopolitical earthquakes shaking our world – what can we expect at COP31 in November? Thom Woodroofe, Clive Hamilton and Miki Perkins explore the underlying philosophies driving world powers and...
