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Terry Irving

Terry Irving, radical historian and educational radical, is Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Wollongong, Australia. His books include Radical Sydney (with Rowan Cahill), Childe and Australia (edited with Peter Gathercole and Gregory Melleuish), Class Structure in Australian History (with Raewyn Connell), and The Southern Tree of Liberty. He was editor of Labour History: A Journal of Labour and Social History and a founder of the Free University (Sydney).  www.terryirving.net

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Events

  • Lucy Ridge in conversation with Dani Valent

    Readings Emporium Shop 1, level 1, 287 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

    We are delighted to invite you to hear Dani Valent talking with Lucy Ridge about her book, Fed Up. Disillusioned chef and sustainable food advocate Lucy Ridge is sick of the...

  • Richard King | Brave New Wild: Can Nature Survive Us?

    35 High St 35 High St, Maryborough, VIC

    As humanity reshapes the planet at unprecedented speed, what becomes of the wild? Author Richard King explores rewilding, genetic intervention, conservation politics and the uneasy ethics of “fixing” nature. Moderated...

  • Book launch: Peaking by Saskia Beudel (Readings, Carlton)

    Readings Carlton Woiworung Country, 309 Lygon St, Carlton, VIC, Australia

    We are delighted to invite you to hear a conversation between Bridie O'Donnel and Saskia Beudel about Peaking. The three peaks are Tawonga Gap, Mt Hotham and Falls Creek in...

  • Author talk: The Curious Diplomat by Lachlan Strahan (Beechworth, VIC)

    Beechworth Library 101 Ford St, Beechworth, VIC, Australia

    Join Lachlan Strahan chatting about his latest book The Curious Diplomat. A memoir from the frontlines of Diplomacy at Beechworth Library. Join us at Beechworth Library for an intriguing conversation...

  • Willy Lit Fest: Journeys in Nature: Dave Witty & Darryl Jones

    Williamstown Town Hall: CHAMBER 104 Ferguson St, Williamstown, VIC, Australia

    Acclaimed urban ecologist Darryl Jones joins nature writer David Witty to explore the complex, and sometimes surprising, interactions between humans, the built environment and other species. Proudly supported by The...