Literature & Ideas 1 - Migration & Detention

This episode of the Art, Design And Media podcast is part of a special RMIT Culture and student produced series, Literature and Ideas.Authors Shokoofeh Azar and Zana Fraillon explore cross-sections between the refugee experience and literature. They share their experiences writing about migration, detention and border policies.Shokoofeh Azar is an Iranian-Australian author and journalist, who sought political asylum in Australia in 2011. Her first novel The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize.Zana Fraillon is a multi-award winning author of books for children and young adults. Her novel The Bone Sparrow explores a refugee child’s experience in an Australian permanent detention centre.This first episode has been drawn from On Migration and Detention, a live panel hosted by Astrid Edwards, presented as part of RMIT Culture's Salon series.Hosts: Anthea Yang and Else FitzgeraldProducers: Anthea Yang, Chris Alphonso, Hayden Spurrell and Lauren WebsterSupervising producer: Carly Godden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.