Sydney Ideas

Bassem Youssef - credited as a key figure in the Arab Spring - is a global icon of freedom of expression and political satire. Despite its immense popularity, in June 2014 Youssef had to end his TV satire show, Al Bernameg, and leave Egypt due to continued threats and harassment.

Bassem Youssef joins The Chaser’s Chris Taylor for a conversation about the perils and power of laughing at politicians.

For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/bassem_youssef_and_the_chaser.shtml

Bassem Youssef - credited as a key figure in the Arab Spring - is a global icon of freedom of expression and political satire. Despite its immense popularity, in June 2014 Youssef had to end his TV satire show, Al Bernameg, and leave Egypt due to continued threats and harassment.

Bassem Youssef joins The Chaser’s Chris Taylor for a conversation about the perils and power of laughing at politicians.

For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/bassem_youssef_and_the_chaser.shtml

Bassem Youssef - credited as a key figure in the Arab Spring - is a global icon of freedom of expression and political satire. Despite its immense popularity, in June 2014 Youssef had to end his TV satire show, Al Bernameg, and leave Egypt due to continued threats and harassment.

Bassem Youssef joins The Chaser’s Chris Taylor for a conversation about the perils and power of laughing at politicians.

For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/bassem_youssef_and_the_chaser.shtml

Sydney Ideas partnered with the Confucius Institute to present Liu Cixin, leading contemporary Chinese science fiction writer, and recent winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel. In an exclusive and rare appearance outside China, Cixin talks about his visions of modern China.

In this Sydney Ideas lecture China's est-selling contemporary science fiction author Liu Cixin, winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel, talked about how his vision for modern China is reflected in his work.

Professor Song Mingwei, critic and literary scholar at Wellesley College, USA, was in conversation with Liu Cixin to talk about the growing popularity of science fiction in China, and how it reflects the population’s longing for, but anxiety about, development and its unknown impact on humanity.

For further info see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/liu_cixin.shtml

Sydney Ideas partnered with the Confucius Institute to present Liu Cixin, leading contemporary Chinese science fiction writer, and recent winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel. In an exclusive and rare appearance outside China, Cixin talks about his visions of modern China.

In this Sydney Ideas lecture China's est-selling contemporary science fiction author Liu Cixin, winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel, talked about how his vision for modern China is reflected in his work.

Professor Song Mingwei, critic and literary scholar at Wellesley College, USA, was in conversation with Liu Cixin to talk about the growing popularity of science fiction in China, and how it reflects the population’s longing for, but anxiety about, development and its unknown impact on humanity.

For further info see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/liu_cixin.shtml

In this Sydney Ideas lecture China's est-selling contemporary science fiction author Liu Cixin, winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel, talked about how his vision for modern China is reflected in his work.

Professor Song Mingwei, critic and literary scholar at Wellesley College, USA, was in conversation with Liu Cixin to talk about the growing popularity of science fiction in China, and how it reflects the population’s longing for, but anxiety about, development and its unknown impact on humanity.

For further info see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/liu_cixin.shtml

Sydney Ideas partnered with the Confucius Institute to present Liu Cixin, leading contemporary Chinese science fiction writer, and recent winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel. In an exclusive and rare appearance outside China, Cixin talks about his visions of modern China.

The importance of creativity is frequently highlighted in education and the marketplace. In the heart of Redfern, Sydney Story Factory is changing the lives of young people through creative writing and storytelling workshops designed to foster creative thinking and boost confidence. Designed particularly for Indigenous students and those from non-English speaking backgrounds, Sydney Story Factory is open to all.

For more info and speaker's biography see this page: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/sydney_story_factory.shtml