Testimonies for Gender Justice

The ANU Gender Institute is hosting a team of academics and artists from the Gender, Justice and Security Hub, in which ANU is a partner, for a series of events exploring the development of arts-based methods for feminist research in conflict sites.

The events on 8 and 9 August include a full-day workshop, a panel discussion on the Sri Lankan conflict and its gendered impacts, two film showings, a public lecture on art and resistance, and a film-making masterclass.

9.30am - 5pm Workshop: ‘Using Arts-based Methods for Feminist Research in Precarious Contexts’, facilitated by Neloufer de Mel, Ruhanie Perera and Kamala Vasuki

5.30pm – 6pm Video Installation ‘Now You Must Bear Witness’ and drinks reception

6-7pm Panel Discussion ‘Gender, Justice and Security in Sri Lanka’s Conflict Zones’

7-9pm Film Screening& Director’s Q&APaangshu

9.30am – 12.30pm Masterclass: ‘The Cinematic Interpretation of Trauma: Film Making in Conflict Zones’, facilitated by Dr Visakesa Chandrasekaram

12.30-2pm Public Lecture – Professor Neloufer de Mel: ‘Spaces of Resistance: Public Art and Cultural Life during the Aragalaya’.

5.30pm – 6pm Video Installation ‘Now You Must Bear Witness’

6-8.15pm Film Screening & Director’s Q&AMunnel