Prepare to have your understanding of Australian history profoundly challenged in this important session with Santilla Chingaipe. Explore her powerful and groundbreaking work, Black Convicts, which redefines our perception of the nation’s past. This vital conversation will unearth the long-erased stories of individuals transported and enslaved within Australia, shedding light on the nation’s often-hidden connections to the history of slavery. Gain a deeper and more accurate understanding of this crucial aspect of our shared history.

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Join Santilla Chingaipe, author of Black Convicts, for a free event exploring the forgotten history of Australia’s Black convicts.

Learn about influential figures like bushranger John Caesar and chief David Stuurman, and discover how slavery, race, and empire shaped Australia’s early development.

Gain new perspectives on the nation’s colonial past and identity.

https://libraryevents.kingston.vic.gov.au/event?id=141990

Three authors and historians come together in a discussion that brings to light misunderstood, mythologised or lesser-known dimensions of Australian history. From the global slave trade and Gallipoli to the women who shaped our country but were omitted from the history books, this session addresses how the stories we choose to tell – and those that are left out – shape our national identity.

https://mwf.com.au/program/the-past-is-a-foreign-country

Equip yourself to research and write history with author, historian and filmmaker Santilla Chingaipe. 
  
In this practical workshop, Santilla will share insights into researching and writing history, honed through her extensive work across journalism, documentary-making, and in her book, Black Convicts: How slavery shaped Australia. She’ll consider the challenges of unearthing historical records, ethical considerations in interpreting archival information, and how historians can approach and address gaps in recorded histories.  
  
This workshop will provide a research framework for historians at all stages of their careers, whether writing about major historical events and movements or bringing individual stories from the past to life.

This workshop runs for 2.5 hours.

MWF Workshops are presented in partnership with Writers Victoria

https://mwf.com.au/program/santilla-chingaipe-working-with-archives

https://sorrentowritersfestival.com.au/artfuel/program/430/show/in-conversation-geraldine-brooks

6pm for a 6:30pm start, Friday 21st Feb at Rabble Books. Santilla Chingaipe will be in conversation with Sisonke Msimang, discussing her book Black Convicts.  

Tickets: https://rabblebooksandgames.com.au/c/events__40