Powerful Stories Network Event | Angelina Hurley
Event description
Telling Our Own Stories: Familial Aboriginal Humour and the Strengthening of Identity | Angelina Hurley
Friday, 7 March | 11am-1:00pm
About the author:
Angelina Hurley, an Aboriginal writer from Brisbane (Gooreng Gooreng, Mununjali, Birriah, Gamilaraay), debuted with Aunty Maggie and the Womba Wakgun (2009). A 2011 Fulbright Scholar at NYU, she has 35+ years in First Nations arts. In 2024, she became Griffith Film School's First Aboriginal PhD graduate, focusing on Blak comedy. Her thesis, Reconciliation Rescue, includes scripts for a TV series exploring Aboriginal humour. She contributes to journals, magazines, and media, amplifying Indigenous storytelling through academic and creative writing.
Please note that this is an in-person event and will not be streamed.
Location: Vere Gordon Childe Centre
Images courtesy of Angelina Hurley
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