Asia Pacific Literature

Rob Schmitz, Shanghai correspondent for NPR and author of 'Street of Eternal Happiness', in conversation with Gene Sherman. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 27 May 2017, in association with the 2017 Sydney Writers' Festival.

Alice Pung, acclaimed writer and journalist, in conversation with Annette Shun Wah. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 23 November 2013, in association with SCAF Project 19, Collection+: Sopheap Pich.

The launch of Anne Summers 2009 novel The Lost Mother: A Story of Art and Love. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 16 July 2009.

Xu Zhiyuan, cultural intellectual, writer and journalist, in conversation with Nicholas Jose, author and former Cultural Counsellor, Australian Embassy, Beijing. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 18 May 2016, in association with the 2016 Sydney Writers' Festival.

Nicholas Jose shares from his 2014 publication, Bapo – a collection of short stories inspired by events, people and personal experience during his decades of involvement in China. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 18 June 2015, in association with SCAF Project 26, Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible.

Xue Xinran shares from her 2015 book, Buy Me the Sky, recounting stories of men and women born under China's single-child policy instituted in 1979. From the businessman's son unable to pack his own suitcase - to the PhD student who pulled herself out of extreme rural poverty, these revered 'little emperors and suns' form the emerging face of China. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 21 May 2015, in association with the 2015 Sydney Writers' Festival.

A discussion between Dr Kit Messham-Muir and Shaun Gladwell, moderated by Gene Sherman, about Gladwell’s time in Afghanistan in 2009 as an official Australian war artist. The discussion is followed by the official launch of Dr Kit Messham-Muir's publication, Double War: Visual Culture and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, by Simon Mordant AM. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 23 April 2015, in association with Shaun Gladwell: The Lacrima Chair, SCAF Project 24, and Collection+: Shaun Gladwell, SCAF Project 25.

The Sydney launch of the book 'Akio Makigawa' celebrating the artist's life and work. Lesley Alway, Director, Asialink Arts introduces Carlier Makigawa, wife of Akio, in a discussion of this monumental publication (fourteen years in the making). The book is officially launched by Dr Michael Brand, Director, Art Gallery of New South Wales. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 25 September 2014.

Hear celebrated author, translator and essayist, Linda Jaivin discuss how China, in particular the city of Beijing, has inspired much of her work, including her three most recent books: the non-fiction 'Beijing', the novel 'The Empress Lover' and 'The Quarterly Essay: Found in Translation'. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 22 May 2014. Presented in partnership with the 2014 Sydney Writer's Festival.

Rod Freedman in conversation with Deborah Levy, British playwright, novelist, and poet. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 22 May 2013, in association with the 2013 Sydney Writers’ Festival.

Caroline Baum in conversation with Bill Leak, cartoonist and painter. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 6 October 2012, in association with SCAF Project 15, Go Figure! Contemporary Chinese portraiture.

Caroline Baum in conversation with writer Anna Krien about her 2010 book, Into the Woods. For many years, the Tasmanian wilderness has been the site of a fierce struggle. At stake is the future of old-growth forests. Loggers and police face off with protesters deep in the forest, while savage political games are played in the courts and parliaments. In Into the Woods, Krien ventures behind the battle lines to see what it is like to risk everything for a cause. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 19 April 2012, in association with SCAF Project 13, Janet Laurence: After Eden.

Adam Liaw, lawyer, cook & author in conversation with Margaret Throsby. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 20 October 2011, in association with SCAF Project 12, Tokujin Yoshioka: Waterfall.

Betty Churcher speaks to an admiring audience about her life in art and her 2011 book, Notebooks. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 19 May 2011, in association with the 2011 Sydney Writers’ Festival.

Scottish writer William Dalrymple discusses two of his novels, My Journeys in Xanadu and Along the Silk Road. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 20 May 2010, in association with SCAF Project 7, Fiona Tan: Coming Home, and in partnership with the 2011 Sydney Writers' Festival.

Caroline Baum in conversation with authors Robyn Davidson and Nicholas Rothwell. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 22 April 2010, in association with SCAF Project 7, Fiona Tan: Coming Home.

A guest lecture by Nicholas Jose, titled Australian Literature: Where’s the Body? Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 9 July 2009.