when: 04 May 2022 | venue: Online | cost: Free | address: See event description for details on how to connect. | tickets: https://www.rahs.org.au/event/sound-citizens-women-broadcasters/
published: 01 May 2022, 5 min read
This showcased event has concluded.
Expired
In 1954 Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives, argued that radio had 'created a bigger revolution in the life of a woman than anything that has happened any time' as it brought the public sphere into the home and women into the public sphere.
Taking this claim as its starting point, Sound Citizens examines how a cohort of professional women broadcasters, activists and politicians used radio to contribute to the public sphere and improve women's status in Australia from the 1920s until the 1950s. Radio provided a platform for women to contribute to public discourse and normalised the presence of women's voices in the public sphere, both literally and figuratively.
About the speaker: Dr Catherine Fisher is a historian and policy adviser who holds a PhD from the School of History at The Australian National University. Her first book, Sound Citizens: Australian Women Broadcasters Claim their Voice, 1923-1956 was published by ANU Press in 2021. She also co-edited Expressions of War in Australia and the Pacific: Language, Trauma, Memory, and Official Discourse (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020).
Content from UpNext.com.au. Please don't scrape website.
In 1954 Dame Enid Lyons, the first woman elected to the Australian House of Representatives, argued that radio had 'created a bigger revolution in the life of a woman than anything that has happened any time' as it brought the public sphere into the home and women into the public sphere.
Taking this claim as its starting point, Sound Citizens examines how a cohort of professional women broadcasters, activists and politicians used radio to contribute to the public sphere and improve women's status in Australia from the 1920s until the 1950s. Radio provided a platform for women to contribute to public discourse and normalised the presence of women's voices in the public sphere, both literally and figuratively.
About the speaker: Dr Catherine Fisher is a historian and policy adviser who holds a PhD from the School of History at The Australian National University. Her first book, Sound Citizens: Australian Women Broadcasters Claim their Voice, 1923-1956 was published by ANU Press in 2021. She also co-edited Expressions of War in Australia and the Pacific: Language, Trauma, Memory, and Official Discourse (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020).
Go see Sound Citizens: Australian Women Broadcasters, 1923-1956 2022.
Sound Citizens: Australian Women Broadcasters, 1923-1956 2022 is on 04 May 2022. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Sydney.
Are we missing something? Help us improve this article. Reach out to us.
Event Details
Are you looking for 'Things To Do' ideas?
Upnext Team
We love helping people
See recent events discovered by Upnext Team
Expired
Adelaide Tiny Home Expo 2023
Discover Tiny Houses and why they are taking Australia by storm. Tiny houses on and off wheels, luxury Airbnb models, m...
Expired
Drag Bingo & Cocktail Fun! 2023
Celebrate a Sunday afternoon with Bingo with a difference...Drag Bingo.Join hosts Fifi and Princess Laya as they perform...
Expired
Have You Eaten? 2023
Have You Eaten? is an immersive art exhibition that invites you to consider your perfect picnic, favourite foods, and co...
Expired
Punk Protest Propaganda 2023
Discover The Political Art of Fahmi Reza, a captivating exhibition at Nexus Gallery.Fahmi Reza, a self-taught Malaysian ...
