Interactive evening discussion series GOMA Talks will return during APT7 to explore Australia's place in the Asian Century.
Presented in partnership with ABC Radio National, the four live panel discussions will be free, and no bookings are required. The venue will be open for light refreshments from 5:15pm with DJ Scorpio in the Audi GOMA Bar.
Live GOMA Talks webcasts will air on QAGOMA TV at qagoma.qld.gov.au; viewers will be able to tweet comments, feedback and questions to the panel using hashtag #GOMAtalks.
The discussions include:
Thu Feb 21 — Australia In The Asian Century: Radio National Big Ideas host Paul Barclay and guests look at the development of international relations between Australia and the Asia Pacific region. Guest panellists include George Megalogenis (author and political commentator); Anita Lee Hong (Director, Oodgeroo Unit, QUT); Jason Yat-sen Li (social commentator and Managing Director of RI Group China Limited, Melbourne and Beijing); and Andrew O'Neil (Director, Griffith Asia Institute and Professor, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University).
Thu Mar 7 — Events That Shape The World: Radio National Books+ host Kate Evans and guests provide perspectives on cultural memory, history and place in contemporary society.
Thu Mar 21 — Living Contemporary Culture: Radio National Weekend Arts host Sarah Kanowski and guests explore how everyday life and culture are expressed through art forms such as performance, film and design.
Thu Apr 4 — Policy Politics: Radio National Saturday Extra host Geraldine Doogue, AO, and guests discuss some of the major issues shaping cultural and political policy in the Asian and Pacific region, as well as implications for the future.
