NIBS volunteer Sam will be interviewing Kath on her new book "Staging a Revolution" in the back room of NIBS.
In her latest "Staging a Revolution", Kath Kenny paints a vibrant picture of cultural life in the 1960s and 70s through a scholarly analysis of Melbourne's revolutionary theatre group 'The Pram Factory'. Set against the backdrop of moratorium marches, inner-city cafes and share houses, and the rising tide of sexual liberation and countercultural movements, Kath Kenny recreates a vital moment in Australia's political and cultural life, and questions why the great cultural renaissance of women's liberation has been largely forgotten.
Kath Kenny is an essayist, arts reviewer and researcher. Her book Staging a Revolution will be published by Upswell Publishing in 2022. Her writing has appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald, ABC, Meanjin, The Monthly, The Saturday Paper, The Guardian, and numerous other publications, and she recently contributed the lead chapters to the anthologies #MeToo: Stories from the Australian Movement and Fashion: New Feminist Essays.