A Christmas Carol
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Where
When
Tuesday, 5 Mar 2013, 04:30pm - 05:15pm
Event Status
Past event

Studying a book or film can be a short-cut to consigning it to boredom. But our Texts in the City series – a gift to students, their teachers and lifelong learners – brings the VCE English and Literature lists to life.
Each week, our hosts – authors Lili Wilkinson and Tony Birch – will interview experts intimately familiar with the texts, unearthing those hidden gems that could help your essay shine.
This week sees Lili Wilkinson and Phil Zachariah exploring Charles Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol.
·Related video: Our 2012 Texts in the City discussion of this text
Featuring
Featuring

Lili Wilkinson is the award-winning author of sixteen books, including After the Lights Go Out and The Erasure Initiative. She established insideadog.com.au and the Inky Awards at the Centre for Youth Literature, State Library of Victoria. Lili has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Me... Read more

Phil is a graduate of the National Theatre, with a background in science and a great deal of splashing about in theatre-in-education, including three years performing for the CSIRO Science Education Centre. He has also sung for the Victoria State Opera and gigged with Harry Kewell. He was heard on A... Read more
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