Post-Millennial: The Meaning of Adulthood Today
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Sunday, 13 Aug 2017, 04:00pm - 05:00pm
When it comes to generational divides, unflattering stereotypes abound. Baby-boomers are Beatles-obsessed real-estate hogs; Gen Xers are vinyl-fetishing finger-waggers and millennials are entitled, smashed avocado-munching whiners.
Highlighting generational differences is a great way for journalists to get clicks, but how accurately do these categories really describe us? And, for the so-called ‘millennials’, what are the real and perceived differences in choices, attitudes and behaviour from older generations? Many of the traditional markers of maturity – marriage, kids, home-ownership – are proving elusive, unattainable or undesirable for today’s under-40s.
Emily Sexton hosts Clementine Ford, Kayla Rae Whitaker, Will Kostakis and Tom Taylor for a conversation that looks past the stereotypes to examine the changing nature of adulthood in Australia today.
Presented in partnership with Bendigo Writers Festival.
Featuring
Emily Sexton is a former Head of Programming for the Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas. She was the recipient of a prestigious Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship in 2014. Previously, she was Artistic Director of Next Wave (2010–14), where her key achievements were a radical rethink of an ar... Read more
Clementine Ford is a Melbourne-based writer, speaker and feminist thinker. She is a columnist for Fairfax’s Daily Life and is a regular contributor to the Age and Sydney Morning Herald. Through her twice-weekly columns for Daily Life, Clementine explores issues of gen... Read more
Will Kostakis has written everything from celebrity news stories that score cease and desist letters, to tweets for professional wrestlers. He’s best known for his award-winning YA novels, The Sidekicks and The First Third. Monuments is his first fantasy novel. ... Read more
Kayla Rae Whitaker is an American writer whose first novel is The Animators. She is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and of New York University’s MFA program.
Tom Taylor is a #1 New York Times best-selling comic book author, screenwriter and playwright. Currently the writer of Wolverine for Marvel, and Injustice for DC Comics, Taylor has written Batman/Superman, Iron Man, Justice League/Power Rangers, Star Wars and more. He’s the co-creator, ... Read more
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