Roxane Gay Announced For Festival Of Dangerous Ideas 2024
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Queer writer and commentator Roxane Gay has been announced as the first guest in this year鈥檚 Festival of Dangerous Ideas (24-25 August), and for Melbourne鈥檚 Now or Never festival (22-31 August).听
Known for published works like Bad Feminist and her work as a cultural critic, Gay will be delivering a keynote address at FODI and is set to explore what it takes to be 鈥渁 serial dissenter in the age of tribal warfare.鈥� She鈥檚 also set to appear on a number of panels across the festival.听
It鈥檚 the first time that Gay will be appearing in-person at the festival, though she previously appeared on a FODI podcast in 2022.听
Director of FODI Danielle Harvey shared her excitement to host Roxane at the festival in August: 鈥淩oxane Gay is one of the world鈥檚 most brilliant social commentators.听
鈥淭en years on since her book Bad Feminist caught the world鈥檚 attention, she is still unafraid to call out privilege, hypocrisy, and entrenched social injustice. But today, speaking up can come at a huge cost.听
鈥淚 can鈥檛 think of anyone else more credentialed than Roxane to talk to FODI audiences about the importance of rocking the boat and facing criticism head on.鈥�
FODI 2024, is the festival鈥檚 12th edition, and this year鈥檚 theme is Sanctuary. This year鈥檚 program is designed to create a safe haven for attendees to explore new ideas across the weekend-long program.听
The full program for FODI will release on Tuesday 25th of June, with pre-sale tickets for members going live the same day. Otherwise, general release tickets release on Wednesday 26th of June. Find more information at .听
