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Nov 6, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Marina Deller |Casual Academic

By Marina Deller, Casual Academic, Creative Writing and English Literature, Flinders University Gideon Haigh’s brother Jasper – “Jaz” – was 17 when he was killed in a car accident. Decades later, Haigh picked up a pen and, in a 72 hour span, wrote about the night Jaz died, all that led up to it, and all that he has lived since. Haigh is a prolific writer.

Nov 6, 2024 | hashtag.net.au | Marina Deller |Casual Academic

Gideon Haigh’s brother Jasper – “Jaz” – was 17 when he was killed in a car accident. Decades later, Haigh picked up a pen and, in a 72 hour span, wrote about the night Jaz died, all that led up to it, and all that he has lived since. Haigh is a prolific writer. You may know him from his cricket writing, but also his investigative journalism about crime, trauma and the law. Sometimes he writes about all of these things at once.

May 5, 2024 | thetimes.com.au | Marina Deller |Casual Academic

Comedy is opening up spaces[1] for silences to be broken and trauma stories to be told. In 2018, Hannah Gadsby started a revolution with Nanette[2], asking audiences to rethink what comedy was for. In the hour-long stand-up act, which touched on their life and experiences growing up in Tasmania, Gadsby offered a mandate to comedians to tell truths and, if needed, to seek reparation for trauma. Other comedians have followed suit.

Jan 30, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Marina Deller |Casual Academic

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Jan 30, 2024 | eveningreport.nz | Marina Deller |Casual Academic

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marina Deller, Casual Academic, Flinders University ShutterstockCall them pet peeves, call them petty grievances, one thing is certain – complaining about everyday irritations feels cathartic. It’s also the premise of American comedy podcast I’ve Had It.Hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan state, tongue in cheek, that their goal is to compartmentalise complaining and be nicer in their day-to-day life.