Speaking: University of Auckland, 24-27 September 2003

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Series[UMA-SRE-20170009] SPEAKINGAccession[2014.0038] GERMAINE GREER ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2017000900440Scope and ContentContains: Invitation and correspondence on Greer participation in a two-day symposium at Auckland University on the role of public intellectuals in New Zealand, 26-27/9/2003. Greer arrived in Auckland on 24/7/2003 and left 27/9/2003. Greer appeared on a symposium panel titled 'Dumbing Down or Wising Up', 26/9/2003, and gave a public lecture at Auckland Town Hall, 26/9/2003, for fee of NZ$1500 plus travel. Includes correspondence and media reports on Greer's possible arrest on an outstanding 32 year old warrant, dating from when Greer was last in New Zealand in 1972, for an unpaid fine for swearing (the F word). Correspondents: Carol Horne (for Germaine Greer); Laurence Simmons, Film, Television and Media Studies, University of Auckland; Ayesha Karim-Khan, Gillon Aitken Associates; Sue Kedgley MP, Green Party; Paul McHugh; Raewyn Dalziel, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Auckland; Grant Willis, University of Auckland. Subjects: Lectures and lecturing; ConferencesAccess StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2017.0009 Unit 0014

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CreatorGreer, GermaineRoleProvenance

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Date11 January 2003-6 October 2003

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Speaking: University of Auckland, 24-27 September 2003