Our Bodies, Their Battlefield: What War Does to Women

with Christina Lamb / Chaired by Laura Grenfell

“Rape”, writes Christina Lamb, one of the world’s foremost war correspondents who has worked in war and combat zones for over thirty years, “is the cheapest weapon known to man.” In her latest harrowing and profoundly moving book, Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: What War Does to Women, Christina documents the terrible crimes committed against women as an instrument of war. With its sensitive interviews with contemporary victims across many countries, and tenacious and empathetic reporting, Our Bodies, Their Battlefields writes women into the history of war.

Please note that Christina Lamb will join us in the Garden via live streaming from London, UK.

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Christina Lamb is a multiple award winning journalist and author and is currently Foreign Affairs Correspondent for the UK’s The Sunday Times. Her books include the best-selling The Africa House as well as The Sewing Circles of Herat, My Afghan Years and, most recently, Our Bodies, Their Battlefield.

Please note that Christina Lamb will join us in the Garden via live streaming from London, UK.

Laura Grenfell is an expert in the field of human rights law and post-conflict justice. Her published work, Promoting the Rule of Law in Post-Conflict States, has focused on the situation and rights of those made vulnerable in times of conflict and in the post-conflict context. As an Associate Professor, Laura teaches and researches at the Adelaide Law School.

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WHEN

Sun 28 Feb, 5:00pm

WHERE

Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden
West Stage

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FREE

DURATION

1hr

NOTE

To ensure your safety during the Age of Covid, 2021 will see some changes to the operation of the Writers’ Week’s site.

Adelaide Writers’ Week sessions held in the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden are free however all patrons will be required to do a COVID-Safe Check-In by scanning one of the QR codes displayed around the Garden. If you do not have a smart phone, Writers’ Week staff can register you manually.

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Wheelchair accessible

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