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Life inside Westbrook Children’s Home, from the perspective of a survivor
Alfred Fletcher and Adele Chynoweth
1 September 2011
Al Fletcher discusses with Adele Chynoweth his experiences at Westbrook as re-told in his book Brutal: surviving Westbrook Boys Home. His story is one of many that will be included in the upcoming exhibition Inside: Life in Children’s Homes.
Question and answer session from Understanding and representing trauma
Dr Joanna Sassoon, Dr Adele Chynoweth, Dr Jay Arthur, Dr Geoffrey Megargee and Dr Mike Pickering
Understanding and Representing Trauma conversation, 5 October 2010
Discussion amongst the panellists and questions from the audience. Museum curators and researchers with experience representing traumatic experiences in museums share their expertise.
Understanding and representing trauma: speaker presentations
Dr Joanna Sassoon, Dr Adele Chynoweth, Dr Jay Arthur, Dr Geoffrey Megargee and Dr Mike Pickering
Understanding and Representing Trauma conversation, 5 October 2010
Museums and kindred institutions that are serious about reflecting human life are often compelled to confront the dark side of human experience we might prefer not to face. But if we are to be truthful, we must do so.
Creating child-friendly cities: lessons from Monstropolis
Dr Paul Tranter, Australian Defence Force Academy
27 October 2007
Geographer Paul Tranter critiques the movie Monsters, Inc. in an entertaining examination of the serious issue of making cities safe, fun and connective for kids. He suggests changes to urban form and transport, neighbourhood design and social values.
