Newcastle Writers Festival presents Julie McIntyre

This event was held on Friday 1 April 2016

Julie McIntyre writers festival
Dr. Julie McIntyre

This year's Newcastle Writers Festival sees Dr. Julie McIntyre of the School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle, Australia, host "Not Charted on Ordinary Maps." This presentation centres on John Lewer's reflections on the BHP closure. Find out more.

This is a free session.

Dr. Julie McIntyre is an historian who uses the lens of wine studies to explore questions ranging from colonial ambition within global currents of history to fashion for wine styles. Her book First Vintage: Wine in Colonial New South Wales (2012) won Gourmand Publishing’s 2013 Best Australian Drinks History and was shortlisted for three further prizes including the 2013 NSW Premier’s History Awards.

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