Natalie Kon-yu's guest appearances

Natalie Kon-yu

The Kill Your Darlings Podcast

First Word Problems

Birthing and Justice with Dr Ruth De Souza

OwlTail

Synopsis:What if you thought pregnancy was going to be easy, a breeze? You had even planned an overseas holiday – but then suddenly, pregnancy became frightening and stressful, needing admission to a mental health unit?Natalie Kon-yu – a Naarm-based writer descended from Italian and Mauritian migrants – talks about the experiences of medical sexism, birth trauma and medical mismanagement detailed in her book The Cost of Labour. She also talks about the ways in which motherhood is simultaneously exalted and undervalued In contemporary colonial Australia – and how she’s looking to challenge those norms.  [Content warning: This episode addresses mental health, suicidal ideation, medical trauma and negligence.]Notes:Read Natalie's powerful essay in Overland: The most natural thinghttps://overland.org.au/previous-issues/issue-235/feature-the-most-natural-thing/Shelf Reflection: Natalie Kon-yuhttps://www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/shelf-reflection-natalie-kon-yu/5 Questions with Dr Natalie Kon-yuhttps://www.liminalmag.com/5-questions/natalie-kon-yuThe #PublishingPaidMe hashtag reveals how Writers of Colour are undervaluedhttps://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/culture/article/2020/06/15/publishingpaidme-hashtag-reveals-how-writers-colour-are-undervaluedNatalie Kon-yu is a feminist firsthttps://www.dumbofeather.com/conversations/natalie-kon-yu-is-a-feminist-first/The cost of labour https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/the-cost-of-labour/Music in this episode includes ‘Salientia’ and ‘Tympanum’ by REW&lt;&lt; and ‘Dark Water’ by Nul Tiel Records, used under a Creative Commons license from Free Music Archive.

Synopsis: What if you thought pregnancy was going to be easy, a breeze? You had even planned an overseas holiday – but then suddenly, pregnancy became frightening and stressful, needing admission to a mental health unit? Natalie Kon-yu – a Naarm-based writer descended from Italian and Mauritian migrants – talks about the experiences of medical sexism, birth trauma and medical mismanagement detailed in her book The Cost of Labour. She also talks about the ways in which motherhood is simultaneously exalted and undervalued In contemporary colonial Australia – and how she’s looking to challenge those norms.  [Content warning: This episode addresses mental health, suicidal ideation, medical trauma and negligence.] Notes: Read Natalie's powerful essay in Overland: The most natural thing <a href="https://overland.org.au/previous-issues/issue-235/feature-the-most-natural-thing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://overland.org.au/previous-issues/issue-235/feature-the-most-natural-thing/</a> Shelf Reflection: Natalie Kon-yu <a href="https://www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/shelf-reflection-natalie-kon-yu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/shelf-reflection-natalie-kon-yu/</a> 5 Questions with Dr Natalie Kon-yu <a href="https://www.liminalmag.com/5-questions/natalie-kon-yu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.liminalmag.com/5-questions/natalie-kon-yu</a> The #PublishingPaidMe hashtag reveals how Writers of Colour are undervalued <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/culture/article/2020/06/15/publishingpaidme-hashtag-reveals-how-writers-colour-are-undervalued" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/culture/article/2020/06/15/publishingpaidme-hashtag-reveals-how-writers-colour-are-undervalued</a> Natalie Kon-yu is a feminist first <a href="https://www.dumbofeather.com/conversations/natalie-kon-yu-is-a-feminist-first/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.dumbofeather.com/conversations/natalie-kon-yu-is-a-feminist-first/</a> The cost of labour  <a href="https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/the-cost-of-labour/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/the-cost-of-labour/</a> Music in this episode includes ‘Salientia’ and ‘Tympanum’ by REW&lt;&lt; and ‘Dark Water’ by Nul Tiel Records, used under a Creative Commons license from Free Music Archive.

Series 3 Episode 4: Natalie Kon-yu on writing, birth trauma and medical sexism

Natalie Kon-yu on ‘The Cost of Labour’: First Book Club

Meet Dr Natalie Kon-yu—writer, academic and editor. Natalie is a senior lecturer at Victoria University. She has an abiding interest in women's narratives, particularly those which have been marginalised. This week Natalie talks to us about diversity in the publishing industry, the 2016 Stella Diversity Count and her essay 'In the Skin of the Other: Diversity and The Australian Publishing Industry'. This episode was recorded remotely during April 2020 and COVID-19. There may be variations in audio quality. First Word Problems: Rewriting the publishing industry, one interview at a time.First Word Problems is an initiative straight from Bowen Street Press—an independent publishing house run by students from the Master of Writing and Publishing at RMIT—and it’s all about students. Subscribe to First Word Problems on Spotify or Apple podcasts to make sure you don't miss out.  Find us on Instagram @thebowenstreetpress Find us on Twitter @TheBowenStPress Find us on Facebook @TheBowenStreetPress  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Dr Natalie Kon-yu—writer, academic and editor. Natalie is a senior lecturer at Victoria University. She has an abiding interest in women's narratives, particularly those which have been marginalised. This week Natalie talks to us about diversity in the publishing industry, the 2016 Stella Diversity Count and her essay 'In the Skin of the Other: Diversity and The Australian Publishing Industry'. This episode was recorded remotely during April 2020 and COVID-19. There may be variations in audio quality. First Word Problems: Rewriting the publishing industry, one interview at a time. First Word Problems is an initiative straight from Bowen Street Press—an independent publishing house run by students from the Master of Writing and Publishing at RMIT—and it’s all about students. Subscribe to First Word Problems on Spotify or Apple podcasts to make sure you don't miss out.  Find us on Instagram @thebowenstreetpress Find us on Twitter @TheBowenStPress Find us on Facebook @TheBowenStreetPress See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.