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Friday essay: ‘An oasis in the desert’ – Jackie Huggins reflects on her deep history with Carnarvon Gorge

Ngya Bidjara/Birri Gubba Juru marra. My name is Jackie Huggins. I am the mother of John. I am also the daughter of Rita, and Albert and Rose are my grandparents on my mother’s side. My father is Jack Huggins. My grandparents are John Henry Huggins the third, and Fanny: all…

The Conversation · Jul 10, 2025

'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' Is a Revolutionary Call to Speak Up Against Female Abuse

After showing how a culture of silence around abuse can devastate entire generations, the arresting A24 film holds a mirror up to the audience and asks, “What happens if we scream?”

Marie Claire · Mar 17, 2025

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl review – Rungano Nyoni’s strange, intense tale of sexual abuse

Nyoni uses unsettlingly playful surrealism in this account of a malign uncle and the family mythmaking that effaces his crimes

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024