Stephen Stockwell

Stephen Stockwell is Professor Emeritus in Journalism and Communication at Griffith University, Australia and he has recently been exploring the use of epic poetry to tell big stories about colonialism, climate, politics, art and culture. Previously he worked as a journalist at 4ZZZ, JJJ and Four Corners and as a press secretary. He plays keyboard and sings for Brisbane punk band, The Black Assassins, was on the editorial collective of the Cane Toad Times 1983-91 and, as an independent film-maker, wrote and produced BrainBlast and other experimental, community and music videos. He taught at Griffith on the Gold Coast 1996-2016 and wrote "All Media Guide to Fair and Cross-Cultural Reporting" (with Paul Scott), "Political Campaign Strategy" and "Rhetoric and Democracy" and co-edited two books with Ben Isakhan – "The Secret History of Democracy" and "The Edinburgh Companion to the History of Democracy". His recent books of poetry are "The Voyage and the Vision" and "The Phoenician Sonnets'. He lives at Burleigh Heads on the land of the Kombumerri clan of the Yugambeh people.