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Sarah Wilson reckons with our civilisational collapse

Sarah Wilson reckons with our civilisational collapse

Update: 2025-08-061
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If you knew the world as we know it was on the verge of collapse, would that change the way you live your life? Author, activist and podcaster Sarah Wilson has found many reasons to believe our post-industrial civilisation is nearing its end. So how does she live with this confronting reality?

This conversation was recorded at the 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival. To explore more Melbourne Writers Festival talks, visit mwf.com.au.

Speakers

Sarah Wilson - Author, First, We Make the Beast Beautiful and This One Wild and Precious Life: A Hopeful Path Forward in a Fractured World

Carody Culver (host) - Editor, Griffith Review

Further information:

Read the Collapse Book on Sarah's Substack This is Precious

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Sarah Wilson reckons with our civilisational collapse

Sarah Wilson reckons with our civilisational collapse

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