The First Stone
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The First Stone: Some questions about sex and power by Helen Garner
is a highly controversial non-fiction book about a 1992 sexual harassment scandal at Ormond College
, one of the residential colleges of the University of Melbourne
. It was first published in Australia in 1995 and was published in the United States
in 1997.
The book revolves around Garner's attempts to interview the two young women at the centre of the scandal who decline to meet her, along the way exploring the politics, sexual and otherwise, of the college, as well as Garner's personal feelings about the original events and the people she meets in the course of her research. The book was condemned by some Australian feminists for a variety of reasons. Journalist Virginia Trioli
published Generation F: Sex, Power & the Young Feminist in 1996, and a collection of essays critical of The First Stone was published under the title bodyjamming (1997).
Helen Garner
Helen Garner is an award-winning Australian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist.-Life:Garner was born in Geelong, Victoria, the eldest of six children. She attended Manifold Heights State School, Ocean Grove State School and then The Hermitage in Geelong...
is a highly controversial non-fiction book about a 1992 sexual harassment scandal at Ormond College
Ormond College (University of Melbourne)
Ormond College is the largest of the residential colleges of the University of Melbourne. It is home to 332 undergraduates, 30 postgraduates and 27 professorial/academic residents.-Establishment:...
, one of the residential colleges of the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
. It was first published in Australia in 1995 and was published in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1997.
The book revolves around Garner's attempts to interview the two young women at the centre of the scandal who decline to meet her, along the way exploring the politics, sexual and otherwise, of the college, as well as Garner's personal feelings about the original events and the people she meets in the course of her research. The book was condemned by some Australian feminists for a variety of reasons. Journalist Virginia Trioli
Virginia Trioli
Virginia Frances Trioli is an award-winning Australian journalist and author.-Biography:Born in Bendigo, she attended Donvale High School and graduated from La Trobe University in the 1980s, with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a fine arts major in cinema...
published Generation F: Sex, Power & the Young Feminist in 1996, and a collection of essays critical of The First Stone was published under the title bodyjamming (1997).