Inaugural ‘Australia and the World’ Annual Lecture—Australia in the World: Raising our Sights
Lecture
Australia has punched above its weight in the past, regionally and globally, and can again. In an era of great geopolitical uncertainty, Australians need a firmer sense of what we believe in, where we can make the most difference, and how we can best contribute to a saner, safer and more…
Search as Learning: challenges and approaches of the use of search engines as learning platforms
Lecture
Web searches are now part of our daily lives. Individuals use search engines to start almost every activity online, ranging from simple searches (factual, transactional) to more complex ones such as online learning. This talk intends to overview the information search process along with a…
The Safe House Down Under: Jewish Refugees from Czechoslovakia in Australia 1938-1944
Book launch
'The Safe House Down Under: Jewish Refugees from Czechoslovakia in Australia 1938-1944' is the story of a long forgotten chapter of Australia’s history preceding World War Two. Please join the author, Dr. Anna Rosenbaum, as well as Professor Timothy Bonyhady, Dr James Jupp, and…
George Rudé Seminar in French History and Civilisation
Conference
Call for Papers George Rudé Seminar in French History and Civilisation Australian National University 4 to 7 July 2018GeorgeRudeSeminar2018@anu.edu.au French-language version of Call for Papers We are pleased to announce the 21st George Rudé Seminar in French History and…
Writing lives, revealing lives, Portraiture and personhoold 20 years of portraits
Lecture
The ANU Centre for Art History and Art Theory is hosting a visit from art critic Sebastian Smee who will be presenting a keynote lecture at the forum Writing lives, revealing lives; portraiture and personhood at the National Portrait Gallery on 1 July 2018. The forum is a partnership between CAHAT…
Writing lives, revealing lives, Portraiture and personhoold 20 years of portraits
Lecture
The ANU Centre for Art History and Art Theory is hosting a visit from art critic Sebastian Smee who will be presenting a keynote lecture at the forum Writing lives, revealing lives; portraiture and personhood at the National Portrait Gallery on 1 July 2018. The forum is a partnership between CAHAT…
Austen’s Theatricality and the Limits of Realism
Seminar
Jane Austen’s narrative economy is often praised, as is her psychological realism, yet the first relies in important ways on the stage and the second is haunted by the generic expectations and dramaturgies of the comedy of manners and melodrama. The traditional view of Austen as anti-theatrical has…