The Compleat Busoni and other delights
Performance
Join us for the important launch of Larry Sitsky’s 3-volume set on the life and music of Busoni The first release on the ANU Press – Music series, alongside the chance to hear music of Larry Sitsky played by Edward Neeman and friends, this is an event not to be missed. Program to follow.
Postcolonialism in Australian Literature: The Case of Miles Franklin (1879-1954)
Seminar
This seminar brings together postcolonial literary theory and contemporary political theory. Students of Australian politics tend to separate political and literary theory, preferring to leave literary theory to experts in Australian and comparative literature. My aim here is to draw the two modes…
SCIENCE. ART. FILM Sound of Metal & Discussion
Arts & entertainment
Why are so many films about deafness also about music? Why do cinema and television so often represent hearing loss as a tragedy, and cochlear implants as a magical ‘cure’ for deafness? In some ways, the 2019 American Sign Language-film Sound of Metal repeats these patterns. In others, it subverts…
The wall with a view of Europe: Two long years of the EU–Belarus border crisis
Seminar
The wall with a view of Europe: Two long years of the EU–Belarus border crisis The humanitarian crisis on the EU-Belarus border has been unfolding since mid-2021, mostly out of public sight. Increasingly anxious about the raising numbers of people dying on the forested border, the EU came to…
Cancel: Jazz & Contemporary Lunchtime Concert
Performance
Regrettably, we must cancel this event due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
Research Seminar: Motivated prejudice behind the 'perpetual foreigner syndrome'
Seminar
Asian Australians (and other members of Asian diaspora communities in Western nations) are chronically perceived and treated as though they are foreigners, and their loyalty to Australia is routinely questioned. Asian faces are considered substantially more “foreign” than White faces in a variety…
TPR Presentation: Homer and the Headless Monk
Seminar
Ancient Greek myths, including stories told in the Iliad and the Odyssey, have been sources of inspiration and adaptation throughout the ages for works of literature, art and music. Newer media, including those on screen, are no exception. Petersen’s Troy (2004) is, perhaps, the most well-known and…