Coming to see the temple of Djoser: making graffiti in ancient Memphis over three millennia
Seminar
The desert plateau of Saqqara, to the west of the ancient capital of Memphis in Egypt, is saturated with graffiti, stretching in date from the 3rd Millennium BCE and into the present day. These inscriptions offer a glimpse of the diverse communities who have lived and worked in this ancient capital…
Early Music Lunchtime Concert
Performance
Come along and listen to music written 200 to 300 years ago, played on the types of instruments for which it was written. Have you ever wondered about how harpsichords and fortepianos sound different to modern pianos? Or whether older string instruments sounded – or were played – differently? Or…
Classical Lunchtime Concert
Performance
Come along to listen to our talented students playing a range of different instruments. Program Marriage of the Lamb-Kevin Bobo Jack Holmes (Marimba) Sonata no. 1 in E minor, op. 39, first movement Allegro non troppo-Johannes Brahms Gabriel Fromyhr (cello) and Jojo Yuen (piano)…
Naming Country again: place names and Aboriginal cultural renewal on Australia’s Southeast Coast
Seminar
In 2017 Grace Karskens stumbled across a list of 178 Aboriginal place-names for Dyarubbin and Ganangdayi, the Hawkesbury and Macdonald Rivers in New South Wales. An avid researcher of this area for over ten years, Karskens had never dreamed such a document existed. This list became the heart of a…
NEW MUSIC by Frank Millward
Performance
This concert features New Music for Flute, Viola, Trumpet, and Voice. Performed by Sally Walker, Scott Davie, Justin Lingard, Lucy Carrigy-Ryan, Heather Keens, Edward Neeman and Miroslav Bukovsky. Works featured: Broken Verbs – Sonata for Flute, Alto Flute, Piccolo and Piano…
Hildaland, or, Bringing the Ice: Reflections on Missing Persons, Intermittent Islands, and the Ethnography of Uncertain Presence
Seminar
Taking its cue from the loss (more precisely, the disappearance) of a close friend and sometime collaborator, and drawing on my long-term fieldwork on an experimental arts festival held annually in the Orkney Islands, this essay reflects on the challenges of documenting uncertain or intermittent…
Grandparental investment: This is just the beginning
Seminar
Exploring the lives of grandparents is a new and exciting field of enquiry. A multitude of factors influence the roles grandparents play in their families. Changing demographics mean there is greater demand and opportunity for actively engaged grandparents to help their families than ever before in…