CASS Events

&nbspSEMINAR The Censor Poets: Writers as Censors in Menzies' Australia
Friday, 6 November 2009 at 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Theatrette, Old Canberra House
Who were Australia's censors? In this seminar Nicole Moore will take a slice through some pivotal years for Australian literary censorship, the late 1950s and early 1960s, to examine exactly who was responsible for prohibiting titles on behalf of the nation. more»

&nbspSEMINAR NIRRA Seminar: Planning for closure: rural communities and the resources sector
Friday, 6 November 2009 at 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
National Europe Centre
This seminar will discuss the impact on the local communities of the closure by BHP Billiton Nickel of Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation in Western Australia earlier this year. It will present findings from research undertaken in March 2009, on the environmental impact; information flow post-closure; comparative measures of wellbeing; and community perspectives on opportunities for future regional development. more»

&nbspCONFERENCE Child Protection As Regulation: Clarifying Principles
Thursday, 5 November 2009 - Friday, 6 November 2009
Lecture Theatre 2, Ground Floor, Hedley Bull Centre
Over two sessions, this conference brings together international and national child protection and regulatory scholars with the aim to elicit new thinking about the principles that governments and other actors might wish to endorse in their approaches to child protection. more»

&nbspSEMINAR The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Pacific Islands
Thursday, 5 November 2009 at 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Seminar Room B, Coombs Building
The global recession which commenced in the second half of 2008 has been transmitted to the Pacific Islands in several ways. Undeveloped financial sectors in Oceania protected the region from the worst fallout of the US sub-prime mortgage crisis, but trust funds in Palau, the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati were badly affected by the collapse in world equity markets. more»

&nbspPUBLIC LECTURE Winning Hearts and Minds? Examining the Effectiveness of Development Aid as a Counterinsurgency Weapon
Thursday, 5 November 2009 at 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy Boardroom, 2nd Floor, Hedley Bull Centre, Building 130
There is a widely held assumption in military and foreign policy circles that development aid is an important "soft power" tool to promote stabilisation and security objectives in fragile states. Counterinsurgency doctrine in particular emphasises the importance of reconstruction and development assistance in promoting stabilization by "winning hearts and minds" of civilian populations. more»

&nbspSEMINAR Exploring power among Thailand's middle-income peasants
Thursday, 5 November 2009 at 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
PSC Reading Room, Level 4, Hedley Bull Centre
What happens to peasant politics when the rural economy becomes much more affluent and when peasants become a target of state subsidy and electorally-motivated benevolence? What happens when resistance is transformed into desire? This paper addresses these questions by exploring orientations to power in the northern Thai village of Ban Tiam. more»

&nbspSEMINAR Amending the APY Land Rights Act in 2004, 2005 & 2006: Petrol Sniffing & the Contribution of the Coroner in Catalysing Change
Wednesday, 4 November 2009 at 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Humanities Conference Room, First Floor, A.D. Hope Bldg #14 (opposite Chifley Library)
In 2002 the South Australian Coroner made recommendations from Inquests into deaths from petrol sniffing on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands. more»

&nbspPUBLIC LECTURE Freilich Foundation Eminent Lecturer Series: Women & War Lecture 1: Professor Hilary Charlesworth
Wednesday, 4 November 2009 at 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Hedley Bull Lecture Theatre HB1
Professor Hilary Charlesworth and other eminent scholars will deliver a series of lectures on the theme of Women and War. This lecture series will consider women's complex relationship to war and conflict. It will investigate the images of womanhood that are used in decisions about the use of force as well as the effect of conflict on women. more»

&nbspCONCERT School of Music Orchestra
Monday, 2 November 2009 at 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Llewellyn Hall, School of Music
Program features: Overture Zur Oper,,Die diebische Elster" - G. Rossini Quattro Danze - J. Andriessen Orchestral arrangements of Joshua McHugh's Opera Grimm and the Blue Crown Owl with soloists from the ANU Voice Area more»

&nbspPUBLIC LECTURE 2009 K R Narayanan Oration
Monday, 2 November 2009 at 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM
Lecture Theatre 1, Hedley Bull Building (130), Garran Rd
Professor Roddam Narasimha, Chairman, Engineering Mechanics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, India, will present the 2009 K R Narayanan Oration entitled "Rocket Science, Other Science: A trajectory of Indian science & technology from the 20th to the 21st century" more»

&nbspCONCERT Chamber Music Competition
Saturday, 31 October 2009 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Rehearsal Room 3, ANU School of Music
The Chamber Music Competition is dedicated to the presentation, understanding and enjoyment of chamber music, and provides a forum for young emerging musicians to excel in a growing field of interest and expertise. more»

&nbspWORKSHOP Indonesian-Australian Language Exchange
Saturday, 31 October 2009 at 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Coombs Tearoom, Coombs Building, Fellows Road ANU
SELAI holds a Language Exchange every 3 weeks for Australians wanting to learn/improve their spoken Indonesian skills with native speakers, and for Indonesian people living in Canberra to meet Australians and practice their English conversation. The event is organised and moderated by students from ANU, and Indonesian cuisine is provided at the end. more»

&nbspEXHIBITION George Ingham: Designer Maker Retrospective 1982-2003
Saturday, 3 October 2009 - Saturday, 31 October 2009
ANU School of Art Gallery
In 1982 George Ingham came to Australia to establish the wood workshop at the Canberra School of Art. In the twenty years George was head of workshop he produced a body of work that has made a significant contribution to contemporary furniture design. This exhibition runs in parallel with the Chairs of the Alumni, celebrating work by graduates from the school. more»

&nbspEXHIBITION Chairs of the Alumni: the Ongoing Narrative
Saturday, 3 October 2009 - Saturday, 31 October 2009
ANU School of Art Gallery
These chairs are by the alumni of the craftsman and teacher George Ingham who came to Australia in1982 to establish the Wood Workshop at the Canberra School of Art. The exhibition is from his students during the twenty years of his teaching. more»

&nbspCONCERT Remembering Imad Nassir
Friday, 30 October 2009 at 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Band Room, ANU School of Music
ANU School of Music students performing in an evening celebrating Imad's love of Music. Proceeds go toward an award in Imad's name at the School. more»

&nbspSEMINAR Pragmatism, Sexuality and Cultural Policy in Creative Singapore
Friday, 30 October 2009 at 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Humanities Conference Room, A.D. Hope Building
ANU Asian and Pacific Cultural Studies Network Seminar Series. Audrey Yue is Senior Lecturer in Cinema and Cultural Studies at The University of Melbourne. BYO Lunch, Coffee & tea provided. more»

&nbspSEMINAR What a Book (or Two) Can Do
Thursday, 29 October 2009 at 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
McDonald Room, Menzies Library, Building 2, Fellows Rd
Drawing inspiration (and a title) from Priscilla Coit Murphy's recent study of the publication and reception of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, this paper offers a critical assessment of the argument and influence of George Perkins Marsh's Man and Nature, published in 1864. more»

&nbspSEMINAR Assisting Disrupted States
Thursday, 29 October 2009 at 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
32 Thesiger Court, Deakin
A free half-day public seminar which will focus on "Assisting Disrupted States: Lessons Learned and Future Prospects". more»

&nbspPUBLIC LECTURE 2009 Last Lecture
Thursday, 29 October 2009 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
The Hall, University House, Building 1, Balmain Cres
Each year, students nominate and vote for the Lecturer they want to give the Last Lecture of the academic year on the last day of classes. In its 4th year, 2009 sees Paul Kirwan (Video Convenor in the Photography and Media Arts Department) selected from a field of 76 nominated Lecturers deliver a not-to-be-missed address. more»

&nbspCONCERT Lunch Box Concert
Thursday, 29 October 2009 at 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Rehearsal Room 3, ANU School of Music, Building 100, Childers Rd
The Lunch Box concerts are a great way to spend your lunch hour. Grab a great coffee and sandwich from The Biginelli Café located on Level 5, then enjoy music performances by students of the ANU School of Music in Rehearsal Room 3. more»