Past events
True biographies of nations? Exploring the cultural journeys of dictionaries of National Biography
Other
In 1966, the recently retired Prime Minister of Australia, Sir Robert Menzies, launched volume one of the Australian Dictionary of Biography at University House, The Australian National University. We are returning to University House to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that event as well as to…
Dr Philip Butterss, The life of C.J. Dennis; 'An Unsentimental Bloke'
Workshop & workshop
Dr Philip Butterss will talk about C.J. Dennis, whose best-selling books The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke and The Moods of Ginger Mick made him a literary celebrity during the First World War and beyond, and are credited by some as helping to shape the ANZAC legend. He will give some attention to…
ICAD 2016 - International Conference on Auditory Display
Conference
ICAD 2016 Focusses on Sonic Information Design. Like other design disciplines, Sonic Information Design has the aspiration that artificial sounds may be designed to make the world a better place. Sonic Information Design takes a synergetic user-centred view of the relationship between…
2/2016: Visual Arts Graduate Season Exhibition Two
Exhibition
Reception: 29 June 2016 6:00pm Duration: Thursday, June 30, 2016 - 10:30 - Saturday, July 9, 2016 - 17:00 Location: Main Gallery, School of Art Fiona (Qian) Peng | Doctor of Philosophy | Ceramics Hsin-Yi (Julia) Yang | Doctor of Philosophy | Ceramics Dan Stewart-Moore | Doctor of Philosophy |…
Hungarian Embassy Concert
Entertainment
Continuing the tradition of concerts featuring the pre-tertiary students of the School of Music, Ambassador Dr Attila Laszlo Gruber will host a concert on Tuesday 28th June, 7:00pm for 7:15pm concert start. The Embassy is at 17 Beale Street, Deakin. The program of music is being arranged by Lindy…
Sydney launch of Illicit Love by Ann McGrath
Book launch
Presented by Gleebooks, Sydney Broadcaster, journalist and author, Stan Grant, will officially launch the book, with Professor Ann McGrath in conversation with Professor Ann Curthoys and Professor John Maynard llicit Love: Interracial Sex and Marriage in the United States and Australia Illicit…
Women of diaspora: roles and (self) representations
Seminar
The ANU Gender Institute and the ANU Centre for European Studies are jointly organising a research workshop “Women of diaspora: roles and (self)representations”. The aim of the workshop is to gather researchers, policy makers and community members, to explore the gendered dimension to migration…