Past events
Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper': A protest against the cultural construction of femininity
Seminar
Presented by Jyoti Nandan as part of the SLLL Literary Studies Seminar Series This paper analyses Charlotte Gilman’s short story ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’, drawing on feminist theories of the body that state that the body both reflects and resists gendered norms and that bodily conditions such as…
Ecuador: outcomes and challenges for the Citizens Revolution
Other
The Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies (ANCLAS) Policy Forum Series The ANCLAS Policy Forum is an event series which brings policy-makers from Latin America together with Australia-based scholars, journalists, diplomats, and policy makers to discuss current and emerging issues…
From pardoning to parole? Discretionary justice in progressive era New York
Seminar
By the turn of the twentieth century New York State led the world in introducing two hallmarks of modern penal administration: the indeterminate sentence and parole. Progressive penologists championed these tools as scientific means to treat the criminal by rewarding reform and encouraging social…
Washington internship 2016 information session
Information session
The Washington Internship program gives students a unique opportunity to network with some of the most powerful people in American politics. The six-week internships in the United States Congress take place in January and February and are available to Australian National University (ANU)…
Andrew Farriss in conversation: a global music career
Coombs Fellowship 50th
In a career spanning more than three decades, Andrew Farriss achieved global musical success as songwriter, keyboardist, guitarist and backing vocalist with Australian band INXS, including 12 critically acclaimed studio albums, multiple world tours, seven ARIA awards and three Grammy nominations.…
SEGUE 2015-Delve deeper working between cultures
Theatre
Delve Deeper: Working Between Cultures Enter the artistic lives of European-Australian based artists as we host an intimate conversation exploring the experience of making and presenting performance work between continents and cultures. Join actor, director, playwright Lech Mackiewicz (Poland/…
SEGUE 2015: Massacre
Theatre
PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH INSITE ARTS "...The incongruous intersects with the satirical to create a unique, engaging production that challenges our view of the truth." "Paulo Castro's creation doesn't seek refuge in language devices or gratuitous morals: in a direct, simple and quick…