Past events
Music for film: stronger than fiction documentary film festival
Seminar
Kristin Rule (composer) and Simon Cunich (filmmaker) will present a case study of their collaboration on the film MARATUS, which will premiere (12pm, 2nd August) at the 'Stronger than fiction documentary film festival'. This will be an interactive workshop for composers, musicians, filmmakers and…
Islamic finance: religious identity, petrodollars and legal arbitrage
Lecture
Recent empirical studies have shown that Islamic finance, despite its widely-advertised growth, has not improved financial inclusion of Muslims, who remain among the most excluded financially. This is not surprising in light of the genesis and modes of operation of this industry. Islamic finance…
Biography Workshop
Seminar
Dr Ayres will speak on the subject 'Writing biography: the generation of forward momentum, the question of fate vs will, and the concept of essence in regard to character.' He is the author of acclaimed biographies of prominent Australian judicial figures (Owen Dixon: a biography 2007; Fortunate…
William Zappa’s Iliad–the second instalment!
Activity
Early in 2015 the ANU Classical Society organized a very successful evening featuring the Australian actor, playwright and director, William Zappa, who introduced a large audience to his work-in-progress: an adaptation of the Iliad that lends itself to performance—and that brings a poetic rhythm…
Envisioning the world: history, literature and the Fulbright
Lecture/seminar
Jointly hosted by the Humanities Research Centre and the Fulbright Commission, this public lecture will feature Dr Kotlowksi and Dr Ratti explaining how their research projects were boosted by the Fulbright scholarships. Dr Dean Kotlowski will discuss how the commission helped him place…
Mozart in three cities: concert two
Entertainment
Join us for the second instalment of the popular University House series co-presented by the ANU School of Music. Dr. Erin Helyard and Skye McIntosh showcase the beautiful and rare instruments of the ANU's Historical Keyboard Collection through featuring violin and fortepiano music centred around…
A post-industrial mindscape? Industrial heritage in the Ruhr and regional identity
Seminar
The representation of regional identity in Germany’s Ruhr region is predominantly based on industrial heritage. Since the 1960s, in the course of its ongoing transition from heavy industry to a post-industrial landscape, the Ruhr has experienced a movement to preserve the historical objects…