Past events
Language, translation and the foreign in Anglo-Italian crime fiction
Seminar
In the Anglophone literary climate publishers are often reluctant to ‘advertise’ the foreignness of translated literature. Dr Brigid Maher explores the extent to which the stylistic and linguistic freedom afforded some Anglophone ‘ambassadors’ of Italian-set crime fiction might be extended to…
Plausibility and tradition: Why the history of archaeology matters
Lecture
Professor Tim Murray stresses the importance of the history of archaeology in fostering critical reflection about the fundamental structures of our discipline. His primary purpose is to contribute to this reflection by showing how the history of archaeology can support an ongoing investigation of…
La Mémoire Dure By Rossella Ragazzi
Film
The Director, Rossella Ragazzi, will be present. In a special class for migrant and refugee children in Paris, pupils must learn a new language and culture and contend with often traumatic memories. A film remarkable for its intimacy and insight into the feelings of the children and their…
Milestones in Music: Encountering the world of music
Seminar
ANU School of Music 2014 Public Lecture Series - Milestones in Music Encountering the World of Music: The University’s Widening Acknowledgment of Music beyond the Western Canonic Repertoire There was a time when the ANU School of Music considered only a narrow range of musical genres and…
Domitian and the Jupiter Capitolinus temple: a new reconstruction
Seminar
The free Classics Seminar Series 2015 continues as Dr Lily Withycombe presents a talk about ‘Domitian and the Jupiter Capitolinus temple: a new reconstruction'. As usual, after the talk discussion will continue over light refreshments in the ANU Classics Museum. All most welcome.
ANIP Information Session for Semester 2, 2015
Student advisory session
Are you interested in an internship possibility at Parliament House? ACT Legislative Assembly? Australian Electoral Commission? Embassy of Ecuador? International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance? Delegation of Palestine? Australian Institute for International Affairs? If you would…
National Centre of Biography; Biography Workshop with Estelle Blackburn OAM
Workshop
Estelle Blackburn, author of Broken Lives (1998) and The end of innocence (2007), will speak about her experiences of writing a biography of a serial killer, Eric Edgar Cooke (1931 – 1964). (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cooke-eric-edgar-9817) Cooke, who terrorized 1960s Perth with a series of…