Past events
Measuring internal migration around the world
Seminar
Migration shapes human settlement and plays an essential role in human development, but while progress has been made in measuring international migration, internal migration statistics (movements within countries) remain poorly developed. This paper reports results from the IMAGE project (…
Exploring self, subjectivity and emotion in the social science archive
Workshop
This Masterclass, led by Jon Lawrence, will entail prior readings, seminar discussion and workshop exercises. Description: This Masterclass will explore the strengths and weaknesses of conducting secondary analysis of social science field notes. It draws on Ray Pahl’s Sheppey…
Vampires in Ancient Rome
Seminar
The free Classics Seminar Series 2015 continues as Dr Joan Stivala speaks about ‘Vampires in ancient Rome’. As usual, after the talk discussion will continue over light refreshments in the ANU Classics Museum. All most welcome.
Reconstructing the politics of everyday life, 1945–1990
Seminar
This paper turns to the surviving field-notes of English community studies from the mid-1940s to the late 1980s to ask how people understood the social and cultural changes of the post-war era as they were happening. It explores the methodological issues involved in returning to such material,…
William Zappa in the ANU Classics Museum - Experience the Iliad--as in the ancient world
Seminar
Australian actor, playwright and director William Zappa was commissioned by ABC Radio drama to explore adapting Homer's Iliad as a radio play. When Radio drama ceased to exist, his passion for the work continued and he decided to keep on working on an adaptation of the Iliad that lends itself to…
William Zappa in the ANU Classics Museum - Experience the Iliad as in the ancient world
Seminar
Australian actor, playwright and director William Zappa was commissioned by ABC Radio drama to explore adapting Homer's Iliad as a radio play. When Radio drama ceased to exist, his passion for the work continued and he decided to keep on working on an adaptation of the Iliad that lends itself to…
React locally: How language creation can be a response to global language pressures
Seminar
In this case study Professor O'Shannessy shows that a community’s response to global pressure can be one of dynamic creativity. One small Warlpiri community in the Northern Territory has reacted creatively to global pressure from English by incorporating elements of Warlpiri and varieties of…