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06
Oct
2011

World Summit on Arts and Culture

The ANU School of Art had two speakers at this week’s 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture in Melbourne. Dr Chaitanya Sambrani, a senior lecturer in Art Theory spoke at the round table ‘Changing places – evolving cultural policies in Asia’ and Erica Seccombe, a PhD candidate in Photography and…

05
Oct
2011

The fall of the city by Archibald Macleish

As part of an ongoing research project, director Andrew Holmes presents Pulitzer Prize-winning poet dramatist Archibald MacLeish’s groundbreaking radio verse drama The Fall of the City for five performances only, at the ANU Arts Centre Drama Lab from October 26 to 29. In the central plaza of a…

28
Sep
2011

The complex reality of post-tribal voters

Following the release of his new book, The Australian Voter: 50 years of change, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Ian McAllister, speaks to the ABC National Interest program about the complex reality of post-tribal voters. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/nationalinterest/stories/2011/…

27
Sep
2011

Age of the network

The World Wide Web (WWW) has changed how humans interact; for some scholars, we now live in the 'Age of the Network. As online populations grow and the quantity and quality of interactions improve with new technology, social scientists are developing new approaches for understanding the impact of…

26
Sep
2011

Exploring the multicultural world of Roman ethnic identities

One of the world’s most eminent and prestigious ancient historians, Professor Erich Gruen, gave a public lecture about the multi-cultural world of Roman ethnic identities at ANU on Friday 23 September. Professor Gruen, of the University of California, Berkeley, discussed the apparent paradox in…

26
Sep
2011

ANU graduate wins Portia Geach Memorial Award

A graduate of the ANU School of Art, Kate Stevens, has won the $18,000 Portia Geach Memorial Award. The award, which this year was based on the the theme of "painted from life of some man or woman distinguished in Art, Letters and Sciences", is recognised as Australia's most presitgious female…

21
Sep
2011

APSA Conference 2011: Crisis, Uncertainty and Democracy

Next week the School of Politics and International Relations will host the 2011 APSA Conference. The theme of the conference is Crisis, Uncertainty and Democracy.  The theme builds on the current situation in Australian politics as well as world affairs such as the Arab Springs. Professor…