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Displaying from Friday, March 01, 2019
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March 2019
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Friday 01 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Asian Studies Seminar Series : Negotiating difference through everyday encounter and its implications for life and relationship: Narratives of Thai-farang American interracial relationship.
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As the number of people involved in interracial relationships around the world has risen, scholars have increasingly paid attention to various aspects of interracial relationships, including identity development and challenges faced by these individuals. Despite this growing trend, little is known (...)
11:00 - SEMINAR - 'You gotta have a purpose' : Complex motivations for reinstating the intergenerational transmission of Australian Aboriginal Languages
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If, as argued by Joshua Fishman (1991), intergenerational language transmission within the family is the ‘unexpendable bulwark’ of language revitalization efforts, then what are the perspectives of learners and semi-speakers of Australian Aboriginal languages regarding the reinstatement of (...)
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Free Lunchtime Concert | Conservatorium of Music Staff
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Be transported from the everyday by our free lunchtime concert series, this week featuring staff from the Conservatorium.
Free entry - no bookings required
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Tuesday 05 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - The effect of drone strikes in Pakistan on terrorism and anti-US sentiment
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This paper analyzes the consequences of the 425 drone strikes the US has conducted in Pakistan from 2006 – 2016. The existing literature provides arguments both in favor of and against the use of drones in combatting terrorism: On the one hand, drones are lauded for being a low-risk, affordable (...)
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Thursday 07 |
12:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : Further explorations of the fossiliferous chert artefact record – building the links between the West Australian and South Australian archival records
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Eocene fossiliferous chert is a distinctive stone used in
the manufacture of stone artefacts commonly found in
archaeological sites in southwestern Western Australia
(WA). Since disputing the ‘offshore source’ theory for
this material, our research has focused on the
characterisation and (...)
19:30 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Centre Stage | Smalley Unearthed
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An exceptional ensemble come together to perform works by Roger Smalley including the rarely heard Missa Parodia I & II and the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra arranged by Adam Pinto for 2-pianos
Featuring:
EMILY CLEMENTS (FLUTE)
PAUL DE CINQUE (CONDUCTOR)
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Friday 08 |
Women comprise only 3% of mechanical and electrical trades in the Australian workforce. In recent years, state and national governments have provided incentives for more women to partake in trades. Additionally, following studies that show the positive correlation between gender diversity in the (...)
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Tuesday 12 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - China�s Marshall Plan : Neoclassical Realism, the European Recovery Program and the Belt and Road Initiative
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Since its advent in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been increasingly touted in media reports as ‘China’s Marshall Plan’. Despite these frequent references, there has yet to be an extensive comparative analysis of the BRI and the Marshall Plan. At its inception, the Marshall Plan (...)
18:00 - SEMINAR - Breast cancer: the full story : Shedding light on the disease from different perspectives.
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You are invited to a special Community Q&A on breast cancer.
Come and hear about breast cancer from patients on the journey and from experts who diagnose, treat and research the disease.
Our panellists:
- Dr Sarah Paton - Breast Physician
- Dr Andy Redfern - Breast Cancer (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - The Future of Schooling Policy : A free Q&A style forum discussing the evolving landscape of schooling policy in WA.
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Over the past decade, the Australian education system has undergone seismic shifts with major national reforms in areas including curriculum, assessment, teaching, reporting, funding and school governance.
Reform is strongly influenced by emerging evidence about how to improve schools (...)
19:30 - EVENT - Friends of the Library : ‘Brom’ and ‘Tom’ : Philatelists “Coincidences and Connections in our Collections”
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Brian Pope was President of the Musicians Union and Principal Bassoon in the WA Symphony Orchestra when he developed a noise-induced hearing loss and had to retire in 1978.
At Murdoch University, 1979 -1990, his M. Phil thesis was titled ‘Postal Services in Western Australia: 1826-1901 (...)
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Thursday 14 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : Fieldschool and Plague Grave Excavations on Lazzaretto Nuovo, Venice
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For the past five years the Centre for Forensic Anthropology has taken a group of keen participants to Venice for invaluable hands-on experience in excavating human remains. The 17th century plague-grave provides participants with an opportunity to excavate human burials and experience the (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Law in the Shadow of Empire: Imperial Ideology and Indigenous Agency in the Roman World
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A public lecture by Dr Kimberley Czajkowski, Lecturer in Ancient History, University of Edinburgh and UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.
The Roman Empire was “an empire of laws”. Or was it? If it was, whose laws and what would the functions of such laws be? The Roman (...)
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Friday 15 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Asian Studies Seminar Series : Singapore’s Early Industrialisation and myths of openness (and borderedness)
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This paper discusses aspects of Singapore’s early industrialisation (1970s
and 80s) and myths around notions of openness (and borderedness) with
respects to migrant labour. The paper examines the often contradictory
policies the Singapore state pursued in its efforts to rapidly industrialise
its (...)
11:00 - SEMINAR - Linguistics Seminar Series : Facilitated but Avoided: Why bilinguals shun the easiest words
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There is substantial evidence that doppels - words in two or more languages sharing similar forms and meanings, such as English fish and German Fisch - are produced by bilinguals more quickly and easily than non-doppels like English duck and German Ente. Ellison & Miceli (2017) recently argued (...)
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Free Lunchtime Concert | Pi�ata Percussion : Reflections on Water
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Be transported from the everyday by our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the best musical talent from within the UWA Conservatorium of Music and around the country.
A sonic exploration of water, reflection and mirrors, using melodic marimbas, exotic gongs, deep drums, pure bells (...)
14:30 - SEMINAR - Anthropology and Sociology Seminar Series : Torres Strait Islander Cultural Dance: Research, ethics and protocols
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Research into Torres Strait Islander cultural dance has traditionally focused on the music and songs of Islanders and rarely on the movements themselves or the cultural protocols of dance. This seminar presents a new Torres Strait Islander perspective on the ethics of research as well as the (...)
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Tuesday 19 |
17:30 - EVENT - Spanish and Italian at UWA 1929-1931 : Insight into the early years of language studies at UWA
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UWAHS Members & Friends Meeting with a presentation by E/Professor John Melville-Jones on the development of early Spanish and Italian courses in 1929-1931. Insight into the early years of Perth's first University when located at Irwin Street, Perth.
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Wednesday 20 |
17:30 - EVENT - Panel: Migrant and Refugee Health : Harmony Week Event - Panel discussion of health issues for migrants and refugees in WA focussing on social aspects of health.
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Migrants to Australia often experience diverse health and mental health needs which may not be met by mainstream services. Addressing such needs involves understanding complex social and cultural specifics. Instead of treating people as generic bodies, a social approach to health recognises that (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Italians in 19th century Western Australia, and, how a Venetian industrial chemist came from Kalgoorlie to teach Italian at The University of Western Australia : Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Italian Studies at UWA
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Speaker: Associate Professor John Kinder, Italian Studies, UWA
Italians migrated to Western Australia from the earliest days of European settlement. They were a fascinating and mixed assortment of individuals who contributed to the dynamic cultural diversity of early Western Australia (...)
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