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April 2013
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Tuesday 30 |
13:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Elections in Pakistan 11 May 2013: Possible Scenarios : CMSS Panel Discussion on who would win the elections in Pakistan on May 11, 2013?
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For the first time in Pakistan’s history, a democratically elected government
has completed its term and has stepped down. Pakistani nation will be casting its
vote to elect a new government on 11 May 2013. These elections are a good omen
for the political and democratic culture of Pakistan as it (...)
17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - School of Music presents: Research Seminar Series - Clint Bracknell/Makoto Takao
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Clint Bracknell - Songs from the South: The Wirlomin Project and Southern Noongar Song
Aboriginal people, language and song inform a rich sense of place in Australia. Wirlomin Noongar people from the southwest are in the process of claiming, consolidating, enhancing and sharing their (...)
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - 'More than the sum of the parts?' : Guest Lecture by Vivien Lovell
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‘More than the sum of the parts?’ addresses interrelationships between art practice, architecture, landscape architecture, art history and criticism. The lecture will consider the roles, relationships, scope and creative tensions surrounding artists’ collaborations with other creative (...)
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May 2013
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Thursday 02 |
Free 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm
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Friday 03 |
PLEASE BE ADVISED: - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
13:00 - EVENT - Confession & the Popular Media: Guest Seminar with A/Prof Tom Scirghi SJ : St Thomas More College Chair of Jesuit Studies
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A/Prof Tom Scirghi, the 2013 St Thomas More College Visiting Chair of Jesuit Studies, presents the second of three seminars, focusing this week on confession and the popular media.
Why was Lance Armstrong's confession to Oprah Winfrey so criticised by the media? And is forcing priests (...)
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Tuesday 07 |
17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - School of Music presents: Research Seminar Series - Louise Devenish
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Louise Devenish (DMA candidate)
17:30 - BOOK LAUNCH - The Myth of �Islamic Terrorism�: Religion, Politics and the Making of Terrorism in Pakistan. : Author Eamon Murphy demonstrates that the root causes of terrorism in Pakistan have little to do with the teachings of Islam but rather lie in more mundane political, social and historical developments.
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Ever since 9/11, “Islamic terrorism” has been regarded by Western political
leaders, the media and a great number of academics and terrorism experts
as the most serious security threat facing Western countries and their allies.
Pakistan in particular has, with some exaggeration, been singled (...)
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Thursday 09 |
13:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Visiting Fellow Dr Sanu Kainikara will present India in the 21 Century: An Emerging Global Power? : The presentation will look at the current situation in India in terms of its economic development, political landscape and demographic changes that directly influence its strategic path and progress.
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The presentation will look at the current situation in India in terms of its economic
development, political landscape and demographic changes that directly influence
its strategic path and progress. It will then examine the possibility of India emerging
as a genuine global power in the future. In (...)
13:10 - PERFORMANCE - FREE Lunchtime Concert : UWA Faculty Artists: Suzanne Wijsman (cello) & Martina Liegat-Wilson (piano)
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Free 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm
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Sunday 12 |
15:00 - PERFORMANCE - Keyed Up! Raymond Yong : Continuing in the Keyed Up! tradition, the School of Music is proud to host internationally distinguished artists in 2013. Indulge your senses in the renowned acoustic of the Callaway Music Auditorium and give your Sunday afternoons a new dimension!
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Raymond Yong is widely recognised artist around Australia, performing solo recitals, concertos with orchestra, and chamber music concerts with some of Australia’s finest musicians and ensembles. He is the founding Artistic Director of Orchestra 21, Music Director of the Victorian Youth Symphony (...)
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Thursday 16 |
Free 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm
18:30 - FREE LECTURE - Helen Trinca Lecture : Helen Trinca will discuss her new biography of Madeleine St John
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Helen Trinca will discuss her experience of writing a boigraphy of highly-regarded Australian novelist Madeleine St John. The lecture will be held at the Webb lecture theatre on Thursday the 16th of May. This event is free and will start at 6:30pm, running for approximately an hour.
Madel (...)
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Friday 17 |
7:15 - EVENT - CMSS Breakfast Panel Discussion: Pakistan After the Elections. : CMSS is holding breakfast with a panel discussion to address what challenges may face the new Pakistan Government?
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The Pakistan Elections on 11 May 2013 have brought the Pakistan Muslim League (N) back to power with Nawaz Sharif becoming Prime Minister for the third time. What are the challenges being faced by the new government, and how it is likely to respond?
The speakers will be:
Winthrop (...)
Callaway Series is unreserved and ticketed at the door. All tickets are $10.00.
Doors open 15 minutes prior to the event.
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Tuesday 21 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Teaching in a virtual world, Building a virtual school on the UWA campus in Second Life : School of Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology Seminar Series
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The Seminar: The Vice Chancellor has called for “a full review of pedagogic purpose and practice in 2013, with the aim of introducing new pedagogies from the beginning of 2015” this aim was subsequently approved by the Academic Board. Unfortunately the primary driver for such change is often (...)
17:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE - School of Music presents: Research Seminar Series - Eva-Marie Middleton
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Eva-Marie Middleton: Choral Performances of the Past
The archive of recorded music available for academic study now extends back for over a century. One of the avenues of study provided by this resource is a stark portrayal of differences in performance style over that period. This (...)
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Wednesday 22 |
18:00 - Forum - CURATINGforum : An actual and virtual forum for generating a discussion around contemporary curatorial practice
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Join us at this CURATINGforum for a lively discussion on contemporary curatorial practice on the 22 May 2013, 6pm at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery.
The panellists are Anne Loxley, Curator C3West of Museum of Contemporary Art; Stefano Carboni, Director at the Art Gallery of Western (...)
20:00 - PERFORMANCE - Six Characters in Search of an Author : Theatre students in English and Cultural present Luigi Pirandello's notorious play.
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A play rehearsal is interrupted by the arrival of a divided family who have been abandoned by their creator and are seeking an author, ‘any author’, to give them a ‘definitive artistic form’ so their stories may be staged. While the first performance of Six Characters in Search of an Author (...)
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Thursday 23 |
Free 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm
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