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Displaying from Monday, March 03, 2014
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March 2014
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Tuesday 04 |
16:30 - FREE LECTURE - School of Music Presents: Research Seminar Series - Winthrop Professor Benjamin Smith: Archaeomusicology: some thoughts on the origins of music
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Archaeomusicology: some thoughts on the origins of music
This seminar will be dominantly grounded in the archaeology of Africa. Early music is archaeologically elusive. The first plausible musical implements only appear in the archaeological record after modern humans reached Europe, but (...)
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Wednesday 05 |
first flock is a special event for University of Western Australia first-year students to welcome you to your on-campus art gallery.
This is a complimentary event proudly hosted by the Cultural Precinct and the Cultural Precinct Collective.
This event is free to attend (...)
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Thursday 06 |
Be transported from the everyday every Thursday in our free lunchtime concert series.
FREE 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm.
No booking required, just turn up!
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Friday 07 |
13:30 - SEMINAR - Asian Studies Seminar Series : Globalization, Translation and Transmission: the Reproduction of Sino Judaic Cultural Identity in Kaifeng, China
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In January 1993 the Kaifeng Municipality announced the launch of the Construction Office of the Jewish History Museum “in accordance with the country’s policy in foreign affairs, minorities and religion.” The museum was meant to commemorate the historical community of Kaifeng’s Jews (...)
15:00 - PUBLIC TALK - The Rights of Rock Art: Human Entanglements with the Lives of Artefacts : Public Talk with Sven Ouzman
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Rock art is one of Archaeology’s most varied, visible and theoretically-informed artefacts. But this ‘artefact’ (Latin: arte + factum ~ ‘thing made by [human] skill’) is not simply brought into the world by human agency. Rather, rock art is both constitutive of human-ness and leads its (...)
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Monday 10 |
13:00 - Employer Recruitment Talk - Careers Centre: Teach for Australia Information Session : Hear from an alumnus about the TFA 2-year graduate program.
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Come along and hear from Teach for Australia about their 2-year graduate program. This session will deliver information about the program, the application process, and an opportunity to ask an alumnus about what the experience was like.
"Our award-winning leadership program affords (...)
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Tuesday 11 |
13:00 - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - UWA Linguistics Society (ULS) AGM : ULS is holding its AGM soon. We're looking for a new VP and a new treasurer.
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Linguistics is the scientific study of language. But whether you know nothing, a little or a lot about it, you are welcome to join our weekly meetings (Tuesdays, 1-2pm, Law Seminar Room 3) where we discuss exciting topics such as: Is English killing other languages? How do babies learn to speak? (...)
International Women's Day 2014 will be celebrated on Tuesday 11 March.
The Vice-Chancellor, Winthrop Professor Paul Johnson will be the Guest Speaker. Professor Johnson will be speaking about the case for gender equity in higher education.
The event will take place at the (...)
16:30 - FREE LECTURE - School of Music Presents: Research Seminar Series - Patricia Alessi
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Patricia Alessi
Dost thou know thy tongue’s true tune?: Discovering the early opera ‘mezzo-soprano’ voice for today’s interpreters
17:00 - EVENT - CMSS Presents: The Arab World Post Arab Spring: Egypt and Syria : A Public Lecture By Professor Emile Nakhleh
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The Arab world has changed dramatically in the past three years. As the Egyptian revolution celebrates its third anniversary, the Egyptian military under Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is resurrecting dictatorship under the veneer of constitutional legitimacy and on the pretense of fighting (...)
18:00 - PRESENTATION - Year 12 Information Evening : Information session for Year 12 students and their parents
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If you're a Year 12 student (or a parent of a Year 12 student), this session will provide information about UWA's courses, admission requirements and how to achieve your study and career goals.
UWA Prospective Students Office staff will be on hand to answer your queries following the (...)
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Thursday 13 |
13:10 - CONCERT - FREE Lunchtime Concerts : Sophie Curtis (cello) Caroline Badnall (piano)
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Be transported from the everyday every Thursday in our free lunchtime concert series.
FREE 50min Concert every Thursday during Semester at 1:10pm.
No booking required, just turn up!
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Friday 14 |
14:30 - DISTINGUISHED VISITOR - Mr Bong-hyun Kim, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Australia : The Ambassador will share his views on the topic of Middle Powers on the Global Stage: Collaborative Initiatives by the Republic of Korea and Australia
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The School of Social Sciences has the honour of hosting His Excellency Ambassador Mr Bong-hyun Kim, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Australia. The Ambassador will share his views on the topic of “Middle Powers on the Global Stage: Collaborative Initiatives by the Republic of Korea and (...)
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Monday 17 |
Since 1995, artist Anne Ferran has been examining and rediscovering Australia’s colonial history, through museum collections, photographic archives and archaeological sites.
Her investigation into Australia’s colonial past, especially its lost histories of incarceration, offers a (...)
16:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - Perth USAsia Centre presents a public lecture from New York Times Editorial Board Member Carol Giacomo
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Visting New York Times editorial board member Carol Giacomo will be at UWA and talking with students on covering the world from home and abroad; looking at the challenges facing journalists covering foreign policy issues. An established commentator on US foreign policy, Ms Giacomo also discusses (...)
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Tuesday 18 |
9:00 - WORKSHOP - The #altac Track: Strategies to imagine and build alternative academic careers
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#Altac careers have been described as off the tenure track, but within the academic orbit. These positions are serviced by “hybrid humanities scholars” who work in a diverse range of institutions including universities, cultural heritage bodies, libraries, museums, academic publishing, and (...)
This FREE workshop is designed to introduce humanities researchers to the HuNI Virtual Laboratory.
Researchers will be given an introduction to the contents and capabilities of the HuNI VL, and its relationship to the various contributing datasets. They will learn how to create their (...)
Federated Archaeological information Management Systems (FAIMS) is a National eResearch Collaborative Tools and Resources (Australia) funded project to produce a comprehensive information system for archaeology and related fieldwork disciplines. Through community engagement it has developed (...)
The biennial conference of the Australasian Association for Digital Humanities (aaDH). aaDH was formed to strengthen the digital humanities research community and is a member of the international Alliance of Digital Humanities Organisations (ADHO).
Join us from 18th – 21st March 2014 (...)
14:00 - EVENT - Masterclass: Computational philosophy and the moral implications of automated decision making
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This FREE Masterclass is an opportunity for postgraduate students and early career researchers to meet and discuss specific research topics with a distinguished scholar. Participants will be invited to participate within the framework of the topic as part of a discussion.
The host (...)
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