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Displaying from Wednesday, July 27, 2016
 July 2016
Wednesday 27
17:00 - FREE LECTURE - What is Australia's Role as a Regional Leader? : Panel discussion facilitated by ABC's James McHale More Information
The McCusker Centre for Citizenship are co-hosting an event with Global Citizen next Wednesday 27 July at 5.00pm in Wesfarmers Business School,UWA.

Why not come along and hear in person from UWA's very own Michael Sheldrick from Global Citizen in New York?

http://pursueimpossib (...)
Thursday 28
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Out of Bounds? Photographing Australian Border Crossings Website | More Information
Public lecture by Professor Jane Lydon, Wesfarmers Chair of Australian History at The University of Western Australia.

Conceptions of Australian national identity have emphasized the nation’s collective youth and innocence, federated only in 1901. The Australian national anthem reminds (...)

19:00 - Poetry Night - Strumfrei Poetry Night : Poetry with a difference in Perth's hidden spaces. Website | More Information
Head downstairs to the Studio Underground Foyer at the State Theatre Centre. Listen to Australian poets Paul Hetherington, Amanda Joy and Siobhan Hodge while enjoying a beverage or two. Strumfrei16 will also mark the launch of UWA Publishing's new poetry series, UWAP Poetry.
Friday 29
10:00 - WORKSHOP - Poetry as Painting : In this workshop, critically acclaimed poet Paul Hetherington will demonstrate how visual imagery activates and energies poetry. Website | More Information
Poetry and painting have been compared since antiquity. John Hollander (echoing Simonides) has said that ‘Works of art are silent; poetry speaks its mind’.

In this workshop critically acclaimed poet Paul Hetherington will demonstrate how visual imagery activates and energises poetry (...)
Saturday 30
10:00 - WORKSHOP - Prose Poetry as a Contemporary Art Form : In this workshop poet Paul Hetherington will introduce you to key prose poetry techniques and provide the opportunity to write your own prose poems. Website | More Information
Prose poetry is a powerful literary form in the 21st century. It is neither exactly like lyric poetry, nor is it quite like conventional prose fiction.

As Peter Johnson says, ‘the prose poem plants one foot in prose, the other in poetry, both heels resting precariously on banana peels� (...)

 August 2016
Tuesday 02
17:00 - ANNIVERSARY - ACICIS 20th Anniversary Event Website | More Information
On Tuesday 2nd August 2016, ACICIS will hold an evening cocktail function at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery at The University of Western Australia.

On the night, the Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor International will officially welcome ACICIS to its new host university.

The (...)

18:30 - EVENT - Reading and Interpreting Brecht : Q&A with Dr Wang Xiaoying, Director of Black Swan Theatre's 'The Caucasian Chalk Circle' Website | More Information
The UWA Cultural Precinct, the UWA Institute of Advanced Studies and the Black Swan State Theatre Company are pleased to host a special Q&A event as part of The Caucasian Chalk Circle season presented by Black Swan State Theatre Company, in collaboration with the National Theatre of China.
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Wednesday 03
16:30 - SEMINAR - Religion, State and Society Seminar Series: Notes on the Epistemology of Religious Violence Website | More Information
CMSS’s Religion, State & Society Seminars will explore the role of religion in shaping lived experiences of Muslims in the contemporary globalised world. This involves exploring the interaction between Muslims and non-Muslim in political, social, cultural and economic spheres at local (...)

18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - The German army in World War II: Its moral and military failure Website | More Information
A public lecture by Ben H. Shepherd, 2016 Fred Alexander Fellow and reader in History at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland.

The German army is widely regarded as having been the most skilled and effective land-based fighting force of World War II, but also one whose reputation is (...)
Friday 05
9:00 - EVENT - Perth Blood Institute presents Another Bloody Breakfast : Join Professor Ross Baker and Dr Clair McLintock for the Women and Bleeding Disorders Forum Website | More Information
Professor Ross Baker presents ‘Another Bloody Breakfast' with special guest, Dr Clair McLintock, Lead Clinician of Obstetric Medicine and obstetric physician and haematologist at National Women’s Health, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand.

Dr McLintock specialises in women with (...)

12:00 - EVENT - Bangladesh at the Crossroads: Threat of Militancy and Radicalisation More Information
Bangladesh has witnessed a rise in violence targeted at bloggers, writers, intellectuals, members of minority faith groups, and foreigners, by groups claiming to be affiliated with Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and the Islamic State (IS). The seminar will explain the latest (...)
Tuesday 09
17:00 - SEMINAR - School of Music presents � Free Research Seminar : The Rise of Australian Women Composers Website | More Information
UWA School of Music is a vibrant centre for research in music and music education, where a thriving community of scholars is engaged in exploring the frontiers of knowledge, working on a wide range of research projects with diverse outputs.

A free weekly seminar series, with presenters (...)

19:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Friends of the UWA Library Speaker : Racist furniture and White Australia: �The Factories Act of 1904� More Information
About the talk

Did you know that every piece of furniture once had to declare if it had been touched by ‘Asiatic’ hands? Or that Boans used to proudly advertise that all its furniture from its factory in East Perth was made with 100% White Labour? Starting with a small kitchen table (...)
Thursday 11
18:30 - SCREENING - MEDFEST 2016 : An international medical film festival Website | More Information
Medfest is a global, medically themed film festival seeking to increase interest in psychiatry and to inspire people through film.

Medfest was first held in the UK in 2011 and now comprises 46 independent events around the world. This year, Medfest comes to Perth for the first time.
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Friday 12
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music presents - Free Lunchtime Concert: UWA Guitar Ensemble Website | More Information
Be transported from the everyday in our free lunchtime concert series, featuring the finest musical talent locally, nationally and within the School.

Free entry - no bookings required!

This week UWA's talented Guitar students, under the direction of Jonathan Fitzgerald (...)

13:00 - SEMINAR - Asian Studies Seminar Series : The Notion of Creativity in Chinese History More Information
A wide perception about China is that the Chinese only imitate foreign creativity. The notion of creativity is not heavily studied by sinologists and deserves a better discussion from an inter-disciplinary view. This presentation will examine how renowned individuals in Chinese history viewed (...)

17:30 - PERFORMANCE - School of Music presents - Fridays@5: The Darlington Ensemble : Schumann Piano Quartet Website | More Information
The ideal way to start your weekend, Fridays@Five offers unique musical experiences to delight all music lovers. See young artists be inspired through a variety of masterclasses, workshops, pre-concert talks, lectures and Q&A sessions. Delve deep into music or simply enjoy a free informal (...)
Sunday 14
9:00 - OPEN DAY - University Hall Open Day Breakfast : YOU can meet our UniHallers and join us for breakfast and a tour before heading over to UWA Open Day. Website | More Information
YOU can meet our UniHallers and join us for a free exclusive breakfast and a tour before heading over to UWA Open Day.

This is a great opportunity for you to discover what it’s like to live on campus at UWA. On the day you will meet our UniHall ambassadors who will take you on a tour (...)
Monday 15
17:00 - FREE LECTURE - Public Presentation by Professor the Hon. Bob Carr : China’s economic potential and implications for Australia Website | More Information
The Perth USAsia Centre in collaboration with Australia-China Relations Institute invite you to join us for what promises to be an engaging discussion with Professor the Hon. Bob Carr, Director, Australia-China Relations Institute. The Honourable Bob Carr is Professor in International Relations at (...)
Tuesday 16
7:30 - PUBLIC TALK - 2016 Women in Agriculture Breakfast : Each year UWA SNAGS host a women in agriculture breakfast to introduce readily involved and influential women of the industry to those studying in the natural and agricultural sciences Website | More Information
Each year UWA SNAGS host a women in agriculture breakfast to introduce readily involved and influential women of the industry to those studying in the natural and agricultural sciences.

This year the event will be on the 16th August at 7:30am. This event has been a great success in (...)


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