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Displaying from Thursday, March 21, 2019
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March 2019
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Thursday 21 |
12:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - �So what do we mean by multiculturalism anyway?� : Harmony Week Event - Panel discussion about Multiculturalism
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Panel discussion on multiculturalism theory, multiculturalism in Australia vs the rest of the world and discussing how successful multiculturalism is in 21st Century Australia. The conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A. Snacks provided.
With the support of: UWA Alumni, the UWA CaLD (...)
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : Geoarchaelogical investigation of prehistoric site use, occupation intensity and settlement patterns in Blombos Cave, South Africa
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The archaeological assemblage recovered from the Middle Stone Age
(MSA) levels in Blombos Cave (BBC, c. 101–70 ka BP), South Africa, is
central to our current understanding of the technological and cultural
development of early modern humans in southern Africa during the
Late Pleistocene. In this (...)
17:00 - SEMINAR - Discussion forum: Responding to Islamophobia post-Christchurch attacks
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Responding to Islamophobia post-Christchurch terror attacks
On 15 March 2019, described by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as ‘one of the darkest days’ of New Zealand’s history, a man in his 20’s stormed into Al-Noor Mosque and later a second nearby mosque in Christchurch. He (...)
19:30 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Centre Stage | Pi�ata Percussion : Reflections on Water
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A sonic exploration of water, reflection and mirrors, using melodic marimbas, exotic gongs, deep drums, pure bells and wine glasses, this program of works by composers from around the Pacific Rim and beyond features Australian premieres by Juri Seo and Viet Cuong, plus music by UWA graduate (...)
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Friday 22 |
8:30 - FREE LECTURE - Australia-Japan-ASEAN: Strengthening the Core of the Indo-Pacific : The Perth USAsia Centre in partnership with the Consulate-General of Japan, Perth present a public forum featuring diplomats and experts from Japan, Australia, and ASEAN to discuss opportunities and challenges in the Indo-Pacific region for Australian organisations and businesses.
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Australia and Japan have adopted the Indo-Pacific as a guiding concept of their foreign policymaking. The concept puts the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at its core. ASEAN countries are important partners for Japan and Australia as they seek to solve problems in (...)
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Free Lunchtime Concert | UWA Winds
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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.
In their first performance of 2019, UWA Winds bring you through a whirlwind of musical variety in acoustic and (...)
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Saturday 23 |
Join WA paper cutting artist Tusif Ahmad in learning the ancient art of paper cutting. Tusif will be joined by artist Osama Mah fellow participant of the Centre for Muslim States and Societies (CMSS) and Department Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Council of Australian Arab Relations sponsored (...)
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Sunday 24 |
Perth Upmarket is Perth’s original and best design market, featuring more than 180 of Perth's most talented artists, designers, craftsmen and foodies all at The University of Western Australia's Winthrop Hall.
There is something for everyone, including a Junior Upmarket section in (...)
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Monday 25 |
A public lecture by Professor Jeffrey Gordon, Department of Solar Energy & Environmental Physics, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and 2019 UWA Robert and Maude Gledden Senior Visiting Fellow.
In this public lecture, Professor Gordon will (...)
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Tuesday 26 |
In this practical workshop, you will examine the core elements of effective LOs and a checklist for the evaluation of your unit’s LOs. You will have the opportunity to work with Learning Designers and course participants to evaluate your unit’s LOs and how you might (re)write them to ensure (...)
17:00 - SEMINAR - UWA Music presents: Callaway Centre Seminar Series | Tone List/Audible Edge
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A free weekly seminar series, with presenters from within UWA and from the wider community.
What is a situated musical practice in Perth? Tone List frame their endeavour as a methodology for revealing a musical practice connected to place and discuss their collective research into (...)
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Wednesday 27 |
In this session, with the help of a team of experienced learning designers, you will gain a better understanding of the principles of good assessment underpinning UWA’s Assessment Policy, and you can build or rebuild your unit’s assessment strategy with those principles in mind.
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - MindTrails: Using technology to change anxious thinking in the real world
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A public lecture by Professor Bethany Teachman Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia and UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow.
Anxious individuals of all ages tend to interpret situations in threatening ways - a racing heart doesn't (...)
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Thursday 28 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : Identifying diachronic changes in ochre behaviours throughout the Upper Palaeolithic (ca. 40-12.5 kya) of Southwestern Germany
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Though many European Upper Palaeolithic (ca. 40-12.5 kya)sites boast early examples of symbolic expression in the form of “artistic” materials (e.g. cave art, personal ornaments,figurines), comparatively little research has been conducted on the intricacies surrounding the use of ochre (...)
17:30 - EVENT - Harmony Week event 'Displaced': An evening of storytelling, poetry, spoken word and performance
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Join us for an evening of storytelling, spoken word, poetry and performance at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery. Seven performers have been invited to take the stage, sharing words and song on the theme of 'displacement' and 'community'.
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - *CANCELLED* Why do we Need to Decentre Modernism? Art History and Avant-Garde Art from the Periphery
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Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.
19:30 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Centre Stage | Baroque Sensations
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Under the direction of the Simon Lee Foundation Musician in Residence Shaun Lee-Chen the UWA String Orchestra will perform a selection of works by Baroque master Antonio Vivaldi.
Free entry - no bookings required.
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Friday 29 |
13:00 - PERFORMANCE - UWA Music presents: Free Lunchtime Concert | UWA Brass
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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.
This week, the UWA Trumpet Ensemble and Bells-Up Horn Quartet will play some rousing repertoire sure to brighten (...)
14:30 - EVENT - ANTHROPOLOGY / SOCIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES : Planetary (and post-planetary) futures in the ‘shit soup’ of Antarctica
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The Antarctic Treaty System – which came into force in 1959 – has relatively little to say about sewage. It states only that (to paraphrase): effluent from any Antarctic research station with 30 or more occupants must be macerated before disposal, and discharged at sea in a location in which it (...)
18:00 - EVENT - Free Film The Body Who Harnessed the Wind : Harmony Week Event free film
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Free screening sponsored by Malawian Association and UWA Africa Research and Engagement Centre, of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, a 2019 British drama film written, directed by and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor in his feature directorial debut. 6pm for African Potluck Dinner (bring an African Dish); (...)
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