What's On at UWA

Elizabeth Scott is a collector of batik, and lender to the exhibition'Threading Cultures: Balinese Art and Indonesian Textiles, on display at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery from 30 April. Elizabeth began collecting batik in 1981, when she moved to Indonesia, and where she lived for 10 years. She (...)

Andrew Wilkie is a former Lieutenant Colonel and Senior Intelligence Officer in the Office of National Assessments. On 11 March 2003 he resigned in protest over the looming Iraq war, the only spook in the United States, UK and Australia to do so. The dramatic move was reported globally. Since then (...)

Fr Frank Brennan SJ AO asks us, “Who should speak? Who has the appropriate authority? What government action is it right for us to tolerate and to endorse? Why do we allow our government or government agents to dictate the terms of dialogue and the rules for silence and compliance?” He says (...)

Much of the confusion many of us experience on a daily basis, can be removed if we learn to consult the wise inner guide we all have perpetually available within us to guide every detail of our lives. Although such emancipation is not achieved overnight, Mardi will show us the various ways to make (...)

Susannah Fullerton is President of the Jane Austen Society of Australia, the largest literary society in the country. She is a well-known speaker on the NSW speaker's circuit and lectures regularly for universities, the State Library of NSW, WEA and other adult education centres. This year she will (...)

University Music Society 2004 Season presents

FROM THE NEW WORLD

University Orchestra, Paul Wright - violin, Peter Moore - conductor, Darryl Poulsen - conductor

Aaron Copland: "Fanfare for the Common Man", Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto Op14 (...)

Art that to Westerners appears secular may be imbued with rich meanings that can be labelled 'religious' in Indonesia. What Australians see as a piece of batik cloth may be perceived in Java as the physical form of a spiritual communication with a deity, or the supernatural, as well as a form of (...)

Jan Fullerton will talk about the National Library of Australia's efforts to be relevant to all Australians wherever they live and work.

Jan Fullerton was appointed to the position of Director-General of the National Library of Australia in August 1999. Jan was the first female and the (...)

Robin Hood's Big Beanstalk is a student pantomime, reccomended for over 16s. Its all about nob gags, cross dressing and mostly having a laugh

Chris Hill has been collecting art for many years, and is a major lender to 'Threading Cultures: Balinese Art and Indonesian Textiles in Western Australian Collections' currently on display at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery. Based on his postgraduate research, Chris's book on three generations of (...)

The workshop will show you, hands on, how to make biodiesel, understand the chemistry and the equipment and materials required. Also covered will be use of unprocessed vegetable oil as a fuel, politics and economics of biodiesel

Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from vegetable oil (new (...)

The West Australian Ballet have made a generous offer to all UWA Staff to receive a 20% discount on full price tickets to their forthcoming production of La Boheme.

To take advantage of this offer call BOCS on 9484 1133 and mention the ‘UWA’ discount offer*. (*conditions apply)
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The UWA Bahai Society warmly invites you to Sacred Moments, a program of soul-stirring music and readings from World Religions on the theme of the purpose of life.

Howard Barker - described by the English press as 'the most terrifying export since football hooligans' takes Shakespeare's Hamlet and reworks this canonical play to focus on Gertrude - mother of Hamlet, lover of Claudius, and amoral lover of life. Some key characters are retained, some new ones (...)

View stunning images of life on the Tibetan plateau and explore ways to address the poverty faced by many ethnic Tibetan nomadic people. UWA social scientist Dave Webb will introduce a range of innovative sustainability programmes developed to improve the quality of life in Tibetan ethnic regions (...)

UWA Press Club takes pleasure in inviting you to a panel discussion with the authors of 'Contested Country: A History of the Northcliffe Area of Western Australia'. Panel Chair Dr Sue Graham-Taylor will lead panel members in a talk about forests, farming, group settlement and timber in the (...)

Max Lane is Research Fellow at the Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University. Visiting Indonesia frequently, Max has worked with cultural, research and activist groups. He has translated plays of W. R. Rendra and novels by Pramoedya Ananta Toer. He writes for 'Jakarta Post', 'Inside Indonesia' and 'G (...)

The Shortlist for the 2003 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards has been announced by the Minister for Culture and the Arts, Sheila McHale. UWA Press is delighted to announce that five of our publications have been included in the list of 24 books & scripts shortlisted across six categories (...)

Join a group of armchair travellers for a sumptuous journey with a bilingual guide exploring the rich artistic heritage of Italy through images and language. Focus on favourite items, savour visual details and acquire or refresh the Italian words used to describe them. No prior knowledge of Italian (...)

UWA Press is approaching its 70th anniversary in 2005 - an appropriate time to both celebrate the work of the press and to take stock. This talk will look at the history of the press, the range and impact of the books it has published, and its future directions. Imminent amongst these is the (...)