What's On at UWA

In this floor talk of 'Configured: Aspects of contemporary WA art', artist and curator Kevin Robertson will discuss current preoccupations of Western Australian figurative artists. Kevin will consider representational painting within an international context and cover factors, including (...)

Lecture Abstract: The developmental processes underlying brain development have been characterised by Gerald Edelman as Neural Darwinism. This fits together in a very coherent way with the present increasing understanding of the importance of the emotional or affective dimension in neuroscience. A (...)

You are cordially invited to the Keynote address at the Belongings: Women, Family and Place symposium presented by

Professor Janet McCalman, Director of the Johnstone-Need Medical History Unit, University of Melbourne

Biographical note: Professor Janet McCalman is Director of (...)

Spectres, Screens, Shadows, Mirrors

Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL) Conference

July 3-5, 2006, University of Western Australia

Co-convenors: Dr Tanya Dalziell, UWA [email protected]

and

Dr Paul Genoni, Curtin (...)

Abstract: At an early age, I was infected with what Patrick White called “the reading sickness”. Like White, and others who have caught the bug, I was “soon in a fever – while not understanding half of what I read - but reading and reading.” Like many avid readers, I justify my (...)

Our language is rich and colourful with a fascinating past going back five thousand years. Tracing its history unearths many interesting facts and surprises. Did you know that father and the Latin pater which gives us paternal can be traced to a common ancestor? That reason, ratio and ration are (...)

BookCase, a symposium on literature and the law, is a free event, presented by the Law Faculty and the Institute of Advanced Studies.

The speakers are drawn from the judiciary and academia, as well as young lawyers and students. One of the primary aims of the symposium is to showcase (...)

David Dolan will lead an informal walk and talk through the exhibition 'Configured: Aspects of Western Australian figurative art', looking for shared and individual themes and ideas in the artists' work particularly related to the human figure, portraiture and suburbia. Audience participation in (...)

From time immemorial, humans have traveled far and wide to explore the blue planet we call Earth. Several thousand years ago the ancient Greeks, mystified by the beautiful vastness of night sky, eloquently charted different constellations, formulated various myths, folklores, and stories of Gods (...)

In the lead up to Bastille Day what better way to experience the tastes of France than a pastry and wine workshop?

Hosted by Emmanuel Mollois from Swanbourne Cellars, guests will taste nine vintage French wines including Chateau Potensac, Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc and Guigal (...)

Using Joseph Conrad’s metaphor of “Hearts of Darkness”, in this free public lecture leading philospher Professor María Pía Lara will explore the question of how such a metaphor best describes our current historical notion of human cruelty (evil) through models of political judgment. She (...)

The Institute of Public Administration Australia (WA Division)

and

Institute of Advanced Studies, The University of Western Australia present the Reid Oration 2006;

delivered by

His Excellency Dr Kenneth Comninos Michael, AC

Governor of (...)

In association with Coalition of the Peoples Hear Doris Pilkington speak about the experience of her mother Molly Kelly who she immortalised in her book and film The Rabbit Proof Fence. Doris will share her own journey which now through the film and book have now shaped a global awareness of the (...)

'The real world has been searched...nothing of interest was found..well except for the ob-vi-ous'.

Many of the works in the exhibition 'Con-figured' currently on display at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, retain a strong reference to the 'real' world and particularly to the human figure (...)

This talk addresses the theme of the history, and explores the many facets of the term ‘cultural policy’, through an exploration of its historical meanings in different societies over different times. Great civilizations inevitably collapse and we are often left only with remnants of their (...)

With an emphasis on speaking, listening, building vocabulary and developing a sound grammar base, this practical short course will enrich your life. French Beginners 2 is designed to build on language knowledge.

RECOMMENDED FOR This course assumes 15 hours of prior study in French.
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Abstract: This public lecture will consider how the new Smithsonian National Museum Of The American Indian has challenged ideas of Identity and Symbolism in the Making of Place.

Biographical note: Lynn holds multiple degrees from the University of Colorado, and City University of New (...)

The Graduate Dramatic Society is proud to present Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. Directed by Colin O'Brien it brings together a talented cast performing at one of Perth's very best theatres, The Dolphin at UWA.

Abstract: Emotion, as an object of study, is common ground for a number of disciplines whose objective is the understanding of human life. While neuroscientists explore the biological mechanisms of emotion, anthropologists and sociologists explore its cultural meanings and its role in social life (...)

Come and hear international tenor, Aldo Di Toro and Perth's own Fiona Campbell perform Robert Schumann's delightful song cycles, 'Dichterliebe' and 'Frauenliebe und Leben' in the intimate setting of the Octagon Theatre. They will be sensitively and expertly accompanied by Roger Smalley on the Kawai (...)