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August 2015
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Friday 14 |
14:30 - SEMINAR - Anthropology Seminar Series : TK Reite Notebooks: co-creating a toolkit for the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge
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Given what we know about Traditional Knowledge, about the dangers of appropriation and misrepresentation on the one hand, and of loss, (ir)relevance, and transformation on the other, this seminar will offer a hands on demonstration of a toolkit with which people can cheaply record and transmit (...)
17:00 - EVENT - The UWA Book Sale begins Friday August 14 @ 5.00pm : The sale is in the Underscroft, under the UWA clocktower, running until Wednesday August 19
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The annual SCA sale provides the opportunity to find that special book or record at very realistic prices. The sale runs for six days and provides plenty of time for browsing and return visits. We look forward to seeing you.
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Saturday 15 |
19:00 - DINNER - Swing That War Away : A dinner to mark the seventieth anniversary of the end of WW2.
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The UWA Cultural Precinct presents:
UWAugust; Australians and War
Swing That War Away
Date: Saturday 15 August
Time: 7pm - late
Venue: The University Club Banquet Hall
Price: $99.00
Price includes a three-course meal, selected (...)
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Monday 17 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Hell Sounds, Birdsongs and Zeppelins: Emotions, Memory and the Soundscape of the Great War : The 2015 Fred Alexander Lecture
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The 2015 Fred Alexander Lecture by Joy Damousi, Professor of History and ARC Laureate Fellow, University of Melbourne.
This lecture considers the ways in which the sounds of the battlefield and the home front during the Great War defined the memory of the war and elicited a range of (...)
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Wednesday 19 |
10:30 - EVENT - Korean Cultural Festival : An opportunity to experience Korean culture
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UWA Faculty of Arts together with the Korean Cultural Centre Australia presents a fun festival of Korean cultural experiences including K-pop performances, traditional dance and music, hands on cooking, trying on Hanbok, playing Korean traditional games and well as a number of Korean food stalls (...)
In this public lecture Dr Vanessa Guthrie, Managing Director and CEO of Toro Energy Limited, will uncover the science and facts behind the mining and use of uranium globally, and bust a few of the myths that have circulated for a long time. Dr Guthrie is the 2015 ATSE Eminent Speaker.
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A public lecture by Dr Vanessa Guthrie, Managing Director and CEO of Toro Energy Limited and 2015 ATSE Eminent Speaker.
In this talk, Dr Vanessa Guthrie will uncover the science and facts behind the mining and use of uranium globally, and bust a few of the myths that have circulated for (...)
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Thursday 20 |
In this public lecture Gustavo Striker, Assistant Professor at the University of Buenos Aires, will address the question of what we are doing to solve new problems. The increased area and yields of crops has benefited farm incomes. However, new challenging problems have emerged: (i) the appearance (...)
A public lecture by Gustavo Striker, Assistant Professor, University of Buenos Aires.
For 100 to 120 years, agriculture in the Pampas traditionally consisted of a sequence of arable crops alternated with sown pastures for livestock production. However, during the last two-to-three (...)
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Friday 21 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Asian Studies Seminar Series : 'Konkatsu' and Women's Expectations of Marriage in Contemporary Japan
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The reasons for the rise in late and non-marriage are varied and complex. Konkatsu('marriage-partner-hunting') is focused on matching marriage-minded individuals, with konkatsu literature, websites and businesses focused on promoting meetings between individuals looking to marry. The literature of (...)
14:30 - SEMINAR - Anthropology Seminar Series : After the PhD The lived experiences of aspiring academics
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The ageing and impending retirement of much of the academic workforce, as well as the growing casualisation of university staff, are two major issues impacting Australian universities today. These issues are particularly pertinent for recent PhD graduates who hope to secure academic positions (...)
Composed whilst he was prisoner of war and premiered by his fellow prisoners at a Nazi prisoner of war camp in 1941. Messiaen's magnificent and moving Quartet for the End of Time will be performed in this special ANZAC concert by School of Music staff.
Xenakis: Peaux
Varese: Ionisation
M (...)
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Sunday 23 |
10:30 - EVENT - Chinese Language and Culture Workshops for Future Engineers : Proudly coorganized by ACBC Education Committee and the Confucius Institute UWA
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Engineering and Language Workshop
Date 23 August 2015, Sunday 10.30 am to 3 pm
Venue Confucius Institute, UWA
This program is a one day workshop for senior school students, undergraduates, postgraduates and those interested in Engineering and the benefits of cultural and language (...)
15:00 - EVENT - ANZAC Legends and Myths Revisited : UWAHS Public Forum as part of UWANZACAugust
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Forum with Ron Bodycoat, Geoffrey Bolton, Well-Versed for presentations and round table discussion to challenge local myths and explore and reveal the true impact of war.
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Monday 24 |
A public lecture by Professor Peter Klinken, Chief Scientist of Western Australia.
Western Australia has become a world leader in mining, petroleum and agricultural industries, all strongly based on science. In addition, the application of science in processing methods has allowed the (...)
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Tuesday 25 |
18:30 - EVENT - WXED EDUCATION : If you can read this, thank a teacher, and the movement which brought schools and universities worldwide. A critical history of Christian cultural impact on education.
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The church borrowed from every religion and culture to create what is now a system of secular schools and universities that spans most of the world. There are also four corruptions that have detracted from that record. Let's unpack the story.
This is the fourth in a series this month at Trinity (...)
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Wednesday 26 |
18:00 - PUBLIC TALK - Biofilms: The slimy world that beneficial and harmful bacteria live in
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A public lecture by Sarah Codd, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Montana State University and 2015 UWA Gledden Visiting Fellow.
This presentation will cover the range of places where biofilms are found naturally in the environment, where they can be beneficially (...)
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Thursday 27 |
4:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : Tracks of change in the Murujuga landscape: Human feet and tracks in the engravings of Dampier Archipelago
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Murujuga (the Dampier Archipelago, North West Australia) is a land and seascape that has experienced incredible social and environmental changes over the past 50,000 years. The region is home to over one million rock art engravings which express the sociocultural dynamics of this vibrant (...)
16:30 - EVENT - Archaeology Seminar Series : Placing change. A spatial analysis of two rock art sites in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
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Murujuga (the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia) is one of the most enigmatic archaeological landscapes
in the world. The islandscape hosts the largest open-air rock art galleries in the world, home to over a million
engravings. These engravings provide insight into the sociocultural dynamics (...)
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Friday 28 |
18:30 - PUBLIC LECTURE - Public Lecture with Christian Porter : Magna Carta: Celebrating 800 Years of Law and Liberty
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The UWA Law School together with the UWA Business School are pleased to invite you to hear The Hon Christian Porter MP speak on "Magna Carta: Celebrating 800 Years of Law and Liberty."
On the 800th anniversary of its inception, the Magna Carta remains, perhaps, the major symbol (...)
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