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Displaying from Tuesday, January 01, 2019
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February 2019
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Thursday 14 |
16:00 - EVENT - School of Social Sciences Archaeology Seminar : Technology – Architectural Finishes. History, Materials and Techniques
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Abstract:
In an era when traditional structures are routinely
painted with polymer paint in deep tones of grey it
is important to understand authentic traditional
relationships between the forms and materials of
buildings and their applied surface treatments.
This presentation covers the (...)
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Thursday 28 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Islands of History : Recent discoveries on Yaburara country (Dampier Archipelago) - historical inscriptions from pre-colonial visitors
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Research undertaken as part of the Murujuga:
Dynamics of the Dreaming project across the Dampier
Archipelago has discovered rock art that provides
significant new evidence about historical visits before
white settlement in 1861. These assist a better
understanding of Yaburara life in the islands (...)
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March 2019
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Friday 01 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Asian Studies Seminar Series : Negotiating difference through everyday encounter and its implications for life and relationship: Narratives of Thai-farang American interracial relationship.
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As the number of people involved in interracial relationships around the world has risen, scholars have increasingly paid attention to various aspects of interracial relationships, including identity development and challenges faced by these individuals. Despite this growing trend, little is known (...)
11:00 - SEMINAR - 'You gotta have a purpose' : Complex motivations for reinstating the intergenerational transmission of Australian Aboriginal Languages
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If, as argued by Joshua Fishman (1991), intergenerational language transmission within the family is the ‘unexpendable bulwark’ of language revitalization efforts, then what are the perspectives of learners and semi-speakers of Australian Aboriginal languages regarding the reinstatement of (...)
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Tuesday 05 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - The effect of drone strikes in Pakistan on terrorism and anti-US sentiment
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This paper analyzes the consequences of the 425 drone strikes the US has conducted in Pakistan from 2006 – 2016. The existing literature provides arguments both in favor of and against the use of drones in combatting terrorism: On the one hand, drones are lauded for being a low-risk, affordable (...)
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Thursday 07 |
12:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : Further explorations of the fossiliferous chert artefact record – building the links between the West Australian and South Australian archival records
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Eocene fossiliferous chert is a distinctive stone used in
the manufacture of stone artefacts commonly found in
archaeological sites in southwestern Western Australia
(WA). Since disputing the ‘offshore source’ theory for
this material, our research has focused on the
characterisation and (...)
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Friday 08 |
Women comprise only 3% of mechanical and electrical trades in the Australian workforce. In recent years, state and national governments have provided incentives for more women to partake in trades. Additionally, following studies that show the positive correlation between gender diversity in the (...)
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Tuesday 12 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - China�s Marshall Plan : Neoclassical Realism, the European Recovery Program and the Belt and Road Initiative
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Since its advent in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been increasingly touted in media reports as ‘China’s Marshall Plan’. Despite these frequent references, there has yet to be an extensive comparative analysis of the BRI and the Marshall Plan. At its inception, the Marshall Plan (...)
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Thursday 14 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : Fieldschool and Plague Grave Excavations on Lazzaretto Nuovo, Venice
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For the past five years the Centre for Forensic Anthropology has taken a group of keen participants to Venice for invaluable hands-on experience in excavating human remains. The 17th century plague-grave provides participants with an opportunity to excavate human burials and experience the (...)
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Friday 15 |
11:00 - SEMINAR - Asian Studies Seminar Series : Singapore’s Early Industrialisation and myths of openness (and borderedness)
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This paper discusses aspects of Singapore’s early industrialisation (1970s
and 80s) and myths around notions of openness (and borderedness) with
respects to migrant labour. The paper examines the often contradictory
policies the Singapore state pursued in its efforts to rapidly industrialise
its (...)
11:00 - SEMINAR - Linguistics Seminar Series : Facilitated but Avoided: Why bilinguals shun the easiest words
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There is substantial evidence that doppels - words in two or more languages sharing similar forms and meanings, such as English fish and German Fisch - are produced by bilinguals more quickly and easily than non-doppels like English duck and German Ente. Ellison & Miceli (2017) recently argued (...)
14:30 - SEMINAR - Anthropology and Sociology Seminar Series : Torres Strait Islander Cultural Dance: Research, ethics and protocols
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Research into Torres Strait Islander cultural dance has traditionally focused on the music and songs of Islanders and rarely on the movements themselves or the cultural protocols of dance. This seminar presents a new Torres Strait Islander perspective on the ethics of research as well as the (...)
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Tuesday 19 |
15:00 - EVENT - Unveiling of Aboriginal artwork : Harmony Week Event - Pharmacy Division
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Pharmacy has purchased a number of Aboriginal art works to be displayed in its building. This Harmony Week event is an unveiling of these paintings, followed by afternoon tea.
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Wednesday 20 |
17:30 - EVENT - Panel: Migrant and Refugee Health : Harmony Week Event - Panel discussion of health issues for migrants and refugees in WA focussing on social aspects of health.
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Migrants to Australia often experience diverse health and mental health needs which may not be met by mainstream services. Addressing such needs involves understanding complex social and cultural specifics. Instead of treating people as generic bodies, a social approach to health recognises that (...)
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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, what Prime Minister Jacinda Arden described 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 and (...)
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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 (...)
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Friday 29 |
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 (...)
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April 2019
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Thursday 04 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - Archaeology Seminar Series : BHP Minerals Australia Heritage Strategy – Case Studies from WA Iron Ore
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BHP first presented on its Sustainable Heritage Strategy at Toowoomba AAA 2011. This presentation outlined
how BHP was applying Bunting’s “Sustainability Model” as an important, viable, and value-adding framework
for heritage practice in its Iron Ore operations. Eight years later this model (...)
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