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This is the final issue of ARTSstarters. Thank you to all who actively supported and encouraged this endeavour to keep students and staff of the Faculty informed about the smorgasbord for the mind that is ARTS.
Out & AboutChina earthquake support INK-spotsno new items IDEA-fests*** UNIVERSITY/FACULTYUniversity of Melbourne Issues Forum: 'Is America Changing?' *** SCHOOLS ASIA INSTITUTE Research funds, Awards, Grants & PrizesRESEARCH AND POSTGRADUATE STUDIES - ARC WORKSHOPS – SEMESTER 2, 2008Accommodation New listings |
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China earthquake supportStaff wishing to support victims of the 5 May Sichuan Province earthquake in China may make contributions via:
Call for Nominations - Workload Advisory CommitteeNominations are called from ALL staff for ONE vacant position on the Workload Advisory Committee. Nominations must reach the office of the University Secretary, 6th Floor, Raymond Priestley Building, The University of Melbourne, 3010 by 12.00 noon on Friday 30 May 2008. Each nomination form may be accompanied by an electoral statement from the candidate of no more than 200 words, stating why the candidate is a suitable representative of staff to serve on the WAC. An electronic copy of any such statement must also be submitted to Steve Halliwell at hals@unimelb.edu.au Further details: hals@unimelb.edu.au or on 8344 6398. |
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University of Melbourne Issues Forum: 'Is America Changing?'Tuesday 27 May, 1-2pm. A forum chaired by Steve Bracks (former Victorian Premier and Honorary Professorial Fellow), with speakers Michael Gawenda (Centre for the Advanced Study of Global Journalism) and Dr Glenn Moore (Melbourne historian). Venue: Lecture Theatre GM 15 of the Melbourne Law School. RSVP: To reserve a seat, email events-provost@unimelb.edu.au with "Issues Forum" in the subject line. More information: Rosa Brezac, Office of the Provost (8344 9005). The Public Intellectual in AustraliaThursday 29 May, 1pm – 2pm. Dr Barry Jones AO (Vice Chancellor’s Fellow), on the future of the public intellectual in Australia. Venue: JH Mitchell Theatre, Richard Berry Building. University Reconciliation Group - Reconciliation Week ForumFriday 30 May, 1-2pm. The documentary "The Sorry" about February's national apology will be shown, followed by a discussion about how to further Reconciliation at Melbourne. How does the Vice Chancellor's recent commitment to 'Close the Gap' translate into action on the ground? Staff are invited to contribute their ideas on how to make reconciliation real! Venue: Room 225, Alice Hoy. Enquiries: Deborah Vallance, School of Population Health (deborahv@unimelb.edu.au). MSCP public lectureTuesday 3 June, 8pm. Dr Jack Reynolds (La Trobe University and The Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy), "The Unique Existentialism of Merleau-Ponty". Venue: Unitarian Hall, 110 Grey St, East Melbourne (Melway 2G, D2). More info: David Miller, at existmelb@yahoo.com.au or 9467 2063 MSCP Winter SchoolThe program will run from June 23 to July 11, with six courses on offer, including History of Philosophy, Interpretations of Nietzsche, and Introduction to Hegel's Logic. Classes for each course run Monday to Friday, with morning courses running from 11am - 1pm and afternoon courses from 2pm - 4pm. Prices start at $70 for one course and all six courses can be undertaken for $200 (student rates). For students enrolling before June 9, an early-bird discount of 10% is available. For full course details, timetables and registration please visit www.mscp.org.au, and for further enquiries, please contact admin@mscp.org.au. MSCP mini-conferenceJuly 11-13. A mini-conference on the nature of the ‘divide’ between analytic and continental philosophy from a variety of different perspectives, including historical, methodological, and topical. The conference is convened by Jack Reynolds and James Chase, and many keynote speakers including Prof. Paul Redding, Prof. Edwin Mares, Prof. Andrew Benjamin. Registrations are now open and a full program can be found at www.mscp.org.au. For more details, please contact admin@mscp.org.au or jack.reynolds@latrobe.edu.au. antiTHESIS symposium - 'Exhibitionism'July 25, 2008. antiTHESIS symposium - 'Exhibitionism': representing identities is a one-day symposium organised by graduates for graduates. The symposium will bring together graduate scholars and creative writers from across Australia for a day of interdisciplinary debate and academic exchange. Look out for our CFP, soon to be posted at: http://www.antithesis.unimelb.edu.au/ ‘Insecurity' - 2008 Faculty of Arts Postgraduate ColloquiumFriday 24 October 2008. Faculty has received an excellent response from students who have drawn upon some aspect of their own research and submitted an abstract which will be developed and into an engaging short talk organized around the theme of the Colloquium - Insecurity. Dr. John Cash from the Ashworth Program in Social Theory will convene the Colloquium. The purposes of the Colloquium are to facilitate interaction across Schools and Programs while offering students experience in presenting a paper in a supportive and congenial setting. Schools/Supervisors are encouraged to support the Colloquium. If your students are presenting support them by being part of the Colloquium. Further Information on presenters and the program will be made available shortly. Venue will be confirmed June 2008. Enquiries: cscoutas@unimelb.edu.au
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ASIA INSTITUTEwww.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studieshttp://www.nceis.unimelb.edu.au/events/seminars.html Thursday 29 May, 2008/ 1:00-2:00pm. A/ Professor Fethi Mansouri (Deakin University) & Sally Percival-Wood (Deakin University), 'Muslim Youth in Contemporary Australia: Identity, Schooling and Belonging'. Venue: James Hardie Lecture Theatre (Level 2 of Architecture Building) Building 133, Near gate 3 Grid reference: F 18 SCHOOL OF CULTURE & COMMUNICATIONwww.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au Tuesday 24 June, 4.30-5.30pm. Associate Professor Wayne Hope (Auckland University of Technology), ‘State, Nation, Economy, Democracy: Conflicting Temporalities’. Venue: Room 216A, West Tower, John Medley Building. Monday 30 June, 6.30-7.30 pm. Associate Professor Adam Frank (University of British Columbia), ‘Strange Intimations’. Venue: Theatre D, Old Arts Building SCHOOL OF HISTORICAL STUDIESwww.historical-studies.unimelb.edu.au Friday 30 May 2008, 5:00pm. Eric Foner (DeWitt Clinton Professor of History, Columbia University), 'Abraham Lincoln, Colonization, and the Rights of Black Americans'. Venue: Faculty Function Room, 5th floor John Medley Building. Enquiries: David Goodman, T: +61 3 8344 7859, E: d.goodman@unimelb.edu.au 7-10 July, 2008. School of Historical Studies Conference: 'Private and Public Lies: The discourse of despotism and deceit in the ancient world', with keynjote speakers including Jonathan Rich (University of Nottingham), Frédéric Hurlet (Université de Nantes), and Enrica Sciarrino (Canterbury, NZ). Enquiries: Dr Andrew Turner, ajturner@unimelb.edu.au or +61 3 8344 5680 8 July, 6.30pm. Professor Jonathan M. Hall (University of Chicago), 'Autochthonous Autocrats: the Tyranny of the Athenian Democracy'. Venue: Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre, University of Melbourne. Enquiries: K.O. Chong-Gossard, +61 3 8344 4078 or koc@unimelb.edu.au 15 July 2008. School of Historical Studies Conference: '150 Years of Australian Football'. Venue: Victoria University Conference Centre, 300 Flinders Street, Melbourne. Monday 28 July 2008, 6:30pm. Akira Iriye (Emeritus Professor, Harvard University), 'History and Memory: China, Japan and the Pacific'. Venue: Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre. Enquiries: Gabrielle Murphy, (+61 3) 8344 5961 or g.murphy@unimelb.edu.au Australian CentreWednesday 28 May, 1-2pm. Professor John Sinclair, “Branding and Belonging: Globalised Goods and National Identity”. Venue: First Floor Seminar Room, the Australian Centre, 149 Barry Street. Enquiries: Richard Trembath – glennt@unimelb.edu.au SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICSwww.languages.unimelb.edu.au/research/seminars/ Friday 20 June 2008, 2.15pm. Mosheer Amer (PhD Completion talk), Topic:TBA. Venue: Room 509 Arts Centre, University of Melbourne. Friday 11 July 2008. 3.15pm. Assoc Prof John Bitchener (AUT University, Auckland), 'Written corrective feedback and second language development: A ten month investigation of the relationship.' Venue: Room 509 Arts Centre, University of Melbourne. Friday 25 July 2008, 11:00am. Kazumi Namiki (University of Melbourne), 'The development of the pragmatics of requests in Japanese as a foreign language setting'. Venue: Room 509, Arts Centre, University of Melbourne. Friday 8 August 2008, 3:15pm. Dr Jean Mulder (University of Melbourne), 'Oral Performance and Rhetorical Structure in Sm’algyax'. Venue: Room 509 Arts Centre, University of Melbourne Monday 14 July 2008, 1:00pm. Dr Alexander Maxwell (Victoria University, Wellington), 'A Historian Examines Dialectology, or, Why the Slovak Language has Three Dialects'. Venue: Room 509 Arts Centre, University of Melbourne. 14-16 July 2008. The XVIth meeting of the Australian Society of French Studies. CFP on issues concerned with “The ‘Minor’ Genres: kinds of document, kinds of documentary discourse”. Venue: The University of Melbourne. 16-19 July 2008. Tenth Anniversary Interdisciplinary Bilingual Conference: 'Borders & Crossings / Seuils et Traverses'. Papers are invited on a wide range of topics related to travel writing and tourism studies and encourage participants from a variety of disciplines, including cultural geography, anthropology, history, literature and the creative arts. Participants interested in publication opportunities should address the proposed theme of “Time in Travel Writing and Tourism Studies” to be explored throughout the conference. SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY and SOCIAL INQUIRYThursday 29 May, 4.15pm. Laura and François Schroeter (Melbourne), “How not to be a Cornell Realist”. Venue: Moot Court Room, Old Quad, University of Melbourne. Friday 30 May, 11am. Purushottama Bilimoria, “Negation and the non-existent in Mimamsa (classically Indian and just the beginnings)”. Venue: Moot Court Room, Old Quad, University of Melbourne. Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE)Wednesday 28 May, 4.15pm. Andrew McGee (QUT), “A reply to Professor Keown”. Venue: Moot Court Room, Old Quad (Ground floor, Southwest corner), University of Melbourne. SCHOOL OF POLITICS, SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY6-9 June, 2008. Conference: 'New Worlds, New Sovereignties', a cross-community interdisciplinary conference with keynote speakers including Mrs Joy Murphy-Wandin (Wurundjeri/Australia, welcome to country), Anthony Anghie (Australia/USA), Ghassan Hage (Lebanon/Australia), Bob Miller (Eastern Shawnee/USA), Nin Tomas (Aotearoa/New Zealand) and many others. More info: http://www.newsovereignties.org/ Contemporary Europe Research CentreFriday 30 May 2008, 8.30 am - 5.30 pm. National Workshop on 'The European Union: National and International Perspectives'. Venue: Room 212, Level 2, 234 Queensberry Street. Registrations information: http://www.cerc.unimelb.edu.au/events/EU-NIP-wkshop/EU-Nat&Int-Pespective-Wkshop-brochure.pdf |
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RESEARCH AND POSTGRADUATE STUDIES - ARC WORKSHOPS – SEMESTER 2, 2008Wednesday 13 August 2008, 1-2 p.m. ARC Linkage-Projects - Workshop presented by Professor Patricia Grimshaw (Chair); Faculty Grant’s Co-ordinator - A/Prof. John Murphy, School of Historical Studies & The Australian Centre; Dr. Julie Connolly, Research Partnerships Manager, the Melbourne Research Office. Venue: Turner Theatre, Rm 124, 1st Floor, Botany Building. Wednesday 17 September 2008, 1-2 p.m. 'What Faculty Mentor’s Look For' - Workshop presented by Professor Patricia Grimshaw (Chair), Faculty Grant’s Co-ordinator, the Melbourne Research Office and others. Venue: Theatre D, Old Arts Building. NO RSVP, ALL WELCOME - Further Information: conj@unimelb.edu.au |
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Accommodation available: October-November 2008. Near Curtain Square with six rooms, suit single person, couple, or couple with child. 20 mins walk to Melbourne University and accessible by trams and bus. Fully-equipped wirh most mod cons. $400 pw plus utilities. Contact helenico@people.net.au Visit the Faculty website for previous listings and guidelines for submitting items to be advertised. HAPPY CAMPERSRosebud. Modest beach house in Rosebud within walking distance of shops and front beach - sleeps seven. $60.00 per night or $400 per week. Please contact : heidimb@unimelb.edu.au or phone 9354 5147. Aireys Inlet. Gorgeous location. Neat 2 bedroom house, very close to beach, cliff walks, shops, pub, cafes. Off-peak rental: $550 p wk or $120 per night. Two night minimum. Summer $850 per week. Contact Kate on 9486 2222 or email: kateherbert@netspace.net.au Sorrento - Available School Holidays & Easter. Edwardian gem, very central location (Ocean Beach Rd), 4 minutes walk to back beach, rock pools, 4 minutes walk to shops. 3 bedrooms, large living area, sleeps 6+. Phone Tim 0409 463182 or tfmcna@unimelb.edu.au Mornington Peninsula - 1950's beach house 100 metres to Mt Martha village & 150 metres to Mt Martha beach. Sleeps 8 (1 double bed, 4 bunks, 1 double sofa bed). Reverse cycle air conditioning. Peak holiday season $1200 per week. Other times by negotiation. Email allih@bigpond.net.au Torquay - Holiday House. Sleeps 8, 500m to front beach, easy walk to shops, restaurants. Phone Karen/Stephen 9439 1318 or kcorn@unimelb.edu.au 'Wye Eyrie' is perched high on the hill between Separation Creek and Wye River and affords fabulous views. 3 bedrooms and very comfortable living/kitchen space. Contact Betty O'Connor 9714 8425
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