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Latest Event
Launch of Friendship: A History edited by Barbara Caine
Friday 26 March 2010
Friendship: a History, edited by Barbara Caine & published by Equinox in 2010
To be introduced by Professor Pauline Nestor
When: Friday 26 March 2010 at 4pm
Where: Staff Room, W604, Building 11 (Menzies) Clayton Campus
RSVP: RSVP to Kerrie.alexander@arts.monash.edu.au by Thursday 25 March 2010
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2010 Calendar of Events
January
February
March
14-15 March 2010
Aftermath: Holocaust Survivors in Australia - Conference
The inaugural Holocaust and Genocide Studies Conference presented by the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation. This interdisciplinary conference will discuss the aftermath of the Holocaust as it was experienced in Australia and New Zealand by Holocaust survivors, their families, and the Australian Jewish community.
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/jewish-civilisation/news-and-events/aftermath/index.php
26 March 2010
The Latest Research on Tutankhamen: help or hindrance?
Centre for Archaeology and Ancient History and The Egyptology Society of Victoria present an illustrated public lecture with Associate Professor Colin Hope.
- Time: 8pm
- Date: Friday 26 March 2010
- Venue: Lecture Theatre E7, Building 72, Clayton Campus, Monash University
- Admission is free - All welcome to attend
26 March 2010 at 4pm
Booklaunch
Friendship: a History, edited by Barbara Caine
To be introduced by Professor Pauline Nestor
When: Friday 26 March 2010 at 4pm
Where: Staff Room, W604, Building 11 (Menzies) Clayton Campus
RSVP: RSVP to Kerrie.alexander@arts.monash.edu.au by Thursday 25 March 2010
April
22 April 2010
Drought Stories: A Spoken and Visual History of Drought
Making Public Histories Seminar
After 13 years, regional Victorians know all too well the devastating impact of drought. Communities have been placed under acute and sustained stress, but have responded in creative and inspiring ways. The ‘Drought Stories' project, initiated by the History Council of Victoria and supported by Arts Victoria, is capturing this experience. Project manager Robyn Ballinger and other participants will discuss the aims and outcomes of ‘Drought Stories' and reflect on the significance of the stories collected from residents of the Wimmera and northern Victoria; Mike Cathcart (presenter on Radio National's ‘Bush Telegraph' and author of Water Dreamers, 2009) will ‘launch' the project.
- Time: 5:30pm to 7pm
- Date: Thursday 22 April 2010
- Venue: State Library of Victoria, Village Roadshow Theatrette, Entry 3, Latrobe Street Melbourne.
- Admission is free, all are welcome to attend, bookings required on tel: (03) 8664 7099 or online at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/561722126 or email bookings@slv.vic.gov.au
May
20 May 2010
The City Transformed : Making Urban History
Making Public Histories Seminar
Over the past century Melbourne and other cities around the world have changed dramatically. Erik Olssen (University of Otago, NZ) and Helen Meller (University of Nottingham, UK) will be in conversation with Seamus O'Hanlon (School of Historical Studies, Monash University) about 20th century urban history and the transformations of city life in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
- Time: 5:30pm to 7pm
- Date: Thursday 20 May 2010
- Venue: State Library of Victoria, Village Roadshow Theatrette, Entry 3, Latrobe Street Melbourne.
- Admission is free, all are welcome to attend, bookings required on tel: (03) 8664 7099 or online at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/561730150 or email bookings@slv.vic.gov.au
June
15-16 June 2010
Atrocity, Photography and War: An International Symposium
This symposium will explore how photographic images of atrocities relate to the development of ideas about human rights, how they influence the memory of particular wars, and the ways they shape perceptions of conflict - both at the time and later. It also encourages critical and historical engagement with the actual concept of 'atrocity', the ways this has changed across time, and the relationship of photography to its articulation and use. Atrocity is a concept most frequently linked with war, but there are important connections with colonialism and its critics yet to be explored.
Venue: Monash University Centre, Prato, Italy www.ita.monash.edu
Contact: Christina.twomey@arts.monash.edu.au for further information
July
22 July 2010
Queer History as Public History
Making Public Histories Seminar
Graham Willett (The Australian Centre, University of Melbourne and President of the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives) will discuss the ways in which gay/lesbian/queer history has been done primarily as a kind of public history. While academics have played their part, community-based organisations (like the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives and Sydney's Pride History Group) and enthusiastic amateurs have used self-publishing, history walks and local exhibitions to disseminate their discoveries and share their stories.
- Time: 5:30pm to 7pm
- Date: Thursday 22 July 2010
- Venue: State Library of Victoria, Village Roadshow Theatrette, Entry 3, Latrobe Street Melbourne.
- Admission is free, all are welcome to attend, bookings required on tel: (03) 8664 7099 or email bookings@slv.vic.gov.au
August
26 August 2010
Making Public Histories Seminar
Footy Passions: Sport, Emotion and Collective Memory
As Melbourne approaches the AFL finals, Joy Damousi (School of Historical Studies, University of Melbourne and co-author of Footy Passions, 2009) will consider the challenges of writing about emotions and popular culture in collective memory, and what perspectives a historian can bring to such a study. Rob Pascoe (Victoria University) will respond on these challenges.
- Time: 5:30pm to 7pm
- Date: Thursday 20 May 2010
- Venue: State Library of Victoria, Village Roadshow Theatrette, Entry 3, Latrobe Street Melbourne.
- Admission is free, all are welcome to attend, bookings required on tel: (03) 8664 7099 or email bookings@slv.vic.gov.au
September
October
November
December
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