Events
Encountering the Author:
A celebration of Kierkegaard's 200th birthday
The series Encountering the Author presents papers on a recently published book on philosophy. The author is invited to be present in order to respond. The series aims to draw attention to high quality scholarship and to provoke discussions and the exchange of ideas
Encountering the Author:
A celebration of Kierkegaard's 200th birthday
Daphne Hampson, Kierkegaard: Exposition & Critique (Oxford University Press, 2013)
John Lippitt, Kierkegaard and the Problem of Self-Love (Cambridge University Press, 2013)
1.30 pm to 3.30 pm
(followed by afternoon tea)
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Room G.55
Building 3
Bankstown Campus
Programme:
1.30 to 2.25 pm: Daphne Hampson, Kierkegaard: Exposition & Critique
Response by John Lippitt
2.25 to 2.35 pm: Break
2.35 to 3.30 pm: John Lippitt, Kierkegaard and the Problem of Self Love
Response by Daphne Hampson
3.30 pm: Afternoon tea
For catering purposes, please RSVP to Philosophy@uws.edu.au
For information on this and other Encounters, please visit the Philosophy@UWS events page:
The Racial State
Poster Display
Last semester, second and third year students in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts on Unit 101990, The Racial State, produced a poster on a theme of their choosing for their final assessment.
The result is a series of thought provoking visual presentations on topics ranging from refugee and asylum policy, to The Apology to the Stolen Generations, through Islamophobia and the stereotyping of Muslim women.
The School of Humanities and Communication Arts would like to welcome you to view a selection of the best of these posters which will be displayed in the Margot Hardy Gallery, Bankstown Campus Building 23, for two weeks in August.
The Racial State
Display of student posters
August 2013
Margot Hardy Gallery
Building 23
Bankstown Campus
Contact Alana Lentin for further details.
Writing & Society Research Centre Seminar
Lorraine Sim on 'Extraordinary Actuality':
Helen Levitt’s Streets
The Writing & Society Research Centre at the University of Western Sydney warmly invites you to its next research seminar.
Lorraine Sim on
'Extraordinary Actuality': Helen Levitt’s Streets
11.00 am - 12.30 pm
Friday, 16 August 2013
Building 3.G.55
Bankstown Campus
This paper examines representations of the everyday in Helen Levitt’s New York street photography of the 1930s and 1940s. A relatively ex-centric figure in the history of American photography, Levitt’s work comprises an understated but significant intervention in cultural and visual histories of the street. Levitt presents an alternative, everyday poetics of the street that foregrounds it as a stage for the imagination and play, sociality, affect and intimacy.
Lorraine Sim is a Lecturer in Modern English Literature in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts and a member of the Writing & Society Research Centre, UWS. Lorraine is a founding member and serves on the steering committee of the Australian Modernist Studies Network.
All welcome. RSVP/info writing@uws.edu.au
Final Sessions
Music Event Success
Final Sessions, an annual student run night of music brought to you by the University of Western Sydney, School of Humanities and Communication Arts, was held at the Playhouse Theatre, Kingswood Campus on Wednesday 5th June.
Now in its 8th year, Final Sessions is an opportunity for UWS student musicians to showcase their emerging talents and perform original music to a live audience. Final Sesssions event represents a collaboration between music, media arts production and final year Rabbit Hole design students.
performers:
Bonniedoon
Helmut Uhlmann
Jade Riordan
Joseph Mark
Mellow Fellows
Set To Shine
Ska’d 4 Life
With a strong mix of genres including pop, rock, ska & electro, the musical tastebuds of all viewers were guaranteed to be pleased.
TVS will screen the event later this year. This event was proudly supported by Rabbithole.
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Crossing Boundaries in Music Postgraduate Conference
An Immanent Future: Music and Philosophy Sydney Seminar
University of Western Sydney staff and students were lucky to attend this rare opportunity to hear two of the world's most distinguished music scholars Susan McClary and Robert Walser (Case Western Reserve University) discuss the state of music in today's world and to converse with Roger Dean and Catherine Stevens, University of Western Sydney, about the future of music.
Crossing Boundaries in Music Postgraduate Conference
Keynote Speakers:
Susan McClary and Robert Walser
Case Western Reserve University
An Immanent Future: Music and Philosophy Sydney Seminar
Susan McClary and Robert Walser
Case Western Reserve University
In conversation with
Catherine Stevens and Roger Dean
University of Western Sydney
Seminar chaired by
Sally Macarthur, University of Western Sydney
For further details, please see the Crossing Boundaries page.
Edited video footage of An Immanent Future will be available online soon.
Around the World Symposium on Technology and Culture
Research Group in Digital Humanities
The recently established Research Group in Digital Humanities, in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, recently participated in a 24-hour symposium organised by the Kule Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Alberta, Canada. The theme of the symposium was Digital Culture. Its purpose was to bring together, in a single 24-hour event, digital humanities work in leading institutes around the world.
Around the World Symposium on Technology and Culture
Kule Institute for Advanced Studies
University of Alberta, Canada
Streamed online at:
Around the World Symposium on Technology and Culture (opens in a new window)
Recorded video available soon.
University of Western Sydney contributed a 2-hour slot from 12.00 to 2.00pm on Friday 31 May 2013. The UWS event was co-hosted by the Research Group in Digital Humanities and the Institute for Culture and Society, showcasing a range of UWS activity in digital humanities and digital culture.
The UWS session took the form of a series of conversations and presentations around relevant themes and projects, as an informal yet informative session with a closing round table discussion, and was the penultimate session of the 24-hour event.
The entire 24-hour event was streamed at Around the World Symposium on Technology and Culture (opens in a new window) on Thursday 30 May, Sydney time. It was also recorded and will be made available for subsequent viewing.
For further information, please download the program.
Trace Magazine
Student Publication Launch
On 30 May 2013, the School of Humanities and Communication Arts proudly launched "Trace Magazine - Demystify - 2013". Third year Design students have once again put in a stellar effort to produce another series of original publications. Trace Magazine was launched by our Dean, Professor Peter Hutchings at Werrington South campus. Seven Design classes at the School of Humanities and Communication Arts proudly displayed their magazines to much excitement by all participants.
A surrealist inspired magazine that delves into worldwide cultural and historical phenomena, Trace Magazine is an educationally intriguing online magazine that aims to uncover the most shocking conspiracy theories and secrets from around the globe. The informative and witty style of writing engages and invites the reader to continue further into unravelling life changing truth.
The fascinating article topics range from uncovering the secret traces of life in the universe, to the subliminal messages in Disney animations and renowned hoaxes from history; by combining quality illustrations and photography as well as quirky articles, Trace Magazine aims to entertain, inform and question the truth.
photography by Liam Cameron
Dean of the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Professor Peter Hutchings, praised the professional quality of the students' work and thanked all academic staff involved, including Sarah Waterson, Greg Hughes, Dr Alison Barnes, Dr Samantha Edwards-Vandenhoek, Janet Saunders, Katrina Sandbach,
Leo Robba, and Daniel Johnston.
Professor Hutchings also thanked professional staff including Jenny Purcell, Helen Johnson, and staff of the School of Humanities and Communication Arts Technical Team.
The student produced publications can be viewed online.
The Trace iPad app will also be available soon!
Digital Humanities Seminar held in April 2013
Presented by Professor Ray Siemens and Dr Lynne Siemens, University of Victoria, Canada
The presentation was filmed and can now be viewed online.
Dr Lynne Siemens
Professor Ray Siemens
Digital Humanities is a field of research and teaching that has been growing dramatically around the world, especially over the past 5 years. This seminar took advantage of the presence in Sydney of two distinguished visitors from Canada, and marks the first formal event of the new Research Group.
Professor Ray Siemens and Dr Lynne Siemens each made a presentation, followed by questions and discussion. Both speakers have a wealth of experience of digital humanities both in Canada and internationally.
Further information is available online.
Sydney Review of Books: A new avenue for literary criticism in Australia
The Writing and Society Research Centre at the University of Western Sydney has launched Sydney Review of Books – a free online literary review that focuses on Australian writers.
The site will present extended essays by prominent critics and writers, examining recently published titles and placing them in relation to the authors’ work as a whole, and the larger issues which they bring into play.
See the UWS News Centre article for more information.
