News and Events

Forecasting Presidential Elections
A Seminar by Professor Kenneth R. Mayer

On 30 May 2012, the School of Humanities and Communication Arts is hosting a seminar by Professor Kenneth R. Mayer, of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, who will be visiting Australia on a speaking tour.

Professor Mayer is an authority on American government and institutions, especially the Congress and Presidency, and campaign finance, and his visit to Australia will be a timely one in the U.S. election year.

“Forecasting Presidential Elections: Obama, Romney or What?”
presented by Professor Kenneth R. Mayer

2pm - 3pm, Wed 30 May 2012

Lecture Theatre 5
Building 2
Bankstown Campus

Professor Mayer's teaching and research interests are in American government and institutions (especially Congress and the Presidency) and campaign finance. He is the author of With the Stroke of a Pen: Executive Orders and Presidential Power (Princeton University Press, 2001), The Political Economy of Defense Contracting (Yale University Press, 1991), and The Dysfunctional Congress? The Individual Roots of an Institutional Dilemma (Westview Press, 1999, with David T. Canon).

Entry to this event is free and all are encouraged to attend. For further information including contact details, please refer to the UWS Events Diary.

 

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Explore the Materials of Sound
Experimental Music and Media Events

On 1 June 2012, the School of Humanities and Communication Arts proudly presents an exciting music and multimedia event.

Unleashed Student Creative Minds:
Escaping Musical Doctrine

Frog Improvisations meet Intimate Structures and Visual Dimensions

 

Wild Experimenters in Media

Sonic-Visual Collaborations: Films at the Playhouse

4pm - 7pm, Friday 1 June
The Playhouse (DG19), Penrith, Kingswood Campus
Contributors: composers (Music Composition: Text and Visual Interactions)
and filmmakers (Media Arts Workshop).

Entry is free and our students are especially encouraged to attend.

For further information, download our poster.

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Lessons in Secular Criticism
A Philosophy Event

The Philosophy Research Initiative of the University of Western Sydney in collaboration with the State Library of New South Wales, ABC Radio National, and Fordham University Press, are delighted to announce the establishment of a new lecture series in philosophy. “Thinking out loud: The Sydney Lectures in Philosophy and Society” aims to present intellectuals talking about the impact of fundamental philosophical ideas on how we understand society. The lectures will be broadcast by Radio National and subsequently published by Fordham University Press.

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'Shelf Life' - a new season

'Shelf Life,' a program aiming to explore what everyday people are reading and uncover new writers and novels of interest to both avid readers and bookshelf browsers, has returned to our screens in a new season for 2012.

Presented by Dr Milissa Deitz and Dr Rachel Morley and produced by the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, 'Shelf Life' explores unique book shops and visits libraries around Sydney.

hosts of 'Shelf Life',
Dr Milissa Deitz and Dr Rachel Morley 

By approaching people who are reading books as they go about their day to day lives, 'Shelf Life' uncovered a host of interesting and often obscure books that may not be on most people's radar.

Rachel Bentley, Executive Producer of ‘Shelf Life' and CEO of TVS says, "... libraries remain the most visited cultural institutions in the country, so there’s a huge audience craving a show like Shelf Life."

Now in its third series, the program is currently broadcast and streamed on TVS. Episodes from Series 1 can also be viewed online.

 

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Website: Virtual Tours

The title of this exhibition, Hybrids, refers to the method of image making, where many exposures have been layered, presenting a vision based in photogenic reality which dissolves into dreamlike environments.

The colour images by Juliana Swatko were photographed at three of Sydney's Botanic Gardens, using a low tech Holga camera and medium format film, then digitally reconstructed into impressionistic panoramic images.

For further information, please visit the Virtual Tours site or download the promotional flyer.

 

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ASAA Conference 2012
Knowing Asia

The 19th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) will be held on the Parramatta Campus of the University of Western Sydney, Wednesday 11 to Friday 13 July, 2012, hosted by the University's Institute for Culture and Society, the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, and the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Muslim Societies.

In the past few decades massive economic, political, social and cultural transformations have taken place in the region known as Asia. In the process, it has acquired an increasingly prominent place in the world. Whether or not this ‘rise of Asia’ merits talk about a coming ‘Asian century’, it is clear that the historical context for the study of Asia has irrevocably changed.

Keynote Speakers will include:

• Professor Lily Kong - Vice-President (University and Global Relations), and Acting Exec Vice-President (Academic Affairs), Yale-NUS College, National University of Singapore, Singapore
• Professor Jie-Hyun Lim - Professor of History, Director of the Research Institute of Comparative History and Culture, Hanyang University, Seoul
• Professor Prasenjit Duara - Raffles Professor of Humanities, Director, Asia Research Institute, and Director of Research, Humanities & Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore

For further information and to register, please refer to the ASAA 2012 web site.

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Stay in the Loop!
TVS series in its second season

Local Loop returns to our screens for a second series in May 2012.

Proudly written, produced and presented by the School of Humanities and Communication Arts' students, Local Loop is a community notice board illuminating upcoming social, cultural and local events taking place around the Greater Western Sydney area.

Local Loop

TVS Channel 44
Friday 6.45pm
& Saturday 4.15pm

Stay up-to-date and informed about events around town by tuning into Local Loop on TVS.