Seminars

Distinguished Egyptian American author and critic Ihab Hassan on the importance of the humanities. Listen to Ihab Hassan's full seminar presentation. (opens in a new window)

Seminar Series

The Writing and Society Research Centre organizes regular seminars that feature distinguished international guests and Centre members. These free and open seminars are one of the ways that the Centre contributes the broader cultural milieu and the activities of the Sydney Consortium. Find out about our next seminar (opens in a new window)

2012 Seminar Program and Recordings

You can view our seminar program and listen to recordings of our seminars. (opens in a new window)

Our seminars are free and open to visitors from outside the university. If you want to come along to one of our seminars simply RSVP by sending an email to writing@uws.edu.au indicating which seminar you wish to attend.

2011 Seminar Program

Alongside the work of Centre members and students the 2011 seminar program featured papers by visiting scholars including-

  • Valerie Henitiuk (University of East Anglia) Optical Illusions? Literary Translation as a Refractive Process,
  • Teresa Stoppani (University of Greenwich) Dust reversals. Dustings, vacuum cleaners, (war) machines and the disappearance of the interior,
  • Ira Raja (Dehli and La Trobe Universities) The Elevating Influence of Friendship: Interiority, Sisterhood and Marriage in late 19th century India
  • David Damrosch (Harvard University) The Globe Writes Back: Englishes Today
  • Hanifa Deen (author) Ali Abdul vs the King: Muslim Stories From the Dark Days of White Australia


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