Assoc Prof James Curran from the Department of History argues ‘the flag-waving and anthem-bellowing are a signifier of some Australians fearing multiculturalism’. Story by Chris Martin in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Assoc Prof James Curran (History) interviewed on Australia Day’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’
Published January 27, 2012 Headlines Leave a CommentTags: chris martin, flag waving, james curran, sydney morning herald
Themes from Cavell: Philosophy Conference, 27-28 February, 2012
Published January 17, 2012 Headlines Leave a CommentSponsored by the SHAPE seminar and research group
The McRae Room, Quadrangle Building A14
University of Sydney
Mon 27- Tue 28 February, 2012.
Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn in 'Bringing up Baby'
Stanley Cavell (b.1926-) is an uncategorisable American philosopher who is indispensable for anyone who wishes to think fruitfully about why philosophy matters to us, or who is uncomfortable about having to stand on one side or other of the analytic/continental divide, or who wishes to give reflections on art and aesthetics and culture a more central role in their philosophical thinking. In this conference we shall explore themes from across Cavell’s vast and wide-ranging writings: from his radical re-thinking of the problematic of skepticism in the context of a ground-breaking reading of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations, and the fruitfulness of his conception of the ordinary and the related concept of acknowledgement, and his defence of the procedures of ordinary language philosophy, to his influential readings of Hollywood cinema of the 1930s-1940s and his articulation of a form of moral perfectionism.
Speakers Include
- Nic Kompridis (UWS),
- David Macarthur (Sydney),
- Jennifer McMahon (UAdel.),
- Andrew Norris (UC, Santa Barbara),
- Paul Patton (UNSW),
- Robert Sinnerbrink (UMacq.),
- Paul Thom (Sydney)
- Stephen White (Tufts),
- Chris Wilcox (Sydney).
For more information please contact the Conference organiser:
Dr David Macarthur
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Room S412, Quadrangle A14
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That was then: this is now — Contemporary Archaeology in Australia
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Image: Ursula Frederick
Februrary 16-17 2012
9:30am – 4.30pm
Eastern Avenue F19
Seminar Room 312
University of Sydney 2006
This two-day workshop explores the role of contemporary archaeology and the state of research in Australia. It is aimed at exploring the methods, theories and subjects currently informing this nascent field of study. What role might Australian scholars play in advancing this area of research?
This workshop is intended to be a platform for open conversation and discussion of ideas. Students, scholars and professionals are welcome to offer presentations of 15 or 30 minutes.
Call for papers
Topics may include but are not limited to: autoethnography,
late twentieth and twenty-first century technologies, space archaeology, contemporary graffiti, urban landscapes, new methods of archaeological practice (social media, art, narrative, performance, re-enactment), the post-human, archaeologies of protest, anarchy, internment, migration and the cold war, the body, affect and the narrative turn, material culture of contemporary life.
Abstracts
Please send 100 word abstracts to the convenors.
Deadline: 31 January, 2012.
Convenors
Dr Annie Clarke
Department of Archaeology
University of Sydney
T +61 2 9036 9499
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Convenors
Ms Ursula Frederick
School of Art
Australian National University
T +61 439 497 454
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This event is free, but please RSVP if you wish to attend.
