ARTiculation news

The Rise and Fall of Communism presented by Professor Archie Brown. November 30

Christopher Strong — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Professor Archie Brown is an Emeritus Professor of Politics at Oxford University and Emeritus Fellow at St Antony’s College, Oxford. A Fellow of the British Academy since 1991, Professor Brown was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003. He has written widely on Soviet and Communist politics, the Cold War, and political leadership.

He will speak about his new book The Rise and Fall of Communism for the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence.

Monday 30 November
5.45pm for 6.00pm start
Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
Foyer, Level 2
234 Queensberry Street
Carlton

This is a free event, but bookings are preferred. Email a.cerchez@unimelb.edu.au

Email a.cerchez at unimelb.edu.au.

2009 Publishing Debate. Publishing the great Australian novel: is it still possible in an era of globalisation? December 2

Christopher Strong — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:18:22 +0000

Two teams of representatives from the University of Melbourne staff and the publishing industry will debate the questions of whether the great Australian novel is still possible in an era of globalisation.

For the affirmative.

Aviva Tuffield – Commissiong Editor, Scribe

Robert Sessions – Publishing Director, Penguin Australia

Jessie Mawson – Current University of Melbourne student

For the negative.

Professor Ken Gelder – University of Melbourne

Chris Flynn – Editor, Torpedo

Nicole Eckersley – Current University of Melbourne student

Wednesday 2 December

Multifunction Room

1888 Building

Gates 7 and 8 near the corner of Grattan and Swanston Streets

University of Melbourne

Places are limited so please RSVP by November 25 to Dr Hugh McNaughtan.

Leading by the Gaze in Theatre presented by Professor Arja Ropo. November 25

Christopher Strong — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:20:19 +0000

A public lecture presented by Professor Arja Ropo of the School of Business Administration, University of Tampere.

The management of creativity and the characteristics of leadership in relation to creative teams are of growing interest to scholars and practitioners of both management and creative practice. Arts and cultural organizations, such as theatres and orchestras have become a potential source of learning for other types of professional and knowledge based organizations that call for intensive collaboration and team work of talented and creative people.

Professor Ropo and her colleagues observed rehearsal processes in theatre with a view to determining the impact that the interaction between the director and the actors had on the theatrical production. They noted that it was the sensuous, bodily practices, such as the way the director and the actors cast looks on each other in the course of the rehearsal that particularly influenced the quality of the artistic process. This kind of interactive and influential looking is encompassed by the concept of the “gaze”. In this presentation Professor Ropo sheds light, both empirically and conceptually, on how leadership by the gaze occurs in the theatre rehearsal process and its implications for the artistic outcome of the production.

Wednesday 15 November 2009
6.00pm-7.00 pm followed by refreshments at the bar.
Lawler Studio, The MTC Theatre
140 Southbank Boulevard
Southbank

Please register to attend by emailing Dr Kate MacNeill.

Faculty of Arts research engine in the November Voice

Christopher Strong — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:21:46 +0000

The Faculty of Arts is supporting a range of new research projects through a $1.1million investment initiative over the next two years, with a particular focus on enhancing the research profiles of the next generation of researchers. Christopher Strong looks at a selection of projects currently under way.

Murrinh-Patha is the language of the Indigenous people of Wadeye in the Northern Territory, spoken by around 2000 people. Dr Rachel Nordlinger from the School of Languages and Linguistics is helping to document the language which is adapting to accommodate the changes in the world, and is still being learned by children of the community. “They even have their own words for the sixteen AFL teams,” she says.

Arts Alumni can discover the hidden history of Melbourne by twilight. November 25

Christopher Strong — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:45:51 +0000

A TWILIGHT campus tour will give alumni and friends the chance to explore some of the University’s most special places.

Join the tour on Wednesday 25 November to learn of places of cultural and historical significance, and find out more about the University’s fascinating past.

Visit the University’s Alumni website to book your place.

Fresh writing from Arts graduates at the MTC Lawler Studio. 13 November

Christopher Strong — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:32:57 +0000

Melbourne Theatre Company’s Lawler Studio will host three play readings this week; tonight, tomorrow night and Friday, featuring the work of six University graduate creative writers.

The play readings mark a vital point in the development of each new work, giving writers a chance to hear their words spoken and see the audience respond before honing their scripts further.

Leading political scientist Mark Considine appointed Dean of Faculty of Arts at Melbourne

Christopher Strong — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:13:40 +0000

Professor Mark Considine has been appointed to a five-year term as Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne following an international search and a rigorous selection process.

An experienced academic administrator and leading international political scientist and public policy scholar, Professor Considine has recently completed the term as Dean of Arts that was commenced by Professor Belinda Probert who resigned in 2007.

He was formerly head of the School of Political Science, Criminology and Sociology at Melbourne, now the School of Social and Political Sciences. His considerable experience working with governments and organisations in the community sector includes recent projects and governance design consultancies, including for the OECD, the Victorian Department for Communities and the International Labor Organisation.

Read more at the University of Melbourne’s Newsroom…

Read about Arts graduate and author Nam Le in The Age

Christopher Strong — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:31:19 +0000

At just 30, Vietnam-born, Melbourne-raised writer Nam Le has been blessed with early success. The Boat, his debut collection of short stories, was published last year to a wave of international critical acclaim.

An Exploration in Archaeology: a free public lecture series. November 18-26

Christopher Strong — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:03:41 +0000

Wednesday 18 November
Presented by Gocha Tsetskhladze, University of Melbourne
Investigating the Sacral City of the Mother Goddess Cybele: Pessinus in Central Turkey

ICT Theatre 1
University of Melbourne
111 Barry Street, Parkville

Thursday 19 November
Presented by Antonio Sagona, University of Melbourne
On the Cusp of Empires: Archaeology in Central Caucasus
For the Archaeological and Anthropological Society of Victoria

Royal Society of Victoria
9 Victoria Street, Carlton (SW corner Exhibition Gardens)

Thursday 26 November
JEAN BOURGEOIS
Presented by Jean Bourgeois, Ghent University
Scythians in the Altay Mountains: Survey, Inventory and Landscape Study

ICT Theatre 1
University of Melbourne
111 Barry Street, Parkville

All lectures commence at 6.30pm

Enquiries
June McBeth
School of Historical Studies
(03) 8344 5963
jmcbeth@unimelb.edu.au
www.historical-studies.unimelb.edu.au

2009 H.B. Higgins Scholarship (Poetry) deadline extended

Christopher Strong — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:54:18 +0000

The H.B. Higgins Scholarship for poetry will be open until 9 November in 2009.

If you are a poet, visit the webpage to see if you are eligible to be awarded the scholarship.