Memory Mapping and the Historic Greek Communities of Istanbul
Seminar
In this talk, I present ongoing work with communities whose cultural memory fall outside of official heritage practice. The historic ‘Rum’ (Greek-speaking) population of Istanbul lives with a hostile history. The current government mobilises the Conquest of Constantinople of 1453 as a proud motif…
Crisis, Europe, Heritage: The Politics of the Past in a Fragile Union
Seminar
Over recent years, official bodies such as the European Commission have used ‘heritage’ to create a shared historical narrative and sense of belonging for citizens, in order to mitigate the effects of a ‘European Crisis’marked by social and cultural divisions, nationalisms, tense insider-outsider…
Conversations by the Creek | A Curious Collaboration? The Art and Science of ‘Sounds of Space’
Seminar
Conversations Across the Creek is an initiative by the Humanities Research Centre (HRC) and the Research School of Chemistry (RSC) to provide a space for continuing dialogue among scientists, social scientists, and humanities scholars. Meetings are held monthly, with the…
A Celebratory Appraisal of the Late, Great John Clarke
Book launch
As one of the great satirists of our age, John Clarke has not received the scholarly attention that his cultural contribution assuredly deserves. When just over two years ago, he passed away suddenly whilst bushwalking in the Grampians, the New Zealand-born, adopted Australian left behind a…
“This is (Not) Crisis”: Chronotope, Crisis Narration, and the Metapragmatics of Historical Time
Seminar
In post-independence Timor-Leste, the spectre of crisis looms large. Since its troubled beginnings, the first new nation of the 21st century has been plagued with successive waves of ruinous violence. Declarations or denials of “crisis!” continue to be commonplace. How do such narrative invocations…
FX Harsono: Indonesian Contemporary Art
Lecture
In this public lecture distinguished Indonesian artist FX Harsono discusses his art and the inspirations behind his art. Harsono’s work has been acclaimed in his own country and internationally. In the mid-1970s Harsono, then a student, was a founder of the New Art Movement (Gerakan Seni Rupa Baru…
2019 Africa Week Lecture: “The Right to Protect – In Africa”
Seminar
The Humanities Research Centre and the Herbert and Valmae Freilich Project on Bigotry are honoured to welcome Professor the Hon. Gareth Evans, AC QC, Chancellor of the Australian National University, to present the 2019 Africa Week Lecture on the topic of “The Right to Protect—In Africa” …