Conferences and Seminars in the School of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Schedules, abstracts, and recordings of papers are available from the links below. For more recordings, see our podcasting page.
2011 Conferences, Colloquia and Symposia
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Imagination A colloquium exploring the relationship between imagination and art. |
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Violence and the Imagination |
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Transcultural. Transnational. Transformation : Seeing, writing and reading performance across cultures Australasian Association for Theatre Drama and Performance Studies Conference |
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| July |
Literature and Translation A conference exploring the role of translation and interlinguistic exchange in the literary domain |
| August |
Tights and Tiaras: Female Superheroes and Media Cultures A two day conference interrogating of the representation of powerful female figures in fantasy and science fictio |
| Inaugural Symposium of the Research Unit in Media Studies This event showcases major research projects undertaken by members of this newly established Research Unit. |
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| September | Sovereignty and The Political Animal |
| Nature as Culture This symposium explores nature's role in the inception of culture. Culture is the time-honoured context for creative change in Western thought. |
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World Cinema Now This conference explores both the state and the question of World Cinema today. |
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| October | A Postcolonial Aesthetic? Australian, South Asian and African Literature and Film
A symposium presented by the Centre for Postcolonial Writing. |
| Symposium: Religion and Popular Culture This symposium will explore the relationship between popular culture and religion from an interdisciplinary position. |
2011 Seminars
Running throughout the year. Select a seminar series for a schedule and recordings.
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CCLCS Seminar Series Presented by the Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies |
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Centre for the Book Seminar Series Presented by the Centre for the Book. |
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Communications Commons Seminar Series Presented by Communications and Media Studies. |
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Film and Television ‘Under Construction’ Seminar Series Works in progress presented by Film and Television Studies. |
| Literature Seminar Series Presented by the Literature Research Unit. |
| Social Aesthetics Seminars Seminars held by the Social Aesthetics Research Unit. |
2011 Performances and Other Events
| February | Workshop: The Actuality of Romanticism |
| April |
Lunchtime Theatre ‘Three for Free’ Performance Series Three free performances at the Alexander Theatre. |
| A reading by Australia's most celebrated verse-novelist, Alan Wearne | |
| September |
Centre for Theatre and Performance 2011 Performance Season A season of stage performances from theatre and performance students. |
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Past and Present Conferences and Seminars
Visit our archives of conferences and seminars - recordings of many papers are available for download: