Arts News 2004

Arts Victoria has announced funding for Melbourne-based composer Philip Czaplowski's Birrarung Marr for chamber orchestra, a work commissioned by Australia Pro Arte. Philip is currently a PhD candidate in the School of Music , Monash University , under the supervision of Dr. Thomas Reiner.

A PhD scholarship is made available as part of a large project funded by the Australian Research Council. The chief investigator and supervisor of the PhD project is Dr Shahram Akbarzadeh at the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University (Clayton).

Women and FM radio stations appear to be the flagbearers of change to a more conversational newsreading style according to Faculty of Arts researcher Ms Jenny Price. (News & Events @ Monash)

Professor Graeme Davison from School of Historical Studies won the Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-fiction for his book 'Car Wars: How the Car Won Our Hearts and Conquered Our Cities'. He has been described as Australia's most imaginative social historian.

Associate Professor Bain Attwood won the John and Patricia Ward History Prize for his book 'Rights for Aborigines' . His research has been described as breaking new ground in documenting the close relationship that developed between Indigenous political leaders, white activists and humanitarians on both sides in the struggle against racial discrimination.

Faculty of Arts research has found that lack of recognition is a key contributor to Australias falling birthrate. (Monash Memo)

A UNESCO Chair in Intercultural and Inter-religious Relations for the Asia Pacific region is being established within the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash. (Monash Memo)

With the death of Herb Feith in an accident on November 15, 2001 Australia lost one of its great humanitarians and its most distinguished student of modern Indonesia.

Anthony Pateras gets honourable mention at Gaudeamus Music Week in Amsterdam.

Stephen Lay, who recently completed his PhD in History, has won the Romanzi Award for a 30,000-word essay on the interpretation of the Magna Charta Universitatum.

Monash PhD Music candidate, Anthony Pateras has had two of his composition selected for the International Guadeamus Music Week 2004 in Amsterdam.

PhD candidate from the Monash Asia Institute, Marlia Puteh, is working on a thesis about "Malaysian Universities and implementing e-learning strategies".

Mass Deception! declared Yvonne Ridley, an acclaimed British journalist, regarding America 's War on Terror.

Guibin Zhang joined Monash University as a PhD scholarship student in April 2003 having previously completed a Masters degree at the SWUFE University in Chengdu, Sichuan province, western China.