Upcoming Events
Conferences
NewMac Symposium
9.30 am Saturday, 25 February, 2012
University of Newcastle, Callaghan Campus
Humanities’ postgraduate students of the University of Newcastle and Macquarie University are proud to present the annual NewMac Humanities Postgraduate Symposium. Postgraduates researching a diverse range of subjects in the Humanities discipline will present papers, allowing attendees a great opportunity to network and hear the exciting research taking place in our universities.
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Public Lectures and Events
Ancient & Modern History HSC Study Day
Friday 1 June 2012
Students and teachers are invited to join the academic staff of the Disciplines of Ancient History and Modern History, and other invited specialists, for an HSC Study Day at the Callaghan Campus of the University of Newcastle on Friday 1 June 2012.
There will be papers given by experts in the field, including Paul Kiem and Denis Mootz. The former has been a Chief Examiner of HSC Modern History and a marker for 20 years, and the latter has also marked Ancient History HSC papers for more than 20 years. Together they are editors of 'Teaching History' and authors of the 'HTA HSC Study Guides'. Their talks will be directed at the core for the HSC syllabus (Ancient and Modern History) and how to prepare for the exam.
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History Special Event - 'Assessing Obama’s First Term Legacies, Controversies and Consequences for Reelection' presented by Professor Kenneth R. Mayer (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Monday 28 May 2012
As the first African American president in U.S history, Barack Obama promised to remake politics, change the nature of dialogue, end partisan bickering, and shift the country’s direction (especially regarding national
security and diplomacy).
Professor Mayer will discuss Obama’s performance thus far, his proposed policies for re-election and their implications, and presidential nomination process.
He is the author of several published works, including With the Stroke of a Pen: Executive Orders and Presidential Power (Princeton University Press, 2001) and The Dysfunctional Congress? The Individual Roots of an Institutional Dilemma (Westview Press, 1999, with David T. Canon). His research has also appeared in several journals on political science, election law and legislative studies.
Professor Mayer has served on the editorial board of the American Political Science Review, was book review editor for Congress & The Presidency: A Journal of Capital Studies and was the inaugural Fulbright ANU Distinguished Chair in American Political Science at the Australian National University in 2006.
His current research focuses on election administration in the U.S, and the effectiveness of recent state-level campaign finance reforms.
WHERE Held in the Cultural Collections (near the Information Desk) - Level 2, Auchmuty Library, Callaghan Campus
WHEN Monday 28 May, 1pm-2.30pm
The Co-op Bookshop invites you to the launch of Tasmanian Aborigines: A History Since 1803 by Lyndall Ryan
Friday 4 May 2012
Tasmanian Aborigines were driven off their land so white settlers could produce fine wool for the English textile mills. By the time Truganini died in 1876, they were considered to be extinct. Yet like so many other claims about them, this was wrong. Far from disappearing, the Tasmanian Aborigines actively resisted settler colonialism from the outset and have consistently campaigned for their rights and recognition as a distinct people through to the present.
To be launched by Professor Hugh Craig.
WHERE The Co-op Bookshop, Shortland Building, Callaghan Campus
WHEN Friday 4th May 2012, 4.00pm.
RSVP Wednesday 2nd May: newcastle@coop-bookshop.com.au or 02 4967 1850.
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Author Talk: Kim Cheng Boey - 2012 Hurstville Chinese New Year
Friday 3 February 2012
Join us for an insightful evening with Kim Cheng Boey. Born in Singapore, Kim Cheng was an award winning poet before migrating to Australia in 1997. Author of four collections of poems his book "Between Stations" traces his year long travels through India, China, Egypt and Morocco between his departure from Singapore to his arrival in Australia.
Now an Australian citizen, Kim Cheng teaches creative writing at the University of Newcastle. He will share with us his ideas of home, belonging and the challenges facing a migrant writer, with readings from "Between Stations" and his poetry.
Time: 7pm
Location: Hurstville City Library, cnr Queens Rd & Dora St, Hurstville
Contact: (02) 9330 6142
Cost: FREE
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Seminar Series
History Seminar Series
Please be advised that our History Seminar set for this Friday has been rescheduled. James Bennett will now be speaking to us on Friday 18 May, with a paper titled: ‘Maurice Shadbolt, William Malone and Chunuk Bair: Gallipoli and late 20th century New Zealand cultural productions'.
We look forward to welcoming you on the 18th, as usual, in the cultural collections of the Auchmuty Library at 10am followed by morning tea. Our next scheduled seminar by Lyndal Ryan is on Friday 4 May.
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GRIT Seminar Series
Tuesday 13 March 3.30-5pm - "Religion and Politics: How Powerful Is the Christian Right?”
The first seminar in this semester's GRIT seminar series will be given by Professor Marion Maddox, entitled “Religion and Politics: How Powerful Is the Christian Right?”
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All seminars are generously hosted in the Auchmuty LIbrary Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle.Tea, coffee and nibbles provided from 3.30pm for a 3.45 start finishing by 5pm.
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RHD Symposia and NUPSA Annual Dinner
Tuesday 12 June 2012 & Wednesday 14 November
Each semester the School of Humanities and Social Science conducts a symposium for Research Higher Degree (RHD) candidates. This takes the form of presentations by RHD candidates during the first year of their full-time enrolment (or equivalent) as part of the confirmation process required by the University. In addition, continuing RHD candidates are welcome to hone their presentation skills and seek audience feedback on their work, by regularly presenting on their progress throughout their candidature.
Symposia will conclude with a prize-giving ceremony for the School's latest RHD Graduates.
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