Postcolonialism in Australian Literature: The Case of Miles Franklin (1879-1954)
Seminar
This seminar brings together postcolonial literary theory and contemporary political theory. Students of Australian politics tend to separate political and literary theory, preferring to leave literary theory to experts in Australian and comparative literature. My aim here is to draw the two modes…
TPR Presentation: Homer and the Headless Monk
Seminar
Ancient Greek myths, including stories told in the Iliad and the Odyssey, have been sources of inspiration and adaptation throughout the ages for works of literature, art and music. Newer media, including those on screen, are no exception. Petersen’s Troy (2004) is, perhaps, the most well-known and…
Classics Museum Free Monthly Tour - September
Tour
Monthly tours Join us for a free guided tour of the Classics Museum led by one of our knowledgeable volunteer guides. The museum features examples of ancient art and objects of daily life from Greece and the Roman world, including Egypt and the Near East. The museum's areas of strength…
Wellspring Series: Lost in Diagnosis - Navigating the Communication Challenge of Misdiagnosis in Women
Arts & entertainment
Lost in Diagnosis: Navigating the Communication Challenge of Misdiagnosis in WomenEach year in Australia, approximately 140,000 diagnostic errors occur, resulting in estimated 21,000 serious injuries and between 2,000 to 4,000 deaths. Communication is a contributing factor in up to 80% of…
The Emperor Writes Back: Changing Strategies of Political Communication from Augustus to Late Antiquity
Seminar
The appearance, character, and behaviour of Roman emperors were mocked and criticised in pamphlets, poetry, chants, and graffiti. The ideal ruler was supposed to endure such jibes with equanimity and good humour. However, sometimes Roman emperors (such as Augustus, Claudius, and Vespasian)…
Dymphna Cusack’s resourceful melodrama: Carbon capitalism and the fossil unconscious in Southern Steel (1953)
Seminar
In a 1992 review of Abdelrahmen Munif’s Cities of Salt, Amitav Ghosh coined the term ‘petrofiction’ and pointed towards the invisibility of fossil fuels in much Western literature. Writers, he said, had largely failed to narrate the sources and effects of the energy that powers the modern world.…
The Enslaved Muse - a talk by Dr Tom Geue
Seminar
The Friends of the Classics Museum invite you to a talk by Dr Tom Geue, a Latin literature specialist and newly arrived staff member in the Centre for Classical Studies at ANU. The Muse is part of the furniture of classical poetry. By the time of Virgil, we barely notice she is there, and her…