Meta-categories: cross-disciplinary, cross-cultural and cross-temporal perspectives workshop
Conference
Hosted by ANU, Centre for Digital Humanities Research, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Languages, School of Literature, Language & Linguistics, Humanities Research Centre and the Research School of Humanities and the Arts. This two-day international workshop involves…
Diffusion & Change in Lexical Semantics Workshop
Workshop
Diffusion & Change in Lexical Semantics Workshop, 5-6 July 2017, ANU The theory and method of dealing with change in lexical semantics has been neglected in linguistics and anthropology. This workshop will contribute to righting this situation by: Assessing recent contributions advancing…
Book launch of 'Text and the Material World: Essays in Honour of Graeme Clarke'
Other
Hosted by the ANU Centre for Classical Studies and the Friends of the ANU Classics Museum As a scholar, with more than 50 years of productive research behind him, Graeme Clarke has achieved international distinction in two fields: in early Christian studies (through his work on Minucius Felix and…
Dynamics of Placement and Displacement in Doris Pilkington’s Under the Wintamarra Tree. Once a ‘Subaltern’, Always a ‘Subaltern’?
Lecture
Presented by Lindiane Viera as part of the Literary Studies Seminar Series Doris Pilkington’s Under the Wintamarra Tree (2002) is a sequel to Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence (1996), in which we are presented with a story in a confessional tone that reveals the adventures of three indigenous girls (…
Lydia Cabrera: Ethnography and Forbidden Desires
Lecture
Presented by Dr Mabel Cuesta (University of Houston) as part of the Literary Studies Seminar Series Lydia Cabrera (1899-1991), the most important ethnographer and folk writer in the Cuban archive, was an exile in the United States for the last thirty years of her life –previously she lived in Paris…
ANU Languages Showcase
Advisory session
The ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences and the ANU College of Asia & the Pacific will present the annual ANU Languages Showcase on Wednesday, 31 May 2017 from 10am to 3pm. This event gives students in Years 9-12 from the ACT and surrounding regions the…
Friends of the ANU Classics Museum: Annual Winter Dinner
Other
Limited places, so please phone the restaurant on 6257 2718 for reservations and payment by Friday, 19 May. Seating allocation will be made by a committee member at tables of 8; so please list names of guests for whom you are booking, and indicate if you wish to be seated with other Friends. Teatro…