Chechnya in Motion
Lecture
Presented by Stefan Solomon, Visiting Fellow in Film Studies and New Media at ANU, as part of the Literary Studies Seminar Series. On 15 April, 2013, Chechen brothers Dzhokar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev detonated two bombs near the finish line of the annual Boston Marathon, killing three and wounding…
Being language: Roles, responsibility and respect in Ngaanyatjarra society
Lecture
CASS Annual Public Lecture on Future Directions in Indigenous Research 2015 This lecture will be followed by a performance by musical artists Biliirr and a reception: 6.30-8.00pm. Download Event Poster (222KB) How you speak and what you talk about reveals much about your society and its worldview…
Classical Sea Blindness: Maritime Strategy in the Greek World’
Other
Presented as part of the Centre for Classical Studies Seminar Series All are welcome to attend this seminar; check back soon for more details. After the talk, informal discussion will continue over light refreshments in the Classics Museum.
Judging the Past in a Post Cold-War World
Conference
Presented by the Humanities Research Centre at ANU The collapse of the Soviet Union accelerated the search for justice and truth on the part of many millions of people whose lives had been overshadowed by the cold war, in many countries, for nearly half a century. Keynote Speakers (confirmed…
Athenian White-Ground Lekythoi: Masterpieces of Greek Funerary Art
Other
Presented as part of the Centre for Classical Studies Seminar Series All are welcome to attend this seminar; check back soon for more details. After the talk, informal discussion will continue over light refreshments in the Classics Museum.
Understanding “Gaze” and its importance in translation
Lecture
This talk focusses on the impact of the context of culture on translation. ET Hall's 'iceberg theory' and triad of culture is introduced together with an NLP logical Levels approach to demonstrate the type of translation problem and intervention possible. This theory is the basis of…
Translating Bananawich: The Challenges of Bilingual, Bicultural Theatre
Lecture
Presented as part of the Literary Studies Seminar Series In the 1970s, Puerto Rican poet and playwright Victor Fragoso moved to New York City and found there a vibrant yet very varied Hispanic community. Hence, he decided to shape his plays accordingly. His theatre productions were staged in…