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 Dear alumni and friends
As we reach the midpoint in another busy academic year, I am delighted to welcome you to our second issue of Accord for 2011.
I have just returned from a brief trip to Europe where, along with other university colleagues, we met with some of our leading research partners – including the OECD, the European Commission, and major universities in France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland the UK. Everyone was talking about the democratic revolutions in North Africa, the economic crises in Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Greece and the need for a greater understanding of the nature of social, economic and political change and the kind of education that could deliver it. It renewed my enthusiasm - not that I needed it! –for the ambitious vision we have set for our Faculty here at Sydney.
I hope to see you soon at some of the events we have planned for the second half of 2011– including our exciting new series of ‘Insights –Inaugural lectures in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences’. Come and meet some of our extraordinary new professors as they talk about their groundbreaking work.
As always, I am keen to hear from alumni - so please do keep in touch.
Best
Professor Duncan Ivison
Dean | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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| Insights 2011: Inaugural Lecture Series |
The Inaugural Professorial Lectures are taking a new approach and a new location for 2011. The Faculty is delighted to be hosting the Insights 2011: Inaugural Lecture Series at the Nicholson Museum in partnership with the Sydney University Arts and Social Sciences Alumni Association (SASSA). | | | |
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| Alumna Anna Rose: Changing the Climate of Politics |
| A recent panellist on ABC TV’s Q&A program, Anna Rose has proven that an Arts degree at the University of Sydney can be a catalyst for positive social change, and it need not be long before the rewards are seen… | | | |
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| The Power Institute: Bringing Exciting New Ideas to a Wider Audience |
| June 20th will see one of the world's foremost art historians visit the University of Sydney to speak about one of Picasso's most intriguing art works, Guernica. | | | |
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| IN FOCUS
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ALUMNA IN FOCUS – Delia Falconer
University of Sydney graduate Dr Delia Falconer has fast become one of Australia's most critically acclaimed writers. Best known for her ability to bring the reader right to the heart of her characters through her poetic writing and strong principled observations, Delia's best- selling novel, The Service of Clouds (1997), has been shortlisted for many of Australia's major literary awards. Find out more |
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Warup (drum) (detail). Wood, enamel paint, lizard skin, rubber 94x15cm, Erub (Darnley Island), Torres Strait, Queensland.
Donated by D Wells, 1984. Macleay Museum ET84.173
Forthcoming exhibition at the Macleay Museum
THE QUEST FOR RED: BY TRADE AND EXPERIMENT
The colour red. It’s in our blood. In the Macleay Museum’s exciting exhibition The Quest for Red: by trade and experiment discover the way humans have exploited pigments and created artificial colouring to create the colour red. | | |
SYDNEY UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS
Sydney University Museums comprises the Nicholson Museum (archaeology), the Macleay Museum (natural and cultural history) and the University Art Gallery (visual arts). Free entry to all, open Monday to Friday 10am-4.30pm and Sunday 12-4pm
More information: sydney.edu.au/museums
SOME UPCOMING EVENTS AT UNIVERSITY MUSEUMS | | |
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Visit the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences website for further updates and news from individual schools and disciplines. |
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