School of History & Politics Seminar Program
Discipline of Politics Seminar Program
Please note: Politics seminars for 2012 will be run jointly with the Indo-Pacific Research Centre. Seminars will be held on Friday's in the Stretton Room (Napier 420) from 3.30 - 5pm followed by drinks at the Staff Club.
History Council Forum
What is the Future of History in South Australia?
Thursday 2.30-4pm, 24 May 2012 at the State Library of SA
A lively panel of speakers will identify major challenges and opportunities facing South Australia’s history and heritage communities before responding to questions and comments from the audience. This forum is for anyone interested in the future of history in this state.
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Discipline of History Seminar Program - Turning Points in South Australian History
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
| Thursday 29 March, 5.00pm | Jim Davidson, University of Melbourne | 'The Lost Option: Monarchy in Australia' |
| Monday 16 April, 1.10pm | Barbara Santich, University of Adelaide | ‘Bold Palates: Australia’s Gastronomic Heritage’ |
| Monday 23 April, 1.10pm | David Lockwood, Flinders University | ‘Capitalists and the Indian National Congress in the Struggle for Indian Capitalism and Independence’ |
| Monday 7 May, 1.10pm | Tom Buchanan & Kelly Birch, University of Adelaide | ‘The Penalty of a Tyrant's Law: Prison Landscapes and Enslaved People in the Old South’ |
| Monday 14 May, 1.10pm | Stephen R. Lloyd-Moffett, Philosophy Department, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, USA |
‘In Vino Sanctus: The Religion of Wine Drinking’ |
| Monday 28 May, 1.10pm | Matthew Fitzpatrick, Flinders University |
'Imperial Catharsis: Mass Expulsions and the German Kaiserreich, 1872-1914' |
ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions Seminar Series: Semester 1, 2012
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
| Friday 20 April, 1.00pm | Dr Una McIlvenna | True, véritable, vera, warhafftige: truth and fiction in the early modern execution ballad |
| Friday 4 May, 1.00pm | Assoc Prof. Christopher Rea | The Fine Art of Reviling: a Brief History of Invective in Modern China |
| Friday 18 May, 1.00pm | Dr Alison Scott | The Emotional Significance of Luxury in Early Modern Satire |
| Friday 1 June, 1.00pm | Dr Catherine Kovesi | Women, Lust, and Sacred Space in early modern Italy |
