Arts

Harvard-bound

Volume 6 Number 4 April 12 - May 3 2010

Dr Chris McAuliffe, Director of the Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne, reflects on the significance of the Visiting Professorship in Australian Studies at Harvard University prior to his taking up the appointment.

Language – from sludge to SMS

Volume 6 Number 4 April 12 - May 3 2010

Managerial weasel words are endangering the English language, while the other contemporary influence of the abbreviations of texting and networking can have a beneficial role in the learning of reading and spelling, explains Dr Carolyne Lee.

Anzac emotions

Volume 6 Number 4 April 12 - May 3 2010

Why do we get so emotional over Anzac asks Professor Joy Damousi in an edited extract from What’s wrong with Anzac?: the militarisation of Australian history by Marilyn Lake, Henry Reynolds, Joy Damousi, Mark McKenna (UNSW Press, 2010).

Backstage animation

Volume 6 Number 4 April 12 - May 3 2010

Australia has a long cultural tradition based around theatre, with iconic plays like Summer of the Seventeenth Doll or Don’s Party often setting the agenda for reflection about national identity and values. By Katherine Smith.

‘Museums of Madness’ online

Volume 6 Number 4 April 12 - May 3 2010

A collaboration between University of Melbourne historians and a Museum Victoria curator will shed new light on the lives of the thousands of people who lived and worked in state psychiatric institutions between 1870 and 1980. Gabrielle Murphy reports.

Burlesque and Butoh in Trans-mute

Volume 6 Number 5 May 3 - June 14 2010

Student performers are throwing their bodies and minds intoTrans-mute, a Union House Theatre show using Butoh and cabaret. By Katherine Smith.

Religious concerns

Volume 6 Number 5 May 3 - June 14 2010

While it was not intended as a formal theme religion concerns many of the contributors to the Autumn 2010 Meanjin.By Silvia Dropulich.

Celebration of Scottish song

Volume 6 Number 5 May 3 - June 14 2010

Faculty of the VCA and Music - School of Music (Parkville) voice teacher and singer Vivien Hamilton arrived in Australia as an immigrant with her family in 1977, but in her heart holds a special place for her native land of Scotland. Katherine Smith reports.

Life inside the Ghetto

Volume 6 Number 5 May 3 - June 14 2010

Notes from the Warsaw Ghetto, a play about the story of Dr Emmanuel Ringelblum. By Silvia Dropulich

Fruits of the loom

Volume 6 Number 5 May 3 - June 14 2010

The Founding Director of one of Australia’s most successful arts organisations has been awarded a Doctor of Letters from the University of Melbourne. By Katherine Smith.

A disciplined life, in pursuit of beauty

Volume 6 Number 6 June 14 - July 12 2010

Pianist, performer and University of Melbourne Associate Professor of Music Ronald Farren-Price celebrates his 80th birthday and life at the keyboard next month. By Katherine Smith.

Raafat Ishak: Recipes for aversion and strategy. Work in Progress #6

Volume 6 Number 6 June 14 - July 12 2010

A Work in Progress exhibition at the Potter by Melbourne-based Egyptian-born artist Raafat Ishak will reference his work over the last 20 years, with his current approaches reflected in several re-workings of some important earlier projects. Katrina Raymond previews.