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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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