2006 Conferences

The HRC's Research Theme for 2006 will be "REMEMBERING LIVES: BIOGRAPHY, MEMORY, AND COMMEMORATION"

Confirmed Conferences under this theme include:

16 - 21 January 2006 History, Civics and Law Summer School Conveners: Dr Paul Pickering, HRC, E: paul.pickering@anu.edu.au and Ms Christine Debono, NISSL, ANU, E: christine.debono@anu.edu.au Jointly organized by the HRC and the National Institute of Social Sciences and Law Venue: HRC, Old Canberra House, ANU

6-10 February 2006 Using Lives: Postgraduate Workshop in Biography (Closed Workshop) Convener: Dr Nicholas Brown, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Research School of Social Sciences, E: nicholas.brown@anu.edu.au Sponsored by the National Institute of Humanities and Creative Arts Venue: HRC, Old Canberra House, ANU Program , Student Presentations and Report

14-16 February Testimony and Witness: from the Local to the Transnational (Conference) Conveners: Dr Rosanne Kennedy, School of Humanities, ANU. E: Rosanne.Kennedy@anu.edu.au Dr Simone Gigliotti, History Programme, Victoria University of Wellington. E: Simone.Gigliotti@vuw.ac.nz Venue: HRC, Old Canberra House, ANU Sponsored by the National Institute of Humanities and Creative Arts PUBLIC LECTURE: By Professor Marianne Hirsch (Venue: National Museum of Australia) Program and Abstracts and Report Followed by a Postgraduate Workshop Program and Abstracts

3 March 2006 Scandal Symposium One-day informal symposium on scandal in 18th and 19th century Britain sponsored by the HRC Venue: Theatrette, Old Canberra House Convener: Dr Gillian Russell, English, ANU. E: gillian.russell@anu.edu.au

14-16 March 2006 Edward Said: Debating the Legacy of a Public Intellectual (Symposium) Poster Sponsored by the Centre for Cross-Cultural Research Conveners: Dr Debjani Ganguly, E: Debjani.Ganguly@anu.edu.au Dr Ned Curthoys, E: Ned.Curthoys@anu.edu.au Venue: HRC, Old Canberra House, ANU Program and Abstracts and Report

10-11 April 2006 The End of Human Rights Public Lecture: Professor Costas Douzinas, 10 April 2006, 6.00pm Streaming audio file (requires RealPlayer): rtsp://streaming.anu.edu.au/ANUORG/Law/churn/costas.rm Downloadable audio file: http://law.anu.edu.au/Audio/churn/costas.mp3 Link to the CHuRN website: http://law.anu.edu.au/nissl/churn.htm Venue: HRC, Old Canberra House, ANU Symposium: 11 April 2006. Venue: National Europe Centre, ANU Conveners: Dr Caroline Turner, E: Caroline.Turner@anu.edu.au and Professor Simon Bronitt, E: Simon.Bronitt@anu.edu.au

Wednesday 24 and Friday 26 May 2006 BREAKING THE NEWS: The Humanities Writing Project (Conference) Conference Poster Convener: Professor Ian Donaldson, E: Ian.Donaldson@anu.edu.au Venue: HRC, Old Canberra House, ANU Program, Abstracts Humanities Writing Project website (http://www.humanitieswritingproject.net.au/)

12-14 July Shakespeare and Political Thought (Conference) Conference Poster Supported by Network for Early European Research (NEER), and Research Institute for Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Sydney (RIHSS) Conveners: Professor Conal Condren, E: conalcondren@optusnet.com.au Dr Andrew Fitzmaurice, E: Andrew.Fitzmaurice@arts.usyd.edu.au Professor David Armitage, E: Armitage@fas.harvard.edu Venue: HRC, Old Canberra House, ANU Program and Abstracts and Report Financial Assistance information (for Postgraduates and ECRs)

26-28 July Transnational Lives/Biography Across Boundaries (Conference) Public Lecture (now on MP3) Conveners: Professor Desley Deacon, E: Desley.Deacon@anu.edu.au Dr Penny Russell, E: Penny.Russell@arts.usyd.edu.au Professor Angela Woollacott, E: Angela.Woollacott@hmn.mq.edu.au Venues: HRC, Old Canberra House, ANU Program and Abstracts

13-14 September Biography and Technology (Conference) Convener: Dr Paul Pickering, HRC, E: Paul.Pickering@anu.edu.au Venue: HRC, Old Canberra House, ANU Registration Form and Program