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2003 Annual Theme

Culture, Environment and Human Rights

Confirmed conferences and projects give an indication of the extent of the coverage, which ranges from an historical examination of science and technology to a philosophical engagement with issues of biomedicine, genetic engineering and environmental change, questioning what it may be to be a human being in the twenty-first century. Projects already under way include an examination of the cultural history of complex ecosystems, including from an indigenous perspective; a project on gardens and landscapes, real and metaphorical; contemporary Asia-Pacific museums as sites for sustainable economic development and cultural survival; and art addressing issues of human rights. The Humanities Research Centre is also working with our sister institution, the National Europe Centre, on a series of events entitled "The Europeans", which is not restricted to the 2003 theme. See project announcement.

Interdisciplinary Research Projects being undertaken include:

• The Enlightenment World
• European Encounters with the Exotic
• Gardens and Landscapes (including rainforests)
• The Europeans
• Contemporary Asia-Pacific Art, Culture, and Museums
• Human Rights
• Art and Social Change

Conferences to be held under this theme are:

• The History of the Book - 30 Jan-1 Feb 2003
• Theories of Human Nature in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries - 22-24 April 2003
• Art and Human Rights - July/August 2003
• Landscape, Culture, and Environment - Date to be advised
• Forest, Desert, and Sea - June 2003
• The limits of Being Human in the 20th and 21^st centuries - August 2003

 

"The Europeans" Special Program 2003 announcement.

This program is a joint initiative of the University of Western Australia, the National Europe Centre and the Humanities Research Centre of the ANU

ORGANISERS:

• Humanities Research Centre, ANU
• National Europe Centre, ANU
• The Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Western Australia

CONVENERS:

HRC:Professor Iain McCalman, Dr Caroline Turner; NEC: Professor Elim Papadakis; UWA: Dr Loretta Baldassar, Ms Terri-Ann White

A number of conferences and collaborations will take place during 2003 to explore this theme, including a special emphasis on migration, racisms and the construction of the 'Other' in Europe and Australia. Further details will be available early in 2002.

The program will also coincide with a number of projects of the Freilich Foundation for tolerance and anti-bigotry, established through the generous donation of Herbert and Valmae Freilich and situated at the HRC.

 

 

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