News and events
Current Events
AG3: The Third International Arakawa and Gins Conference: Architecture and Philosophy
We are pleased to announce an international online conference on the works and writings of the visionary architects Arakawa and Gins. We are currently seeking abstracts of 300 words, which we will begin accepting by October 15th, 2009, with a final deadline of December 1st, 2009. Call for papers can be found here (PDF 196kb).
Creative Communities 2
Following the highly successful Creative Communities conference in 2009, we are pleased to announce the second conference around this theme: 'Creative Communities 2'. More details can be found on the conference website.
2009 Past Events
IMA/CPCI 'Urban Cultures' Public Lecture Series
Institute of Modern Art, 420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
Cosmopolitanism panel
Thursday 18th June 6pm, Dr Ian Woodward
What does it mean to feel like a citizen of the world? Ian Woodward (Deputy Director, Centre for Public Culture and Ideas, Griffith University), Ian Hunter (Australian Professorial Fellow, Centre for the History of European Discourses, University of Queensland), and others discuss cosmopolitanism.
Queers and quirks: Bent Brisbane and beyond
Thursday 16th July 6pm, Dr Jodie Taylor
Download event flyer (268K PDF)
Highlighting the multiple strategies, politics and fractures of Brisbane's queer culture, Jodie asks, is 'queer' moving towards a specific use of space and time that has transcended sexual practices and identity politics? Or does the recent pop cultural currency of 'queer' suggest that we are moving further away from gender, sexual and cultural reinvention?
Companionable ghosts: How we lived with the dead
Thursday 10th September 6pm, Dr David Ellison
David Ellison (Lecturer, School of Humanities, Griffith University) on the ways the dead haunt the living, from spiritualism to CSI.
Towards a social history of a spectacular urban dance: Exploring the global urban dance culture of ‘b-boying’ or ‘breaking’.
Thursday 19th November 6pm Mary Fogarty
This talk explores some of the findings of Fogarty's PhD project about global urban dance culture (specifically ‘b-boying’ or ‘breaking’). Its focus is on the ways in which dance, and the music that accompanies it, are mediated across various locales, cultures and lifestyles. She has studied the ways that street dancers have built networks historically and also held on to and shared their knowledge of both music and dance across a diversity of cultures. In particular, she will discuss some of the negotiations and exchanges that street dancers make, in a global economy of dance, with cultural institutions, corporate sponsors, fellow dancers and musicians (DJs), and with trends in popular music.
'Death Scenes: Perspectives on Morality' symposium
State Library of Queensland, White Glove Room
15th-16th July, 2009
During the symposium 16 presenters will discuss perspectives of mortality organised under the following themes: endings, landscapes, representations, values, memories and places. On Wednesday 15th July, 6.30pm Polly Gould's video instillation (PDF 653k) Obituary will be launched at the Queensland College or Art project gallery and on Thursday 16th July, 6.30pm a public lecture (PDF 541k) will be held at the State Library of Queensland's small auditorium.
Inter-cultural Encounters: A Web directory of German Missionary Endeavour in Queensland
John Oxley Library Reading Room, State Library of Queensland (level 4)
Thursday 25th June, 2009, 5.30pm for a 6.00pm
Event flyer (PDF 1.2M)
As Queenslanders celebrating our Sesquicentenary we reflect on a history of multi-layered cultural encounters. With a National Apology acknowledging the pain of Aboriginal child removals, and an end to the history wars, this is an opportune occasion to reassess the system of government and mission-run institutionalised reserves and dormitory-based education of Aboriginal children. Missionary endeavours had a significant foundational influence on the practical outcomes of state shaped colonial protection policies.
This project maps German missionary activity in Queensland. Indigenous recollections of these missionary endeavours are documented together with detailed insights into the personal background of the missionaries and their families, who propelled themselves into Herculean tasks for which they were poorly equipped, sparsely funded, and frequently criticised. The website explores the biographies and home institutions of missionaries to understand their aspirations and frustrations, and to portray the multi-layered cultural encounters that charted the course of mission communities.
The German Missionaries website will be live from 25th June, 2009.
'Creative Communities: Sustainable Solutions for Social Inclusion' conference
This conference will be held in partnership with Innovative Universities European Union Centre and aims to explore creative ways of forming collaborations that include Creative for Life researchers, government agencies, private and not for profit sector leaders. This event is scheduled for the 15th-17th April 2009. If you would like more information please consult the conference website or contact our events coordinator, Jill Jones: j.jones@griffith.edu.au|
Ageing, leisure and Social Inclusion' workshop
Monday 20th April, 2009. 10am-5.30pm.
Ship Inn function room (S07, level 2)
Griffith Graduate Centre Building, Queensland College of Art
226 Grey Street, South Bank campus, Brisbane
This one-day workshop is being organised in conjunction with a visit to Griffith University by distinguished UK scholar, Professor Helen Thomas. Helen Thomas is Director of Research at London College of Fashion and Co-director of the University of the Arts London Research Centre on Fashion, The Body and Material Cultures. Convened by Professor Andy Bennett (Griffith University), this workshop will bring together established and emerging researchers to examine concepts of ageing leisure and social inclusion across a range of cultural contexts and practices. Embracing more fluid and late modern perceptions of positive ageing, this workshop will explore how ageing individuals embed identities in creative lifestyle projects that offer pathways to social inclusion.
News
Haneef: A Question of Character
Centre member, Dr Jacqui Ewart was interviewed by SBS television in regards to the launch of her newly published book. The interview can be viewed via the SBS website.
Celebrities and Public Mourning
Centre member Dr Margaret Gibson did on interview on 'celebrities and public mourning' on the 3 July for the National Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's premier arts and culture program which has an audience of over 2 million people. A podcast of the interview is available via the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's website.
Becoming Queensland
A new virtual exhibition, Becoming Queensland, is now available through the State Library of Queensland's website. This exhibition was curated by centre member, professor Anna Haebich, Anna is also an historian in residence at the State Library. The exhibition is a wonderful online resource about Queensland history and provides a unique insight into the library's collection. The exhibition can be viewed here.
Digital Stories
There are 11 new digital stories, made by Grade 11 and 12 Park Ridge State High School Modern History students, now available on the Queensland Stories website. These stories explore the local history of the Park Ridge-Logan area. This digital story project was a joint collaboration between the Q150 Office, Griffith University, Park Ridge State High School and the State Library of Queensland. Please have a look at these fascinating stories, which demonstrate the hard work of the students and teachers.
Public Culture Podcasts
You can now download a selection of podcasts featuring guest speakers, visiting scholars and staff from the Centre. Topics include history, philosophy, popular music and film. Visit the new Griffith iTunes U site to find out more. Then once you have opened Griffith on iTunes U simply click on the 'Arts, Language and Criminology' category to view 'Public Culture' podcasts.
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