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Conference History/Archives Conferences in Australia
posted on, 02/19/2008
Have you ever wanted to visit Australia and never found the right reason?
Take a sneak preview at the perfect opportunity of week in Australia AND attend two archives conferences, both of which have relevance to the practice of history. Timed directly after the ICA Congress in Kuala Lumpur, between 3-9 August 2008 Perth, Western Australia will host two archives conferences
Minority reports – Indigenous and community voices in Archives. International Conference on the History of Records and Archives (ICHORA4),
3-5 August 2008
Archives – discovery and exploration. The Australian Society of Archivists annual conference 7-9 August 2008
A sneak preview of the two conference programmes is now available.
http://www.archivists.org.au/ichora/ICHORA4/index.html
http://www.archivists.org.au/2008-conference-perth
Speakers for this archives feast in Perth include
Jeannette Bastian (US)
Eric Ketelaar (Holland)
Andrew Flinn (UK)
John Tuck (UK)
Tom Nesmith (Canada)
Toby Burrows (Australia)
Michael Piggott (Australia)
We look forward to seeing you in Perth and please contact us for further information.
ICHORA conference email – ichora4@ecu.edu.au
ASA conference email - asaconference@emailme.com.au
Joanna Sassoon, Gerard Foley and Karen Anderson for the ICHORA4 and ASA
committees
Check out the conference website
www.archivists.org.au/ichora/ICHORA4/index.html <http://www.archivists.org.au/ichora/ICHORA4/index.html>
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posted on, 04/10/2006
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Event Announcements
The 2007 Student Involvement Fair kicks off Monday, September 17th on the Oval. Be sure to visit the Interdisciplinary Programs table for a sweet treat! Our friendly faculty and staff will also be available to answer questions about any of the minors, majors and programs listed below. Look for our table in the Campus Department section. See you soon !
Majors
International Studies
Middle Childhood Education
Film Studies
Minors and Programs
Aging Forensic Science American Indian Studies Globalization Studies American Sign Language International Studies
Asian American Studies Legal Foundations of Society
Cognitive Science Media Production and Analysis
Disability Studies Neuroscience
Latino/a Studies Popular Culture Studies
Film Studies Professional Pathways Freshman Seminars Sexuality Studies
Work in a Changing Economy For a complete listing of all the fantastic Welcome Week events, visit: welcomeweek.osu.edu
Dr. Rosa Berardo teaches both the techniques and theories on the analysis of fixed and moving images. She is the founder of Cara Videos productions, the first
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The acclaimed Native American author and sometimes controversial theorist of Native and American Literature David Treuer will be coming to OSU next week for two events. Among Truer’s fictional works are the novels Little, The Hiawatha, and his latest work The Translation of Dr. Apelles (see attached announcement). Additionally, Treuer’s Native American Fiction: A User’s Guide, has been the site of much discussion and contestation, and will be the topic of engagement for an Ethnic Studies Research Working Group meeting.
Sponsored by the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, the
Thursday, April 3
Treuer will be reading selections from his fiction.
3:30-5:00 — reading and Q&A
5:00-6:00 — book signing and public reception
Friday, April 4
The second chapter of Treuer’s Native American Fiction, Smartberries, will be to topic of a special Ethnic Studies Research and Working Group meeting. Prompting our discussion will be a response from Frederick Aldama of OSU’s English Department.
3:30-5:00 — ESR&WG Meeting and Discussion
5:00-6:00 — public reception
Location: George Wells Knight House Please do join us for one or both of these exciting events. Copies of the chapter to be discussed can be obtained from Maurice Stevens stevens.368@osu.edu. *Please advertise both the Public Reading and the working group meeting widely, as faculty, students, staff, and community members are all welcome!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please join us in Campbell Hall 200 for Emmon Bach's lecture, Conflict and Consensus about First Nations' Languages. This event is freee and open to the public.