War and Emotions Symposium

Date: Monday 17 August 2015
Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Venue: Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, The University of Western Australia
Contact: pam.bond@uwa.edu.au
Website: http://www.historyofemotions.org.au/events/war-and-emotions.aspx
Registration: Essential. Available on Eventbrite.

Presented by a collaboration of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions and UWA groups including the Centre for WA History, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, Institute of Advanced Studies and the History Discipline Group, as part of ‘UWAugust: Australians and War’, The University of Western Australia’s ANZAC Centenary commemorations coordinated by the Cultural Precinct through its WINTERarts program.

A one-day symposium exploring current research into emotions relating to war, various aspects of World War 1 and the ANZAC legend, and the experience of Australian soldiers returning from war. This will form the intellectual hub of ‘UWAugust: Australians and War’ program.

The symposium will include a Round Table discussion on ‘What the Great War has meant for Australia – then and now’, chaired by Professor Jenny Gregory (UWA). Other participants include Professor Louise D’Arcens (Wollongong), Dr Megan Cassidy-Welch (Monash), Dr Neil Ramsey (New South Wales) and professors Mark Edele, Jane Lydon, Andrew Lynch and Bob White (UWA).

A full program is available on the CHE website (link above)

The symposium will be followed by:

THE 2015 FRED ALEXANDER PUBLIC LECTURE
Professor Joy Damousi (The University of Melbourne)
Hell Sounds, Birdsongs and Zeppelins: Emotions, Memory and the Soundscape of the Great War
6:00pm Webb Lecture Theatre, G.21, Geography and Geology Building, UWA
Free but RSVP essential
http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/damousi