Upcoming Events
Seminar: Jinhin Mongol/Real Mongolian: The Museums of Mongolia in the post socialist period
30 May 2013
The Alfred Deakin Research Instute and the Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific have pleasure in inviting you to the third of Deakin's Cultural Heritage seminars for 2013, delivered by Sally Watterson (University of Sydney).
Since its transition to democracy in 1999, Mongolia has undergone rapid change. Local and International scholarship has accelerated in the past two decades. A substantial amount has been written about an emerging new national identity and its linkage to historical precedents. Though museums are key purveyors of historical narratives, scholarship about Mongolia¹s museums has been minimal by comparison to other areas.
This research explores the ways in which key Mongolian museums have responded to changes under democracy. Further, it seeks to explore the extent to which museums responses reflect wider issues popular in Mongolian society. Using a group of case studies it will be demonstrated that a rich museum culture historically exists in Mongolia. However, museums were marginalized during the economic and political upheaval and each has thus needed to operate opportunistically rather than strategically. This lack of security has led museums at times to emphasize popular historical issues, rather than lead in scholarly revision of history.
Sally Watterson has 15 years experience working both locally and internationally in various roles in museums, historic houses and national parks. Her interests are management, curatorial and interpretation.
Sally holds a Graduate Diploma (Heritage Studies) University of New England and Bachelor of Arts (Art History) from the University of Sydney. She is currently consulting on a number of heritage projects in NSW and lecturing in Museum Studies at the University of Sydney.
Sally worked at the National Museum of Mongolia in a capacity building role from 2001 - 2003, and has continued to have a keen interest in the development of Museums in Mongolia. Sally is currently in the latter stages of candidature (Doctor of Philosophy) at Deakin University and her work explores impacts of the post socialist period on Mongolian Museums.
5:15pm for 5;30pm start
Royal Historical Society of Victoria
239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne (entry via William Street).
See http://www.historyvictoria.org.au/about-us/our-headquarters
Please RSVP to Steven Cooke: steven.cooke@deakin.edu.au
Seminar: What does "LGBT Rights are Human Rights" Mean in Practice? Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
31 May 2013
The Alfred Deakin Research Institute is hosting a seminar by Cai Wilkinson, as part of the 2013 Brown Bag Seminar Series.
2:30-3:30pm
Deakin University Melbourne City Campus
Level 3, 550 Bourke Street
Melbourne
For further information, please contact Dr Jonathan Ritchie at: jonathan.ritchie@deakin.edu.au
Conference: Preaching Australia: Religion, Public Conversation and the Sermon
19-20 September 2013
The Alfred Deakin Research Institute is co-sponsering this conference with St Mark's National Theological Centre, at Charles Sturt University, in Canberra.
Two very senior historians of Australia - Alan Atkinson (UNE/USyd) and Hilary Carey (Uni of Newcastle) are the plenary speakers.
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For further information, please contact Joanna Cruickshank at: joanna.cruickshank@deakin.edu.au
Workshop: Multiple ontologies/ontological relativity workshop
17-18 December 2013
The Alfred Deakin Research Institute's Sustainable Communities and Regions Cluster is proud to present this interdisciplinary workshop.
The notion that ontology, as a system of what there is in the world, could be multiple, or relative to another, stands in contrast to notions of singularity and absoluteness. At this level of formulation, multiplicity, or relativity, is defined in opposition to a unitary, and unifying, system, yet we can surmise nothing further about the implications of the multiple, or even what it means. This workshop is dedicated to the precise ways in which there could be, or are, multiple interpretations of multiple ontologies, leading to various meanings and applications. By encouraging constructive cross-disciplinary exchange, particularly in the disciplines of Anthropology, Literary Studies and Philosophy, the workshop aims to arrive at both a clearer articulation of multiplicity/relativity and a corollary clarification of difference, with implications for ethics and responsibility.
Deakin University
Melbourne City Centre
Level 3
550 Bourke Street
For more information, please contact: Dr. Gillian G. Tan, gillian.tan@deakin.edu.au. To register to attend, please contact: adri@deakin.edu.au.
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For further information, please contact Joanna Cruickshank at: joanna.cruickshank@deakin.edu.au
