Upcoming events

POSTPONED until further notice
Philosophers of language make three mistakes about speakers’ intentions and their alleged role in explaining meaning.

POSTPONED until further notice
‘Blackness’ found, ‘Whiteness’ lost, and ‘Muslimness’ hidden? Searching for an authentic Muslim self amidst racialization
Presented by Dr Ryan Williams

From Murdering Emperors to Saving the State: Varying Depictions of the Roman Army in the 'Historia Augusta’

‘Scipio Africanus’ Inheritance: Public Presentation in Rome Prior to the Second Punic War’

Postponed until further notice.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

DR Con Castan Memorial Lecture
Presented by Dr Amelia R. Brown
Senior Lecturer in Greek History & Language, Classics & Ancient History, School of Historical & Philosophical Inquiry, University of Qld
Admission Fee: Members $3.00 and Non Members $6.00, all visitors welcome.
Admission Fee includes a light supper at conclusion of the meeting.

'The Ides of March: Romans and Greeks’

This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled to Friday 8 May 2020 - The seminar listing will be updated later today.

David Evans (PhD candidate, Macquarie University), ‘Citizenship and Philanthropy in Athenagoras’ Legatio’

This is an HDR milestone presentation. All are welcome.

This talk explores the role of language and discourse in Levinas’s ethical theory, arguing that ethical relations depend not so much on linguistic capacities, as our ability to learn deeply and authentically from the other.

This is an HDR milestone presentation. All are welcome.

This presentation surveys St Patrick’s Day parades in Brisbane from their origin in 1885 to 2019. Some attention will be paid to fluctuations in the relative importance attached to events in Ireland and Australia. The processions show how Irishness was portrayed and changed over time. They responded to changing national and international contexts. St Patrick’s Day marchers, floats and symbols reflected the changing priorities of participants over the decades.

Movie Screening: I am not your Negro - Samuel L. Jackson 2016

‘Hero of Alexandria’ (50 + 15 mins)

This is an HDR milestone presentation. All are welcome.

This is an HDR milestone presentation. All are welcome.

This is an HDR milestone presentation. All are welcome.

This is an HDR milestone presentation. All are welcome.

Helen Dick, PhD Thesis Review Seminar

This is an HDR milestone presentation. All are welcome.