The University of Sydney is pleased to host another series of free evening lectures on the key thinkers who have shaped our society's institutions and beliefs. University of Sydney academics, from a range of disciplines, will share their specialised knowledge in a 45-minute lecture on an exceptional thinker who has informed, challenged, or inspired their own research and teaching.
PROGRAM* 3 August B.F. SKINNER AND BEHAVIOURISM Emeritus Professor Bob Boakes, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science 10 August PAULIN HOUNTONDJI AND THE WORLD POLITICS OF KNOWLEDGE Professor Raewyn Connell, Faculty of Education and Social Science 17 August THE SPOILED CHILD OF FAME: LORD BYRON, POETRY AND CELEBRITY Associate Professor William Christie, Chair Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 24 August JOSEPH PRIESTLEY: ENLIGHTENMENT SCIENCE AND DISSENT Dr Victor Boantza, Unit for the History and Philosophy of Science, Faculty of Science 31 August HOME AND HOMELESSNESS: HANNAH ARENDT'S LOSS AND LOVE OF THE WORLD Associate Professor Danielle Celermajer, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Faculty of Arts and Social Science 14 September ALFRED CORT HADDON IN THE TORRES STRAIT Dr Jude Philp, Senior Curator, Macleay Museum, University Museums 21 September MURRAY BOOKCHIN AND SOCIAL ECOLOGY: RETHINKING NATURE AND ALIENATING A MOVEMENT Professor David Schlosberg, School of Government and International Relations, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 12 October JAMES FERGUSON: GLOBALISATION, INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL IMAGINARIES Dr Gaynor Macdonald, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences *Program is subject to change. Please check website for possible updates. FREE When: Wednesday nights, 6pm to 7.30pm Where: Law School Foyer, Sydney Law School, Eastern Avenue Format: 45-minute lecture followed by a 20-minute Q & A Recordings: Audio podcasts will be available online after the lectures Cost: This series is free and open to all, with no ticket or booking required. Seating is unreserved and entry is on a first come, first served basis. Information: See website for more information and program updates sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas MEREDITH HALL | Program Manager Sydney Ideas | Alumni and Events Office THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Rm K6.02, The Quadrangle A14 | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 T +61 2 9351 1935 | M +61 403 367 842 E [email protected] | W http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas _______________________________________________ SydPhil mailing list: http://sydphil.info 1000 subscribers now served!! To UNSUBSCRIBE, change your MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS, find ANSWERS TO COMMON PROBLEMS, or visit our ONLINE ARCHIVES, please go to the LIST INFORMATION PAGE: http://sydphil.info
