Seminar Program for 2005
Tuesday 25 October.
Feminist Forum "Transgender activism, public policy and minority rights."
Sheila Jeffreys (School of Political Science, Criminology & Sociology, University of Melbourne), Lorene Gottschalk (School of Business, University of Ballarat).
Room 519, John Medley Building
(Level 5, West Tower)
5.30 - 7.00pm
Tuesday 4 October.
Feminist Forum "'Generation P' and the pornographication of culture."
Meagan Tyler (PHD student in Political Science, University of Melbourne).
Room 519, John Medley Building
(Level 5, West Tower)
5.30 - 7.00pm
Monday 26 September 2005
TASA/Sociology Program Public Lecture:
Biotechnology, Public Policy and Public Opinion.
Professor Michael Gilding, Sociology, Swinburne University will present The Australian Sociological Association public lecture, hosted by The Sociology Program at The University of Melbourne
Public Policy Theatre
2nd Floor, 234 Queensberry Street, Carlton
The University of Melbourne
Lecture will run from 5.30pm-6.30pm, with refreshments from 5.00pm
Enquiries:
Tim Marjoribanks
+61 3 83447942
tkmarj@unimelb.edu.au
http://www.sociology.unimelb.edu.au
Tuesday 30 August.
Feminist Forum "Flexible working practices: working for or against women?!"
Nadine Zacharias (Lecturer in Human Resource Management and PHD student in School of Business at University of Ballarat).
Room 519, John Medley Building
(Level 5, West Tower)
5.30 - 7.00pm
Thursday 2 June
RECONFIGURATIONS
A mid-year research seminar
Room 212, The University of Melbourne
Level 2, 234 Queensberry Street
Carlton, VIC 3052
Click here for the Reconfigurations programme
Thursday 26 May
'The Politics of Free Speech in Australia'
Dr John Chesterman
Room 519, John Medley Building
(Level 5, West Tower)
1.00 - 2.00 pm.
Tuesday 24th May
The 2005 Ashworth Lecture in Sociology
'TechnoFeminism: Gender Relations in a Digital Age'
Professor Judy Wajcman
(Judy Wajcman is Professor of Sociology in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. Her research has centered on technological change, employment relations and organizational analysis).
Public Policy Lecture Theatre
2nd Floor, 234 Queensberry Street, Carlton
The University of Melbourne
6.00pm-7.30pm
(Refreshments provided from 5.30pm)
Tuesday 24 May
Feminist Forum
'Forced emancipation' or 'false tolerance'?: The German headscarves affair.
Dr Heather Benbow
(Dr Benbow teaches in German Studies at the University of Melbourne).
Thursday 16 May
'Losing Face/marking time: of Being in detention'
Claire Loughnan
Room 519, John Medley Building
(Level 5, West Tower)
1.00 - 2.00 pm.
Thursday 12 May
'Global movements: paradigms of action and culture'
Dr Kevin McDonald
Room 519, John Medley Building
(Level 5, West Tower)
1.00 - 2.00 pm.
Tuesday 10 May
This evening will be a commemoration and celebration of Andrea Dworkin's life and work. There will be an introduction to her writing and her political work. Those attending are invited to bring along parts of her work they would like to read, and stories about how her life and work have affected them. Room 519, John Medley Building
(Level 5, West Tower)
5.30 - 7.00pm
Thursday 5 May
'The British election: Is there a Third Way , and what is happening to it?'
Dr Adrian Little
Room 519, John Medley Building
(Level 5, West Tower)
1.00 - 2.00 pm.
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