All future events hosted by Faculty of Arts
Wednesday28Jun2017
- 5:45 pm - 7:15 pm
Trump, fake news and the 'crisis' of American political reporting?
Free Public LectureUPDATE 21 JUNE: This lecture has now SOLD OUT. It will be recorded so please contact lsanders@unimelb.edu.au if you would like to be notified when it becomes available online. Since Donald Trump’s election, public concern has intensified about 'a...
PresentersMr Dana Milbank
- 5:45 pm - 7:15 pm
Thursday29Jun2017
- 6:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Short Course: The Grandeur that was Rome - Roman Art and Architecture
Seminar/ForumSession 3: Many mighty works: Nero to Trajan (AD 54117) This six week course examines how, from its beginnings under the Etruscans, Rome gradually acquired dominion over the Mediterranean world and was introduced to a world of art, which she was ...
PresentersProfessor Emeritus Frank Sear
- 6:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Thursday6Jul2017
- 6:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Short Course: The Grandeur that was Rome - Roman Art and Architecture
Seminar/ForumSession 4: Masters of the world: Hadrian and the Antonines (AD 117192) This six week course examines how, from its beginnings under the Etruscans, Rome gradually acquired dominion over the Mediterranean world and was introduced to a world of art,...
PresentersProfessor Emeritus Frank Sear
- 6:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Tuesday11Jul2017
Wednesday12Jul2017
- 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
VCE Winter School - Australian History
Seminar/ForumThe Australian History Winter School program consists of a team of experts. Participants will be guided through the key themes of Australian history and receive specialist advice in what makes an excellent performance on the Australian History exa...
- 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Re-visiting Peter Lely: a Dutch painter in seventeenth-century London
Free Public LectureThe Dutchborn artist Peter Lely was an important figure in seventeenthcentury British portrait painting. His position as Principal Painter at the court of Charles II, and his portraits of royal mistresses and privileged courtiers have, for many, c...
Presenters Diana Dethloff
- 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday13Jul2017
- 9:30 am - 4:45 pm
VCE Winter School - Italian and French
Seminar/ForumThis year, for the first time, we are offering sessions in Italian and French presented by leading academics from The University of Melbourne and teachers in the field. The program begins with a combined session for Italian and French students exp...
- 6:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Short Course: The Grandeur that was Rome - Roman Art and Architecture
Seminar/ForumSession 5: Rome in danger: The Late Empire (AD 192330) This six week course examines how, from its beginnings under the Etruscans, Rome gradually acquired dominion over the Mediterranean world and was introduced to a world of art, which she was t...
PresentersProfessor Emeritus Frank Sear
- 9:30 am - 4:45 pm
Friday14Jul2017
Saturday15Jul2017
Tuesday18Jul2017
- 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
China's Next Transformation
Free Public LectureIn the past 40 years, China has done exceptionally well in economic growth and poverty reduction. As expected, now that China is a higher middle income country, growth has started to slow down, and has become increasingly dependent on capital dee...
PresentersMr Bert Hofman
- 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Thursday20Jul2017
- 6:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Short Course: The Grandeur that was Rome - Roman Art and Architecture
Seminar/ForumSession 6: The minor arts: Silver & gold, cameos, jewellery, glass and mosaics This six week course examines how, from its beginnings under the Etruscans, Rome gradually acquired dominion over the Mediterranean world and was introduced to a world...
PresentersProfessor Emeritus Frank Sear
- 6:15 pm - 8:30 pm