University Events Calendar

22 May, 2015

A Pencil in Every Knapsack: Digger Poetry of WWI

Date/Time: Friday, 1 May 2015 - Friday, 31 July 2015

Location: Rare Books & Special Collections, Level 1, Barr Smith Library

Cost: Free - All welcome

More information: Visit website

In the nine months of the campaign almost half a million Allied troops were deployed at Gallipoli, many of them decimated by death, disease and injury.

The Anzac legend, forged from the deeds of Australian soldiers at Gallipoli, signified for many the birth of Australian nationalism.

In the public imagination the idealised Anzac soldier was fearless, tough, inventive, loyal and gallant and a bit undisciplined, with a healthy disrespect for the British officer.

Tall and lean, a typical 'bushman' - the Anzac enjoyed a laugh, good company and a beer, but was modest and shy with women.

The Anzac legend was shaped largely by the literature of war, composed not only by war correspondents and poets at home but also on the battlefield.

Such was the extent of Anzac literature that it was held that every soldier had a poet's pencil in his knapsack.

Visit this exhibition of poetry which shaped the Anzac legend, composed on both the battlefield and the homefront and illustrated with contemporary sketches, cartoons and photographs. On display until 31 July during Library opening hours, Rare Books & Special Collections foyer, level 1, Barr Smith Library.

Contact: Ms Cheryl Hoskin, Email: cheryl.hoskin@adelaide.edu.au, Special Collections Librarian, Business: (08) 8313 5224

Public Meeting: Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission

Date/Time: Friday, 22 May 2015, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Location: Bonython Hall, North Terrace campus

Cost: FREE

More information: Visit website

The Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission is conducting a series of community events to engage with the South Australian community.

Rear Admiral the Honourable Kevin Scarce AC CSC RAN (Rtd) is holding a series of free public meetings in Adelaide to discuss the opportunities and risks of the nuclear fuel cycle in South Australia, and to explain the process for the community to make a submission to the Royal Commission.

It is important to have your say. Everyone is invited to come and learn more about the Royal Commission, its process and how to get involved.

More details: www.nuclearrc.sa.gov.au

Contact: Adam Smith, Senior Communications Officer, Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission, Mobile: 0428 645 493

"We do what we say: Australia's recent public diplomacy"

Date/Time: Friday, 22 May 2015, 1:10 pm to 2:00 pm

Location: Rm 553, Kenneth Wills Building, North Terrace Campus

Cost: Free

The Department of Asian Studies presents:

"We do what we say: Australia's recent public diplomacy"
Speaker: Dr Alison Broinowski

In its successful campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council Australia used as a slogan 'We do what we say'. Taking as two case studies Australia's performance at the UN and its relations with Indonesia, in 2013-15, Dr Broinowski will consider the truth or otherwise of that claim, and what it reveals about the strengths and weaknesses of Australia's public diplomacy as currently practised.

Dr Alison Broinowski is a graduate of The University of Adelaide and a member of the University Council. A former diplomat, now living in Sydney, she has combined work in the foreign service with writing, and is the author or editor of 12 books of fact and fiction, as well as numerous articles and reviews, particularly of Asian-Australian fiction.

Contact: Professor Purnendra Jain, Email: purnendra.jain@adelaide.edu.au, Professor of Asian Studies, Centre for Asian Studies, The University of Adelaide, Business: +61 8 8313 4688, Mobile: 0403 435 109

Dr Alison Broinowski seminar - 22 May 2015    (308.88K)