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13 August, 2019

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Criticism as Intervention: The Fictions of J. M. Coetzee

Date/Time: Wednesday, 31 July 2019 - Thursday, 5 September 2019

Location: 209 Napier Building; 314 Ligertwood Building

Cost: Free

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Audit the upcoming University of Adelaide's Arts Master Class (CRICOS #ARTS2004).

Taught by celebrated literary critic, philosopher and writer Professor Andrew Gibson, this course will introduce students to the work of arguably the world's greatest living writer, J. M. Coetzee, Nobel laureate and Professor at the University of Adelaide. Students will have a rare opportunity to practice literary criticism as cultural intervention.

This course will focus on J. M. Coetzee's oeuvre to discuss the politics of critical engagement in regard to the problematic character of contemporary global, neoliberal culture. It will consist of six lectures--six angles of approach to the work of J. M. Coetzee--that will explore the history and possible relevance of an interventionist form of criticism.

This course is presented by the School of Humanities in collaboration with the J. M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice. For more information: https://bit.ly/2M2Aho9

N.B.: Please note that while auditors can attend lectures, workshops and seminars, they won't be awarded a participation certificate or credits towards a degree. Auditing postgraduate students, however, can claim CaRST hours.

Contact: Dr Camille Rouliere, Email: camille.rouliere@adelaide.edu.au, Website: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/jmcoetzeecentre/, Business: +61 8 8313 9164


 

Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth

Date/Time: Saturday, 3 August 2019 - Saturday, 17 August 2019, 7:30 pm to 10:15 pm

Location: Little Theatre, North West Corner of Union House, North Terrace Campus

Cost: $22 Full / $18 Conc. Groups of 10+ at Concession rate, tickets on the door subject to availability

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The Theatre Guild continues its 2019 season with Jez Butterworth's award winning play, Jerusalem.

"Happy St George's Day. Now kiss my beggar arse, you Puritans!"

It's St George's Day, the day of the Flintock Fair and the day officials from Kennet and Avon Council arrive to evict Johnny 'Rooster' Byron for good. But the local charismatic hell-raiser has other plans. At his ramshackle caravan kingdom, the Lord of Misrule ex-stunt driving Romany entertains his band of 'undesirable' scallywags with outlandish tales, unbelievable antics and an ample supply of booze and drugs. Infamous for holding the most riotous parties this side of the Wiltshire border, Johnny is a hero to many but a villain to others. Pursued by the authorities, threatened by the local thug and reprimanded by his ex, Johnny is not a man to be beaten down.

Johnny fights against the hypocrisy of modern suburban life, inciting his own special brew of anarchy, as he embodies the spirit of England's legendary giants of myth. A raucous, earthy and ebullient yarn, Jerusalem paints a rebellious alternative vision of England's green and pleasant land.

"Unarguably one of the best dramas of the twenty-first century - The Guardian

Jerusalem premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2009, transferred to the Apollo Theatre in the West End in 2010, and played on Broadway in 2011. It won the Evening Standard Best Play Award and the Critics Circle and Whatsonstage.com awards for Best New Play.

Featuring Brant Eustice as Johnny 'Rooster' Byron with Adrian Barnes, Robert Bell, Peter Davies, Alan Fitzpatrick, Jonathan Pole, Ashley Penny, Benjamin Quirk, Eloise Quinn-Valentine, Oliver Reschke, Harper Robb, Allison Scharber, Curtis Shipley and Georgia Stockham

Warning: Contains strong language, drug references and adult themes.
An amateur production by Arrangement with Dominie Drama on behalf of Nick Hern Books.

Contact: Theatre Guild, Email: theatreguild@adelaide.edu.au, Website: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/theatreguild, Administrator, University of Adelaide Theatre Guild, Business: +61 8313 5999, Fax: 8313 5019


 

Panel: Saving Biodiversity through Transformative Change

Date/Time: Tuesday, 13 August 2019, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Location: Adelaide Botanic High School, 1 Frome Road, Adelaide SA 5000

Cost: Free

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The May 2019 Global Assessment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) report highlighted the critical importance of biodiversity to human well-being. The report, so far the world's largest biodiversity assessment concluded, that biodiversity is facing unprecedented threat from human activities with a million species facing extinction if we do not fundamentally change our relationship with the natural world.

This public forum focuses on the transformative change called for by the IPBES report. The forum brings together a world leading Indigenous Law scholar, a renowned scientist, prominent environmental lawyers (including one of the authors of the IPBES Global Assessment), and representative from the South Australian Government to discuss how to address the overarching questions: "What does transformative change look like?" and "How do we implement it?"

Panel Chair: Dr Nengye Liu, Senior Lecturer, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide

  • Dr Michelle Lim, IPBES Fellow / co-author Chapter 6 IPBES Report, Lecturer, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide
  • Dr Jessica Melbourne-Thomas, Transdisciplinary Researcher and Knowledge Broker, CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
  • Prof Benjamin Richardson, Professor of Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania
  • Prof Irene Watson, Pro Vice Chancellor Aboriginal Leadership and Strategy, University of South Australia. Professor Watson belongs to the Tanganekald, Meintangk Boandik First Nations Peoples, of the Coorong and the south east of South Australia
  • Dr Daniel Rogers, Principal Ecologist, Department of Environment and Waters, South Australian Government

Supported by a National Science Week SA Community Grant, Adelaide Law School and the Environment Institute.

Contact: Dr Nengye Liu, Email: nengye.liu@adelaide.edu.au, Senior Lecturer, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide