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Apr 12 2024

CCCR / HRC Masterclass with Arnold Zable — The Art of Story— 12th April 2024

An ANU / UC hosted masterclass by Arnold Zable, to be held at the University of Canberra on Friday 12th April 2024. The masterclass is for PhD and ECR researchers in Anthropology, Creative Writing, Global Studies, Heritage Studies, History, Indigenous Studies, Migration Studies and related disciplines. It will be of special interest to those wanting to explore the art of story in both creative and scholarly fields.The masterclass is free and vegetarian lunch will be provided.Programme:Beginning with an introductory talk, in this session Zable will respond to the concerns of the participants, drawing on his many years of practice as a writer who has published extensively in genres ranging from fiction to non-fiction, including the novel, short story, memoir, biography and most recently, poetry. Many of these works are based on grass roots journeys, and explore questions of exile, and belonging, displacement and dispossession, in stories that range across cultural borders. Uniting his concerns and genres is the art of story, and the central question, what is the most engaging way to tell any given story. Zable will also draw on his work with a range of curators, and with Melbourne University’s Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, to explore the relationship between objects and the stories they tell. And he will draw on the work he has done with many communities, including refugees, asylum seekers, the homeless, bushfire survivors, using story as a means of expression and self-understanding.Bio:Arnold Zable is an acclaimed Australian writer, novelist, storyteller, and the recipient of the 2021 Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. His books include Jewels and Ashes, The Fig Tree, Café Scheherazade, Scraps of Heaven, Sea of Many Returns, Violin Lessons, The Fighter, and most recently, The Watermill. Widely travelled, he is also the author of numerous stories, essays, columns, features, poetry and works for theatre. He has a doctorate from the School of Creative Arts, Melbourne University and has been a lecturer and writer-in-residence, both internationally and in a range of Australian Universities. He has conducted numerous writing workshops throughout Australia and overseas and is acclaimed as an innovative teacher of creative writing. His awards include the Voltaire Prize for Freedom of Expression, the 2017 Australia Council Fellowship for Literature, and a range of Premier’s Awards. To apply:To apply, please contact Doctor Kim Hunyh kim.huynh@anu.edu.au and Professor Paul Magee on paul.magee@canberra.edu.au with 2-3 sentences on the topic of your research. A tangential link to the topic is fine—tangents are good.Places are limited, so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.Any questions and accessibility requests please contact: cccr@canberra.edu.au. 

09:30 - 12:30
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May 26 2024

Dear Seattle - ‘idc’ Regional Tour

SUPPORTS: with Special Guests Late 90’s and DeadshowwsDEAR SEATTLE are taking to the motorways on a mammoth regional tour across Australia in 2024 off the back of their recent single ‘idc’. An instant modern-day grunge classic, Sydney indie mavericks DS return armed with the anthemic new single, out now via Domestic La La.Packed with fuzzy guitars, nostalgic rock nods and catchy melodics for days, ‘idc’ follows on from the quartet's recent upbeat outing ‘Nothing's Stopping Me Now’ with lashings of heart and a criminally catchy chorus primed for group singalongs.Produced by long-time Dear Seattle friend and producer Fletcher Matthews (Trophy Eyes, The Buoys, STUMPS), ‘idc’ cuts a sharply fun figure, with the latest track ultimately starting life as a joke, springing to life at the end of an extensive writing session. "idc started out as a joke," shares guitarist and vocalist Brae Fisher. "Our producer Fletcher and I had spent almost a month writing a song every day, and I think we both went a bit loopy and needed to blow off some steam. I was actively trying to write the worst lyrics I could for the chorus, which is where the line “write a chorus rhyme it with nirvana came from”... and we were just laughing the whole session. Annoyingly the song itself and the melodies turned out to be sick and our whole team loved it. The more I listened to it though, the more I realised how much I loved it’s message, namely that I need stop taking myself so seriously all the time, sometimes it’s nice to just be a dumb kid again.""Nowadays we’re constantly being polarised, judged and becoming more and more detached from each other in the process. It sucks. Life is tough. It gets expensive, it’s constantly demanding, and we’re surrounded by so much negativity that it’s hard to find the motivation to put on pants in the morning, so whatever you need to do to make it that little bit easier, just do it." Tickets to the ‘idc’ tour are on sale now, catch Dear Seattle throughout May, June & July.

19:00 - 23:30

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