Festival of Ideas, 15-20 March 2009

saturday 20 june 2009 - In Defence of the Novel/The Role of the Novel in interesting Times

speakers: Steven Carroll, Kate Grenville, Sonya Hartnett, Shane Maloney
chair: Michael Williams

date: 20 june 2009
time: 1:30pm (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 100 mins 47 secs


saturday 20 june 2009 - 'Prophesize With Your Pen: Can Poets Change The Times They Live In?'

speakers: Professor Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Judith Beveridge, Peter Minter, Dr Lisa Gorton
chair: Sophie Cunningham

date: 20 june 2009
time: 10:00am (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 113 mins 31 secs


friday 19 june 2009 - Keynote: Writers In A Time Of Change

speaker: Kate Grenville
chair: Louise Adler

date: 19 june 2009
time: 7:00pm (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 72 mins 06 secs


friday 19 june 2009 - The Rise of Contemporary Chinese Art

speakers: Professor Geremie Barmé, Dr Claire Roberts
chair: Dr Chris McAuliffe

date: 19 june 2009
time: 3:30pm (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 89 mins 59 secs


friday 19 june 2009 - China And The New Economic Order

speakers: Associate Professor Mark Crosby, Saul Eslake, Dr Pradeep Taneja
chair: Emeritus Professor Ian Harper

date: 19 june 2009
time: 1:30pm (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 86 mins 51 secs


friday 19 june 2009 - China and Australia: The ‘Real' Special Relationship?

speakers: Professor Wang Gungwu, Professor Antonia Finnane, John Garnaut
chair: Barbara Hilder

date: 19 june 2009
time: 10:00am (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 118 mins 54 secs


thursday 18 june 2009 - Keynote: China and the West: The Puzzling Past/The Uneasy Present

speaker: Professor Wang Gungwu
chair: Professor Antonia Finnane

date: 18 june 2009
time: 7:00pm (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 75 mins 29 secs


thursday 18 june 2009 - The Rise of Islam and the Australian Experience

speakers: Randa Abdel-Fattah, Waleed Aly
chair: Professor Abdullah Saeed

date: 18 june 2009
time: 3:30pm (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 84 mins 22 secs


thursday 18 june 2009 - Europe: Farewell to an Idea?

speakers: Associate Professor Philomena Murray, Leslie Rowe, His Excellency David Daly
chair: Professor Peter McPhee

date: 18 june 2009
time: 1:30pm (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 119 mins 18 secs


thursday 18 june 2009 - American Perspectives: Hope Springs Eternal?

speakers: Dr Don Watson, Dr. Dr David Goodman, Dr Barbara Keys, Dr Don Russell
chair: Professor Stuart Macintyre

date: 18 june 2009
time: 10:00am (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 114 mins 38 secs


wednesday 17 june 2009 - The Future of the West and The Rise of the Rest

speaker: Dr. Don Russell
chair: Professor The Hon Dr Barry Jones

date: 17 june 2009
time: 7:00pm (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 82 mins 00 secs


wednesday 17 june 2009 - The New Generation and Climate Change: Repairing the Ills of the Old

speakers: Matthew Wright, Arron Wood, Linh Do
chair: Professor Ruth Fincher

date: 17 june 2009
time: 3:30am (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 99 mins 04 secs


wednesday 17 june 2009 - The Suburb Redeemed and the End of the Quarter Acre Dream

speakers: Associate Professor, Andrew May, Dr Peter Christoff, Professor Philip Goad
chair: Professor Lee Godden

date: 17 june 2009
time: 1:30am (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 86 mins 31 secs


wednesday 17 june 2009 - The Architect and the Art of Architecture: Victims or Heroes of Climate Change?

speakers: Professor Rob Adams, Dr Gregory Burgess, Mr Ian McDougal, Professor Tom Kvan
chair: Ms Shelley Penn

date: 17 june 2009
time: 10:00am (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 123 mins 00 secs


tuesday 16 june 2009 - The Responsive City: Urban Change in a Time of Climate Change

speakers: Professor Tom Kvan,,
chair: John Denton

date: 16 june 2009
time: 7:00pm (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 62 mins 36 secs


tuesday 16 june 2009 - From the Hungry Waiting Country / Easter Island: - Contemporary Music for a Time of Change

intrduction: Professor Warren Bebbington

Two contemporary compositions by Dr Elliott Gyger, Lecturer in Composition, Faculty of the VCA and Music, University of Melbourne and Dr Stuart Greenbaum Head of Composition, Faculty of the VCA and Music, University of Melbourne, that reflect on the effects of climate change on landscape and oceans.

date: 16 june 2009
time: 5:30pm (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 55 mins 57 secs


tuesday 16 june 2009 - Home-Grown Remedies for Global Ills

speakers: Professor Rob Moodie, Professor Roger Short, Sana Nakata,
chair: Associate Professor Catherine Bennett

date: 16 june 2009
time: 3:00pm (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 80 mins 50 secs


tuesday 16 june 2009 - Food Fights/Food Security

speakers: Professor Snow Barlow, Professor Janet McCalman, Professor Tim Reeves, Glenn Wightwick,
chair: Dr Graham Mitchell

date: 16 june 2009
time: 10:00am (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 90 mins 28 secs


tuesday 16 june 2009 - Climate Change and Australia: Trauma or Transformation?

speakers: Professor David Karoly, Professor Ross Garnaut, Professor Jim Falk, Glenn Wightwick,
chair: Professor Peter Rathjen

date: 16 june 2009
time: 10:00am (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 121 mins 57 secs


festival of ideas 2009 - keynote: climate change / cultural change

fanfare: Lia Avene
speaker: Laureate Professor Peter Doherty
chair: Professor Glyn Davis, Vice Chancellor

date: 15 june 2009
time: 7:00pm (AEST)
venue: Carillo Gantner Theatre, Basement, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 86 mins 38 secs


video of festival of ideas launch


date: 31 march 2009
time: 10:30am (AEST)
venue: Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
duration: 26 mins 14 secs


festival of ideas promotional video



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