School of Letters, Art, and Media
In SLAM, in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney, graduate and postgraduate studies and research in our departments and studies programs extend across a broad and creative range of textual, verbal, film and visual media, from medieval manuscripts to new, digital media and multi-media communication. Our graduates have a deserved reputation for excellence, and for their impact and influence on contemporary debates about our daily lives, social perspectives and networks, and history.
Attributes gained undertaking humanities-based studies at the School provide graduates with a wide range of internationally recognised career opportunities in research, government, teaching and industry. The internship, industry and related programs within the School, and the community and industry engagement programs of the University, enhance and extend these opportunities.
Our School offers postgraduate programs for both academic fields of interest, and professional needs. We are a leading innovator in the application of new media and communications technologies to the humanities.
SLAM is one of the five Schools of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney; the others being the Schools of Languages and Culture (SLC), Social and Political Sciences (SSPS), Philosophical and Historical Inquiry (SOPHI) and Economics (SE).
Latest News
Paul Giles discusses The Great Gatsby on ABC Radio
Paul Giles discussed Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby with Rod Quinn on the ABC radio programme “Overnights” on Saturday 18th May.
Paul Hills' lecture: Clothing the Word - Filippo Lippi, Donatello and Bellini
A reminder about tomorrows lecture Clothing the Word: Filippo Lippi, Donatello and Bellini by Paul Hills. This is a free event from 6.30-8.00pm in the Law School Lecture Theatre 101, and registration can be made online via the University events calendar here.
Cité Residency - applications now open for 2014
The Power institute is now calling for applications for 2014 Power Studio residencies at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris.
Mark Byron wins National Endowment for the Humanities grant
Mark Byron is part of a global team of scholars that has been awarded a large grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities to establish Modnets, a digital initiative in Modernist studies.
Monograph publication by Departmental colleague Bruce Isaacs
The Power is proud to announce the publication of The Orientation of Future Cinema by Departmental colleague Bruce Isaacs.
Master of Film Studies student success
Former Film Studies student Haifaa Al Mansour has had incredible success as Saudi Arabia's first female filmmaker, with her film Wadjda premiering at the Venice Film Festival last September. You can read more about her success and the process of creating her film here.
19th International Symosium on Electronic Art (ISEA) 7 - 16 June 2013
The Power is proud to announce it will be contributing to the 19th International Symosium on Electronic Art (ISEA), to be held in Sydney in June 2013.
Latest Events
Michael Fried lecture: Thomas Demand's Pacific Sun - 24 May 2013
Ruth Leys lecture: The Erasure of Sense: Violence, Affect and the Post-Traumatic Subject - 27 May 2013
Film Industry Talks - Marieka Walsh - 28 May 2013
Short Cuts 1: Quick Talks by Film Addicts - Vertigo: The Greatest Film Ever Made? - 7 June 2013
International Symposium of Electronic Art (ISEA) - 7 June 2013 to 16 June 2013
Haifaa Al Mansour: Apple Store Talk - 8 June 2013
Short Cuts 2: Quick Talks by Film Experts - Sex on Screen - 10 June 2013