http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/ no The University of Sydney wpp.marketing@sydney.edu.au Podcasts produced by The University of Sydney. en-au Copyright 2002-2013 The University of Sydney. Sun, 26 May 2013 18:54:21 +1000 Sun, 26 May 2013 18:54:21 +1000 A panel of leading Cultural Studies academics discuss their discipline and their visions for it future. Includes Ien Ang, University of Western Sydney; Tony Bennett, University of Western Sydney; Stuart Cunningham, Queensland University of Technology; John Frow, University of Melbourne; Meaghan Morris, University of Sydney and Lingnan University, Hong Kong; Stephen Muecke, University of New South Wales; Tom O'Regan, University of Queensland and Graeme Turner, University of Queensland http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/what_matters_cultural_studies.shtml Chaired by Professor Elspeth Probyn, Department of Gender and Cultural Studies at the University of Sydney A panel of leading Cultural Studies academics discuss their discipline and their visions for it future. Includes Ien Ang, University of Western Sydney; Tony Bennett, University of Western Sydney; Stuart Cunningham, Queensland University of Technology; John Frow, University of Melbourne; Meaghan Morris, University of Sydney and Lingnan University, Hong Kong; Stephen Muecke, University of New South Wales; Tom O'Regan, University of Queensland and Graeme Turner, University of Queensland 01:42:14 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=what_matters_for_cultural_studies Richard Leplastrier launched Enough for all Forever a handbook for teachers and educators on teaching sustainability, and Sam Mostyn sustainability advisor, chaired a panel discussion with some of the contributors afterwards. Children from Faulconbridge Public School performed their inspirational Murder under the Microscope project entry. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/enough_for_all_forever.shtml Mauri Åhlberg, University of Helsinki, Catherine Nielsen, NSW DET; Garry Egger, Centre for Health Promotion and Research; Joy Murray, Integrated Sustainability Analysis (ISA) University of Sydney Richard Leplastrier launched Enough for all Forever a handbook for teachers and educators on teaching sustainability, and Sam Mostyn sustainability advisor, chaired a panel discussion with some of the contributors afterwards. Children from Faulconbridge Public School performed their inspirational Murder under the Microscope project entry. 01:16:35 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=enough_for_all_forever Environmental economist, banker and business leader Pavan Sukhdev turns his attention to the basic structure of corporations. How can corporations transform the business practices that have led to the current situation of unsustainable lifestyles for some, inequality for others and environmental degradation for all? Presented with the Centre for Policy Development. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/pavan_sukhdev.shtml Pavan Sukhdev, goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Environmental economist, banker and business leader Pavan Sukhdev turns his attention to the basic structure of corporations. How can corporations transform the business practices that have led to the current situation of unsustainable lifestyles for some, inequality for others and environmental degradation for all? Presented with the Centre for Policy Development. 01:23:25 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=pavan_sukhdev Social justice is a much-discussed concept, but what exactly does it mean and what are today’s most pressing social justice concerns? This forum will begin to ask these tough questions, focusing on what the role of the University of Sydney should or could be in relation to social justice. Chaired by social justice advocate Dr Meredith Burgmann. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/why_social_justice_matters.shtml Jody Broun, Co-Chair of the National Congress of Australia’s First People , Dr Amanda Tattersall, Director, of Sydney Alliance, Professor Duncan Ivison and Professor Robert J Tierney, University of Sydney. Social justice is a much-discussed concept, but what exactly does it mean and what are today’s most pressing social justice concerns? This forum will begin to ask these tough questions, focusing on what the role of the University of Sydney should or could be in relation to social justice. Chaired by social justice advocate Dr Meredith Burgmann. 01:27:33 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=why_social_justice_matters Maxine McKew shares her, until now, untold story about her time in federal politics and her observations of one of the most tumultuous periods in modern Australian politics. She discusses this and more with ABC journalist Geraldine Doogue. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/maxine_mackew.shtml Maxine McKew Maxine McKew shares her, until now, untold story about her time in federal politics and her observations of one of the most tumultuous periods in modern Australian politics. She discusses this and more with ABC journalist Geraldine Doogue. 01:14:05 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=maxine_mckew One for the world’s foremost cosmologists and holder of the office of Astronomer Royal, Martin Rees takes us on tour of our universe and explores the big questions around our presence in a possible 'multiverse'. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/professor_martin_rees.shtml Professor Martin Rees One for the world’s foremost cosmologists and holder of the office of Astronomer Royal, Martin Rees takes us on tour of our universe and explores the big questions around our presence in a possible 'multiverse'. 01:21:42 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=professor_martin_rees Australia's Ambassador to China, Her Excellency Ms Frances Adamson, shares her insight into the evolving relationship between Australia and China from a NSW perspective, and since diplomatic relations began forty years ago. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/frances_adamson.shtml Her Excellency Ms Frances Adamson, Australia’s Ambassador to China Australia's Ambassador to China, Her Excellency Ms Frances Adamson, shares her insight into the evolving relationship between Australia and China from a NSW perspective, and since diplomatic relations began forty years ago. 00:53:35 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=frances_adamson China is undergoing a radical transformation that is changing the lives of everyone who lives there – and reporters have a ringside sea. Five years as the BBC’s correspondent in China have given Michael Bristow a unique insight into daily life and the often perplexing political system in China. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/michael_bristow.shtml Michael Bristow, Former BBC Beijing Correspondent China is undergoing a radical transformation that is changing the lives of everyone who lives there – and reporters have a ringside sea. Five years as the BBC’s correspondent in China have given Michael Bristow a unique insight into daily life and the often perplexing political system in China. 00:59:52 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=michael_bristow Professor Jorgen Randers is one of the world’s most respected and rigorous global systems experts. Forty years after he co-authored the best selling environmental book of all time – The Club of Rome’s Limits to Growth in 1972. Randers has gone back to ask the question: What will the world be like in 40 years? http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/professor_jorgen_randers.shtml Professor Jorgen Randers, Norwegian Business School BI Professor Jorgen Randers is one of the world’s most respected and rigorous global systems experts. Forty years after he co-authored the best selling environmental book of all time – The Club of Rome’s Limits to Growth in 1972. Randers has gone back to ask the question: What will the world be like in 40 years? 00:55:39 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=professor_jorgen_randers Professor Jonothan Neelands is National Teaching Fellow, Professor of Drama and Theatre Education and as well as the Warwick Business School Professor of Creative Education. His inspiring multi-disciplinary work developing curriculums for teaching young people about democracy and politics through the work of Shakespeare and drama breaks many disciplinary boundaries. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/professor_jonothan_neelands.shtml Professor Jonothan Neelands, University of Warwick Professor Jonothan Neelands is National Teaching Fellow, Professor of Drama and Theatre Education and as well as the Warwick Business School Professor of Creative Education. His inspiring multi-disciplinary work developing curriculums for teaching young people about democracy and politics through the work of Shakespeare and drama breaks many disciplinary boundaries. 01:11:51 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=professor_jonothan_neelands Novelist and award-winning poet Luke Davies delivers a sensitive meditation on the work of artist Ann Judell. The first in the Power Instiute’s series of presentations supported by the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund, that will see four of Australia’s most prominent writers discuss and respond to inspiring works of contemporary Australian art. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/new_writing_on_contemporary_art_luke_davies.shtml Luke Davies Novelist and award-winning poet Luke Davies delivers a sensitive meditation on the work of artist Ann Judell. The first in the Power Instiute’s series of presentations supported by the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund, that will see four of Australia’s most prominent writers discuss and respond to inspiring works of contemporary Australian art. 01:20:04 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=intimate_immensity_meditation_on_art_anne_judell Professor Cawley looks at the representation of addictive behaviour in popular cultures and discusses what the research by economists shows about the various models of addiction. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/professor_john_cawley.shtml Professor John Cawley, Institute on Health Economics, Health Behaviors and Disparities, Cornell University, USA Professor Cawley looks at the representation of addictive behaviour in popular cultures and discusses what the research by economists shows about the various models of addiction. 01:10:48 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=professor_john_cawley Richard De Grijs shares his fascinating research on what happens when a galaxy collides. How do astronomers wade through the debris of a violent encounter, collecting clues so that they can reconstruct the celestial crime to determine when it happened? New infrared and visible-light pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal for the first time important details of large clusters of stars, which arose from these interactions. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/professor_richard_de_grijs.shtml Professor Richard de Grijs, Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Peking University Richard De Grijs shares his fascinating research on what happens when a galaxy collides. How do astronomers wade through the debris of a violent encounter, collecting clues so that they can reconstruct the celestial crime to determine when it happened? New infrared and visible-light pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal for the first time important details of large clusters of stars, which arose from these interactions. 01:06:39 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=when_galaxies_collide On the occasion of the AGNSW's forthcoming exhibition on the work of Francis Bacon, Professor Liz Grosz delivers a wonderfully innovative and sophisticated look at Bacon and Gilles Deleuze's shared examination of the forces that bind living things. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/professor_elizabeth_grosz.shtml Professor Elizabeth Grosz, Women’s Studies, Duke University On the occasion of the AGNSW's forthcoming exhibition on the work of Francis Bacon, Professor Liz Grosz delivers a wonderfully innovative and sophisticated look at Bacon and Gilles Deleuze's shared examination of the forces that bind living things. 01:01:57 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=bacon_deleuze_imperceptible_forces The incoming Director of the University’s China Studies Centre Professor Kerry Brown explores the new leadership of the Chinese Communist Party in China. He offers an assessment of the Hu and Wen period, and suggests how the future leaders will deal with a transition into an era in which the greatest challenges will be socio-political. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/professor_kerry_brown.shtml Professor Kerry Brown, the University of Sydney The incoming Director of the University’s China Studies Centre Professor Kerry Brown explores the new leadership of the Chinese Communist Party in China. He offers an assessment of the Hu and Wen period, and suggests how the future leaders will deal with a transition into an era in which the greatest challenges will be socio-political. 01:01:50 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=professor_kerry_brown Director of the Democracy and Democratisation research program at the Social Science Research Centre Berlin (WZB) Wolfgang Merkel looks as the state of European democracy under the pressure of serious economic problems. Is the spirit of democracy really withering away or does the empirical evidence challenge this popular misconception? http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/professor_wolfgang_merkel.shtml Professor Wolfgang Merkel, and Professor of Political Science at the Humboldt University Director of the Democracy and Democratisation research program at the Social Science Research Centre Berlin (WZB) Wolfgang Merkel looks as the state of European democracy under the pressure of serious economic problems. Is the spirit of democracy really withering away or does the empirical evidence challenge this popular misconception? 01:43:34 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=is_there_crisis_democracy Esteemed scholar of classics and classical literature Dr Murray provides a nuanced and scholarly examination of the role of the muse in classical literature and the role of poetry – is it inspiration or craft? http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/penelope_murray.shtml Dr Penelope Murray, formerly King's College London, Oxford and University of Warwick Esteemed scholar of classics and classical literature Dr Murray provides a nuanced and scholarly examination of the role of the muse in classical literature and the role of poetry – is it inspiration or craft? 01:05:46 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=dr_penelope_murray Martin Jacques is the author of the best-seller book on China When China Rules the World: the End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order. He calls for us to understand China in its own terms, as unless we understand China, we will be unable to grasp the nature of the new global order. (Apologies for inconsistent sound quality). http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/martin_jacques.shtml Martin Jacques Martin Jacques is the author of the best-seller book on China When China Rules the World: the End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order. He calls for us to understand China in its own terms, as unless we understand China, we will be unable to grasp the nature of the new global order. (Apologies for inconsistent sound quality). 01:39:48 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=martin_jacques A panel of experts and those passionate about preserving Antarctica give a fascinating overview of both the history of Antarctica, especially around the legal questions of sovereignty, and progress on the lobbying for a marine park and ultimate preservation of the environment. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/antarctica_politics_at_the_end_of_the_world_forum.shtml Professor John Keane, Bob Brown, Jeff Hansen and Gillian Triggs A panel of experts and those passionate about preserving Antarctica give a fascinating overview of both the history of Antarctica, especially around the legal questions of sovereignty, and progress on the lobbying for a marine park and ultimate preservation of the environment. 01:38:02 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=politics_end_world Susan Ryan gives a thought-provoking and informative presentation on the work to be done to ensure our society adapts to the inevitable changes that will come as a whole new generation lives into their 90s. She is introduced by Professor Hal Kendig, Head of the Ageing, Work, and Health Research Unit. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2012/challenges_of_an_extra_lifetime_health.shtml The Hon Susan Ryan AO, Age Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission Susan Ryan gives a thought-provoking and informative presentation on the work to be done to ensure our society adapts to the inevitable changes that will come as a whole new generation lives into their 90s. She is introduced by Professor Hal Kendig, Head of the Ageing, Work, and Health Research Unit. 01:06:07 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2012.php?id=challenges_extra_lifetime_21st_century