Events

2023 Events

Art Therapy Student Exhibition 2023

2nd August: The Disability Studies Group

The Disability Studies SoSS Research Collaboration (SRC) would like to invite those interested in Disability Studies to attend our first reading group on 6 April 2023, from 1 - 3pm at the Parramatta City Campus. The reading group will be the first event held by the newly formed Disability Studies Research Collaboration, in what we hope will be the start of a prolonged collaborative engagement with disability studies and politics, and particularly between HDRs and their academic colleagues.

Location: 1PSQ (room and time tbc)
Contact: Dr Ryan Thorneycroft for more information  r.thorneycroft@westernsydney.edu.au

2nd August: Professor Karen Soldatic Professorial Lecture

Karen Soldatic, Professor, School of Social Sciences, Deputy Director of Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University and Institute Fellow, Whitlam Institute. She was awarded a Fogarty Foundation Excellence in Education Fellowship for 2006–2009, a British Academy International Fellowship in 2012, a fellowship at The Centre for Human Rights Education at Curtin University (2011–2012), and an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship (2016–2019). Her research on global welfare regimes builds on her 20 years of experience as an international (Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia), national and state-based senior policy analyst, researcher and educator. She obtained her PhD (Distinction - summa cum laude equiv.) in 2010 from the University of Western Australia.

Date: 2nd August (after the School of Social Sciences School Meeting)
Time:
tbc
Location: Parramatta South Campus - room tbc
Register: tbc

8th August: Policy Workshop with Dr. Vafa Ghazavi

How can I have public policy impact? A workshop for academic researchers at WSU.

Presented by Dr. Vafa Ghazavi, Executive Director, Research and Policy, James Martin Institute for Public Policy

Date: 8th August
Time:
10:30am to 11:30am
Location: ZOOM (register for the link)
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/wsu-policy-workshop-how-can-i-have-public-policy-impact-tickets-662756341057

21st August: Lunchtime seminar – Humanitarianism and Migration

Lunchtime seminar with School of Social Sciences and Australian Red Cross (research on migrants and trust

Date: 21st August
Time:
10:00am to 2:00pm
Location: 1PSQ, Level 9, Conference Room 3
Register:  tbc

2nd July: Open Day

Social Sciences will have staff available for all our disciplines to speak with prospective students and their parents.
There will also be VR display, Criminology Scavenger Hunt and our Tourism staff will be giving Historical Tours of the campus.
Date: Sunday 2nd July
Time: 10am to 4pmLocation: Parramatta South Campus, Building EE

4th July: SoSS HDR Drop in Day

Meet and greet sessions for our new and current Higher Degree Research candidates and Master of Research Students.

Date: 4th July
Time:
10am to 4pm
Location: 1PSQ Level 9 conference room space 
Register: soss-hdr@westernsydney.edu.au
Contact: Chantelle Young soss-hdr@westernsydney.edu.au

5th July: The Disability Studies Group

The Disability Studies SoSS Research Collaboration (SRC) would like to invite those interested in Disability Studies to attend our first reading group on 6 April 2023, from 1 - 3pm at the Parramatta City Campus. The reading group will be the first event held by the newly formed Disability Studies Research Collaboration, in what we hope will be the start of a prolonged collaborative engagement with disability studies and politics, and particularly between HDRs and their academic colleagues.

Location: 1PSQ (room and time tbc)
Contact: Dr Ryan Thorneycroft for more information  r.thorneycroft@westernsydney.edu.au

9th to 22nd: ISUSW

International Summer University in Social Work.
This event will have delegates from many international universities visit for a 2 week residential Summer School to be held at Hawkesbury Campus.

10th to 14th July: RESEARCH WEEK

Details to be confirmed

18th July: Spring Orientation

Social Sciences will have staff available for all our disciplines to welcome and meet with our new students commencing in Spring. Location: Parramatta South Campus, Building EEa
Commencing at 1pm

1st June: Rosemary Kariuki living a joyful life, her way: African Women Leadership in Our Local Communities

What a great opportunity on this important day to remind you of an event with 2021 Australian Local Hero of the Year Rosemary Kariuki OAM.

The event is an opportunity to celebrate African women leadership in Australia, and the publication of Rosemary’s fabulous memoir "A Joyful Life".Please see flyer attached for event exciting program.

Rosemary Kariuki living a joyful life, her way: African Women Leadership in Our Local Communities

Date: 1st of June 2023
Time: 16:00 – 18:30
Venue: PC-01.9.29 (Conf 4) 1PSQ, Parramatta City Campus, Western Sydney University
Registration: Places are limited so please RSVP to me (K.Openshaw@westernsydney.edu.au)

6th June: CRP: Author Meets Readers

The Challenging Racism Project Author Meets Readers Series
Date: Tuesday, 6 June
Time:11:00am-12:00pm
Location: Held via Zoom
Registration:  Link will be available at registration (details to be advised)
Contact: Dr Ryan Thorneycroft for more information  r.thorneycroft@westernsydney.edu.au

7th June: 3 Minute Thesis - School Round

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an international competition where HDR candidates have the opportunity to present their research thesis to a general audience in three minutes using just one slide. The 3MT develops academic, presentation and research communication skills, while developing research candidates’ ability to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

9th June: External Advisory Committee Meeting for Heritage and Tourism

Heritage and Tourism Team in Social Sciences will host the External Advisory Committee Meeting for Heritage and Tourism with guest from industry partners and the tourism sector.
Date: 9 June
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm
Location: Female Orphan School  (Building EZ.1.57)
Contact: Dr Garth Lean for more information g.lean@westernsydney.edu.au

20th June: Advocacy Brief, Media Art and Stories: a case for funding research into community-based creative arts practices in Western Sydney

Media Art and Stories, is an ongoing series of events chaired by Assoc. Prof. Nichole Georgeou and  Dr. Valentina Baú.
There next event is at: 
Date: 20th June
Time: 3pm to 4.30pm
Location: 1PSQ, Level 9, Conference Room 2 
Contact: n.georgeou@westernsydney.edu.au for further details

21st June: The Disability Studies Group

The Disability Studies SoSS Research Collaboration (SRC) would like to invite those interested in Disability Studies to attend our first reading group on 6 April 2023, from 1 - 3pm at the Parramatta City Campus. The reading group will be the first event held by the newly formed Disability Studies Research Collaboration, in what we hope will be the start of a prolonged collaborative engagement with disability studies and politics, and particularly between HDRs and their academic colleagues.

Date: 21st June
Time: 1pm to 2.30pm
Location: 1PSQ, PC-01.5.39 (LS)  - this event is also offered via Zoom, link given at registration.
Registration: Register through Eventbrite for zoom link
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-disability-studies-soss-research-collaboration-src-june-meeting-tickets-
642587064207

28th June: SoSS Indigenous Learning and Teaching Showcase

This year’s showcase will centre on the theme 'From Histories, to the Voice and Beyond: Intricate Conversations in the Classroom' by Indigenous and non-Indigenous academic staff.
Introduction:      A/Professor Corrinne Sullivan
Presenters:         Doctor Kathleen Openshaw, Doctor Anna Leditschke and A/Professor Sandra Phillips
Discussant:         Professor Susan Page

Date: Wednesday 28 June
Time: 1pm
Location: Webinar 
Registration: https://uws.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bfAnTBU1TSqugxRFGSAYxg#/registration

International Student Meet ups

International Student Meet ups are for students to network with each other and their peers and teachers. (students who register and attend receive a Drink/snack voucher)

10th May  - Parramatta South Campus, Room EA.1.21

20th May - Parramatta South Campus, Room EA.1.21

23rd May - Parramatta South Campus 1PSQ, Room 01.5.29

29th May - Liverpool Campus, Room 3.8.01

Contact: Dr Kate Linklater k.linklater@westernsydney.edu.au for further details.

16th May: Challenging Racism Program

CRP: Author Meets Readers Series via Zoom

18th May

Disability Indigenous Justice International Community Forum

20th May

Fairfield Area Command - Police Engagement Day (Saturday)

Fairfield Showground

28th May: Challenging Racism Program

SaGR Webinar "Methods and ethical dilemmas in genders and sexualities research panel and discussion" 3pm to 5pm

31st May: SaGR Webinar

SaGR Webinar "Methods and ethical dilemmas in genders and sexualities research panel and discussion" 3pm to 5pm

Events Archive


2022 Past Events

2022 Social Sciences Week

5th September 2022 10:30 am - 12:00 pm AEST   (in person –  Parramatta City Campus - 1PSQ 01.2.26)

Indigenous Activism in Humanities and Social Science Research   (opens in a new window)

This event explores how Indigenous social science and humanities scholars engage in activism research and how academics could better advocate for Indigenous communities.
Presenters include Dr BJ Newton (keynote), Associate Professor Corrinne Sullivan and Robyn Newitt.  Chaired by Associate Professor Corrinne Sullivan and Associate Professor Kate Huppatz.

5th September 2022 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm AEST   (Zoom)

WSU: Anthropology and Filming our Social Worlds (opens in a new window)

Ethnographic film-making has long been a medium for ethnographic analysis in Anthropology. In this panel for Social Sciences Week 2022, Anthropology @ Western Sydney University presents a film by Dr Malini Sur (ICS, SoSS) entitled Life Cycle that offers a tribute to the bicycle in uncertain times and its relationship to rapidly changing Indian cities. The film maker will discuss the making of the film and is joined by a panel of discussants in a conversation about the challenges and opportunities of ethnographic film making Panellists: Mary Hawkins, Cristina Rocha, Andrew McWilliam, Kathleen Openshaw and Helena Onnudottir Film Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_y0rxaO7T8&t=10s Life Cycle (42 Minutes) explores the place of the bicycle in the everyday lives of city dwellers in Kolkata. Are Kolkata's bicycles relics of a past to be hastily discarded or are they viable, if complicated cargo vehicles in India’s burgeoning cities? Winding through Kolkata’s roads we follow the city’s daily wage-workers, teachers and environmentalists and their changing relationships to cycling. What happens when new traffic regulations impede two-wheeled travellers from riding on Kolkata’s roads? How do vendors, couriers, newspaper sellers and artists negotiate Kolkata’s roads congested with cars and other motorized transport? Who wins the battle for the road – the bicycle or the car?

8th September 2022 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm AEST   (Zoom)

Racialised Pandemic: establishing a community-research agenda (opens in a new window)

Racism associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionally affected certain groups in Australia, for example Indigenous, Asian, Muslim and migrant communities (Kamp et al. 2021; Elias et al. 2021). The pandemic has highlighted the impact of structural racism in public health emergencies as evident in disparities in exposure, susceptibility and treatment of the novel coronavirus along racial lines (Yearby & Mohapatra 2020). Furthermore, public health measures adopted to mitigate the spread of the virus in NSW were also uneven. This disparity was particularly evident in Western Sydney, home to the largest Indigenous, Muslim and migrant communities in Sydney, which saw some of the strictest and longest lockdown regulations, received the most COVID-related fines, and saw a heightened police and enforcement presence that was not evident in other parts of Sydney. Western Sydney has been subjected to racial logics of inequality as a result of negative COVID-related impacts on employment, income, access to appropriate public health messaging, and mobility, as well as exposure to the virus and related deaths. Elias et al. (2020) talk of the “multidimensional nature of racism”, where those “who already face numerous social, economic and health vulnerabilities” also encountered intensified marginalisation and exclusion during the pandemic. The aim of this panel is to centre the communities that experienced racism and to draw on the social sciences to discuss a community-research agenda for addressing the problem of racism generated by the pandemic and broader continuing inequality in Western Sydney. Looking at the multidimensional nature of racism, specifically, structural racism, from an interdisciplinary perspective, we will draw on geography, sociology, social work and law, in order to respond to the needs of the communities who experience racism.

2022 Art Therapy Student Exhibition

Please use the link below to visit a digital version of this year's Integrating Arts & Therapy exhibition by first year students in the M. Art Therapy.

2022 Art Therapy Exhibition

To navigate around the exhibition, click on the screen with your mouse and hold it down, you can then move the page around to see left, right, up, down, or to turn around and go back. Click on the white arrows in the black circles to view works or to move from space to space - clicking on the red cross in the red and white circle will open up the artist statement.

A floorplan is provided below to assist.

Art Therapy Exhibition Floorplan

Art Therapy Exhibition 2022

Exhibition: Felt Edge — Whitlam Institute

Our Art Therapy Exhibition - Felt Edge: social justice in contemporary art and therapy, opens today (23 February) at the Margaret Whitlam Galleries. This Exhibition is co-curated by Joy Paton and sessional staff member Anita Lever.

Note: Margaret Whitlam Galleries is open to the public on Wednesdays and Thursdays. This exhibition comprises artworks by staff, students and graduates of the Art Therapy program at Western Sydney University. www.whitlam.org

https://www.whitlam.org/events/2022/2/8/exhibition-felt-edge

Felt Edge

2021 Past Events

Integrating Arts + Therapy Student Exhibition 2021

This group exhibition showcases artwork projects by Master of Art Therapy students in the subject Integrating Arts and Therapy.

Drawing on concepts from contemporary art and theories of materiality, each work speaks to an aspect of art therapy of interest to the artist/trainee art therapist.

22nd November - 31st December 2021 online here.  

Download the flyer.

For further information, please contact
Dr. Joy Paton, joy.paton@westernsydney.edu.au

2021 Social Sciences Week

6th September 3PM-4:30PM
Championing the humanities and social sciences in education: research, policy and partnerships (opens in a new window)

7th September 10AM-11:30AM Tourism, vector, virus: Managing tourism and public health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic (opens in a new window)

7th September 12PM-1:30PM
Micro-chips, big pharma, 5G, the virus escaped the lab: the conspiracy theories and misinformation of COVID-19 (opens in a new window)

7th September 2PM-4PM
Muslim women's narratives and representations: Creative methodologies and expressions for Social Justice (opens in a new window)

8th September 10AM-11:30AM
Researching automated worlds (opens in a new window)

8th September 2PM-3:30PM
People, heat, dust and the stars: Social Science at the extremities (opens in a new window)

9th September 10AM-11:30AM
Sociology and disability justice: Transforming our world (opens in a new window)

10th September 10AM-12PM
Critical race theory: Transforming disciplinary knowledge in humanities and social sciences (HASS)

For full details on each event and how to register or attend, download the Western Sydney University Social Sciences Week flyer (PDF, 1973.24 KB) . (opens in a new window)

Integrating Arts + Therapy Student Exhibition 2020

This group exhibition showcases artwork projects by Master of Art Therapy students in the subject Integrating Arts and Therapy.

Drawing on concepts from contemporary art and theories of materiality, each work speaks to an aspect of art therapy of interest to the artist/trainee art therapist.

The physical exhibition can be viewed at the Parramatta South Campus, Lower Ground, Science Building (EHa). You can also visit the exhibition online, via a 360 degree virtual tour.(opens in a new window)

Student videos:
Morgana Thomas - Clay
Jams Yau - Free Hong Kong

For further information, please contact
Dr. Joy Paton, joy.paton@westernsydney.edu.au
or Anita Lever, a.lever@westernsydney.edu.au