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The Institute for Culture and Society hosts a range of events throughout the year from international conferences to seminars, workshops and book launches.
Upcoming Events
ICS Seminar Series
Thursday 8 November 2018
The next ICS Seminar Series will feature Professor Lynn Meskell (Stanford University), presenting on 'Engineering Internationalism: UNESCO’s Victory in Nubia'.
Find out more about the ICS Seminar Series.
Sydney Environment Humanities Lecture Series
2018
This Lecture Series is jointly funded and coordinated by Western Sydney University, the University of New South Wales, Macquarie University, the University of Sydney and the Australian Museum. Held at the Australian Museum, this lecture series will offer a range of talks by leading international scholars in Environmental Humanities and explore important roles that the humanities can play in addressing some of the most pressing environmental challenges of our day. Find out more...
Researching Post-Capitalist Possibilities PhD Summer School and One Day Conference
16-24 January 2019
This Summer School, taught by Professor Katherine Gibson, Dr Stephen Healy and members of the Community Economies Collective, will be held from 16-18 and 21-23 January 2019 with the one day conference on 24 January 2019.
Find out more about the PhD Summer School and One Day Conference
Researching Post-Capitalist Possibilities One Day Conference
24 January 2019
This conference will present recent research by members of the Community Economies Research Network, including Katherine Gibson and Stephen Healy. The conference is open to a wide audience.
Find out more about the Conference
TASA Conference 2019: Diversity & Urban Growth
25-28 November 2019
Western Sydney University (WSU) is pleased to host the 2019 Australian Sociological Association Conference, a return to Sydney for the first time since 2010. WSU’s School of Social Sciences and Psychology and Institute of Culture and Society will hold the conference in Greater Western Sydney (GWS) at our new Parramatta City campus and at other sites nearby.
Find out more about the TASA Conference 2019: Diversity & Urban Growth(opens in a new window)
Past Events
A full list of past events is available on the Past Events page.
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Asian Studies Association of Australia 19th Biennial Conference
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Professor Katherine Gibson presenting at the Knowledge/Culture/Economy Conference
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Professor Peter Shergold, University Chancellor, presenting at the launch of the Institute for Culture and Society
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Professor Ien Ang, presenting at the launch of the Institute for Culture and Society
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Associate Professor Amanda Third and Dr Philippa Collin presenting at the launch of the Institute for Culture and Society
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Professor Tony Bennett presenting at the Mapping the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Research Week event
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Musicians playing at Parramatta Now event
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Parramatta Town Hall during the Parramatta Now event
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Julie McCrossin engages audience members during the Parramatta Now event
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Julie McCrossin engages audience members during the Parramatta Now event
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Professor Gay Hawkins and fellow panellists during the Parramatta Now event
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The Explore: West exhibition on display during the Parramatta Now event
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Professor Greg Noble and Tim Soutphommasane, Race Discrimination Commissioner, at the Rethinking Multicultural Education: Research, Policy, Practice Conference
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Associate Professor Megan Watkins presenting at the Rethinking Multicultural Education: Research, Policy, Practice Conference
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Books on display at the Rethinking Multicultural Education: Research, Policy, Practice Conference
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Rethinking Multicultural Education: Research, Policy, Practice Conference
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Keith Parry and Professor David Rowe presenting at the This Sporting Life Research Week event
Significant past events include
- Knowledge/Culture/Technology International Conference, September 2018
- International Conference on Diversity and Disability Inclusion in Muslim Societies: Experiences from Asia, November 2017
- Knowledge/Culture/Ecologies International Conference, November 2017
- Ecocity World Summit, July 2017
- Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference and Research Student Pre-Conference, December 2016
- The 'Muslim Question': Citizenship and Racism in Australia, December 2015
- Globalization, Modernity and Urban Change Conference, March 2015
- Rethinking Multicultural Education: Research, Policy, Practice Conference, November 2014
- Knowledge/Culture/Economy International Conference, November 2014
- The Governing City Futures Conference: Population, Climate Change and the Future of the Low Density City, August 2012
- Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) 19th Biennial Conference 2012, July 2012
- Knowledge/Culture/Social Change International Conference, November 2011
