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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>The ARC Cultural Research Network presents:<BR><BR>'Memory/Nation/Culture'<BR><BR>a travelling masterclass with Dr Susannah Radstone<BR><BR><BR>venue: University of Melbourne, VIC<BR>date: Friday 16th November, 2007<BR>November, 2007<BR>time: 9am-5pm<BR><BR>AND<BR><BR>venue: University of Technology Sydney<BR>date: Friday 23rd<BR>time: 9am-5pm<BR><BR>How do film, literature and other media 'remember' national pasts? Over<BR>the last fifteen years or so, theories of cultural memory and trauma<BR>have had a profound impact across the humanities, encouraging<BR>researchers at all levels to approach novels, films and television as<BR>'memory media'. The same period has witnessed the production of a wide<BR>range of films, novels and other art forms whose concerns are with<BR>recent - and not so recent - national pasts, including W G Sebald's<BR>Austerlitz and Kate Grenville's The Secret River, and the films Amistad<BR>and Rabbit Proof Fence. Such texts have become the primary sources for<BR>many studies of cultural, literary and film memory. But how do theories<BR>of trauma and cultural memory help us to engage with national<BR>literatures and cinemas and what are the most useful methods for the<BR>analysis of memory media?<BR><BR>We are seeking applications from postgraduates and early<BR>career researchers whose work relates to the general theme, 'Memory/<BR>Nation/Culture'. The masterclass will follow a 'workshop' format, which<BR>will give postgraduate students the opportunity to present and discuss<BR>some their own research. Places in each intensive masterclass will be<BR>limited.<BR><BR>How much does it cost? The masterclasses are free of charge to<BR>successful applicants and include lunch and morning/afternoon teas.<BR>Participants from interstate may be eligible for travel and<BR>accommodation subsidies.<BR><BR>How do I apply? Applications are due by Friday 12th October, 2007 and<BR>must include a completed application form, downloadable from the CRN<BR>website at <A href="https://owa.unimelb.edu.au/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.uq.edu.au/crn/projects/masterclass.html" target=_blank>http://www.uq.edu.au/crn/projects/masterclass.html</A>. Please<BR>include a short (max 300 words) description of your research including<BR>information about your primary texts and chosen research methods.<BR>Applications and queries should be submitted via email, to Kelly Butler<BR>at k.butler1@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au<BR><BR>Susannah Radstone's current research interests are in cultural memory at<BR>the interface between the psyche, history and culture. Publications<BR>include The Sexual Politics of Time: Confession, Nostalgia, Memory<BR>(forthcoming December 2007); Memory and Methodology (2000) and The<BR>Politics of Memory: Contested Pasts (2005). She teaches in the School of<BR>Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies at the University of East<BR>London and is currently senior visiting fellow at the Australian Centre,<BR>University of Melbourne.</FONT></DIV>
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