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About the symposium

Since 1995, artist Anne Ferran has been examining and rediscovering Australia’s colonial history, through museum collections, photographic archives and archaeological sites.

Her investigation into Australia’s colonial past, especially its lost histories of incarceration, offers a rich opportunity for archaeologists and historians concerned with recent and contemporary pasts to consider how the materiality of places, landscapes, remains, and objects, both reflect and shape practices that produce identity and memory.

As part of the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery's campus partnership with the University of Western Australia's faculties, academic staff from the disciplines of History and Archaeology will share their research in this special symposium at the Gallery.

Speakers include:

• Alison Atkinson-Philips (UTS),
• Alistair Paterson (Archaeology, UWA),
• Jane Lydon (History, UWA),
• Jessica Neath (Monash University),
• Sandra Bowdler (Archaeology, UWA),
• Tracy Ireland (University of Canberra).

Program

1.00 - 1.10 PM WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

FIRST SESSION Chair: Alistair Paterson

1.10 - 1.40 PM Key Note Address: Jane Lydon
1.40 - 2.10 PM Tracy Ireland
2.10 - 2.40 PM Sandra Bowdler

2.40 - 3.10 PM BREAK

SECOND SESSION Chair: Jane Lydon

3.10 - 3.40 PM Jessica Neath
3.40 - 4.10 PM Alistair Paterson
4.10 - 4.40 PM Alison Atkinson-Philips

4.40 - 5.00 PM Closing remarks and open discussion

5.00 PM Drinks

Visit the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery events webpage for full speaker biographies.

Registration

This symposium is FREE to attend thanks to the generosity of our Campus Partners. However, as seating is limited, registration is required.

Getting here:

The Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery is located on the corner of Stirling Highway and Fairway, at the grounds of The University of Western Australia (UWA).

Car: Ticket parking is available on campus off Fairway, next to the Gallery, in the University carpark number 20. ACROD permit holders can park on Fairway section.

Public transport:Transperth operates several services to campus. Visit the UWA website for more details.

Accessibility:
The Gallery is accessible by wheelchair. A manual wheelchair is available for visitor use, free of charge from the Gallery reception. Accessible restrooms are also available.