War and Emotions is the intellectual hub of the UWAugust: Australians and War program. This symposium will explore current research into emotions relating to war, various aspects of World War 1 and the ANZAC legend, and the experience of Australian soldiers returning from war.

The symposium includes a Round Table discussion on 'What the Great War has meant for Australia – then and now', chaired by Professor Jenny Gregory (UWA). Other participants include Professor Louise D’Arcens (Wollongong), Dr Megan Cassidy-Welch (Monash), and Professors Mark Edele, Jane Lydon, Andrew Lynch and Bob White (UWA).

The symposium is co-presented by the Centre for the History of Emotions, the Centre for WA History, the History Discipline Group, the UWA Cultural Precinct, the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, and the Institute of Advanced Studies

This event is part of the 2015 WINTERarts program hosted by the UWA Cultural Precinct at the University of Western Australia Crawley campus. The program is in partnership with the annual City of Perth Winter Arts program. For more information, visit www.culturalprecinct.uwa.edu.au

Image: John Singer Sargent, Gassed, c.1919. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons