English
This term we feature articles on the award winning poet Gwen Harwood. Here we learn to appreciate the influence of her childhood and friendships on her poetry, always considered to be Romantic.
See item descriptions 2567 and 2568.
Drama
The symbolic significance of the dialogue in Samuel Beckett'
s Waiting for Godot is discussed in Items 2569 and 2570.
Scene 11 of A Streetcar Named Desire can be regarded as a scene of celebration as well as mourning, of eternal life as well as transitory death. See Item 2571.
Economics
Item 2573, Building a more humane economy, looks at the New Economy -
increased productivity and the material gain it brings, may be outweighed by the pitfalls including lost jobs and disrupted lives.
Low pay or no pay? economics of the minimum wage, looks at labour market reforms with the establishment of the Fair Pay Commission, a statutory body independent from the Australian Government. See Item 2574.
Modern History
Primary source material relating to The American Civil War is reproduced in Items 2584 -
2586.
The events leading up to the downfall of Sukarno as the Indonesian President are detailed in Item 2581. Item 2582 looks at Suharto'
s New Order government which worked assiduously to create the image of political stability.
May we recommend http://www.fromwirelesstoweb.com.au as a useful resource for both Modern History and Society and Culture students. It's interactive and includes footage from the 1920's to the 90's.
How do SSL -
evading Trojans work and how do we safeguard our websites? See Items 2577 and 2578.
Information Processes and Technology
Software piracy and trends in software development are the topics covered in Items 2595 and 2596.
Society and Culture
'
You don'
t want to be a check-out chick all your life'
, Item 2590, concerns the out-migration of young people in NSW and the associated reasons for this drift.
The ethical and legal debate regarding euthanasia is discussed in Items 2591-2593.
How does personality relate to birth order? This extract from Born to Rebel postulates some interesting theories on the subject. See Item 2594.
Studies of Religion
Items 2597 and 2598 focus on the Aztec religion; including its beliefs concerning the origins of the universe, death and rebirth and the gods associated with these beliefs.
Both Creation and '
the end of the world'
according to the Norse religion are discussed in Item 2599.
The beliefs of the great religions of the world are presented in table form in Item 2600
Aboriginal Studies
Item 2583
The kit includes the Eora Exhibition Guide, Eora Vocabulary Guide and curriculum links guide providing links between the exhibition and the NSW Board of Studies syllabus.
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News from the State Library of NSW
Exhibitions
Eora: Mapping Aboriginal Sydney 1770- 1850
Eora: Mapping Aboriginal Sydney 1770- 1850 is a journey into the Aboriginal past of early Sydney and surrounds. It chronicles the clans and families of the region including the Cadigal people, and their connections to the land, each other and the English colonists. Through rarely seen artworks, maps, relics and manuscripts the exhibition reveals the distinctive saltwater culture of the Eora and the cross-cultural interactions that have formed our shared history.
Open 5 June to 13 August
National Treasures from Australia'
s Great Libraries
A landmark exhibition that tells a rich and remarkable story about our history, our nation, our treasures ... and our libraries.
National Treasures from Australia'
s Great Libraries brings together, for the first time, more than 170 extraordinary items that have shaped our nation. Drawn from the magnificent collections of Australia'
s National, State and Territory libraries, the exhibition contains a diverse range of manuscripts, maps, drawings, paintings and objects-
from the everyday to the exotic-
all linked to Australia.
Open 26 August to 22 October 2006.
A fully illustrated comprehensive guide, National Treasures from Australia'
s Great Libraries, accompanying this exhibition, is available from the Library Shop at http://shop.atmitchell.com
Upcoming events at the State Library of NSW
New Library treasures on display include images and a score from the world premiere of John Antill's ballet Corroboree, beautifully illustrated editions of Don Quixote and examples of the fine workmanship in Wedgwood's Sydney Cove medallions
www.sl.nsw.gov.au/heritage/
World Press Photo
This year 4448 professional photographers from 122 countries entered 83,044 images in this prestigious annual international competition for press photography. The jury gave prizes in 10 theme categories to 63 photographers of 25 nationalities, including five from Australia: Mark and Jenny Evans, Palani Mohan, Ryan Pierse and Adam Pretty.
Open 4 May to 28 May.
Eora: Mapping Aboriginal Sydney 1770–1850
Eora: Mapping Aboriginal Sydney 1770–1850 is a journey into the Aboriginal past of early Sydney and surrounds. It chronicles the clans and families of the region including the Cadigal people, and their connections to the land, each other and the English colonists. Through rarely seen artworks, maps, relics and manuscripts the exhibition reveals the distinctive saltwater culture of the Eora and the cross-cultural interactions that have formed our shared history.
Open 5 June to 13 August
National Treasures from Australia's Great Libraries
A landmark exhibition that tells a rich and remarkable story about our history, our nation, our treasures ... and our libraries.
National Treasures from Australia's Great Libraries brings together, for the first time, more than 170 extraordinary items that have shaped our nation. Drawn from the magnificent collections of Australia's National, State and Territory libraries, the exhibition contains a diverse range of manuscripts, maps, drawings, paintings and objects-from the everyday to the exotic-all linked to Australia.
Open 26 August to 22 October 2006.
Upcoming events at the State Library of NSW
Bookings are recommended for all events. Phone (02) 9273 1770 or email bookings@slnsw,gov.au
(Full time students are eligible for concession but must show ID on entry).
Pateygarang and Mr Dawes
Date: Tuesday 1 August
Time: 5.30 pm for 6 pm
Venue: Dixson Room, Mitchell Wing
Cost: $17, $12
Playwright Louis Nowra, language historian Jeremy Steele, Jaky Troy and historian Keith Vincent Smith discuss the Sydney language and the intimate relationship between marine lieutenant William Dawes and his informant Pateygarang (Grey Kangaroo), a 15-year-old Aboriginal girl.
Eora: Place and people
Date: Tuesday 8 August
Time: 5.30 pm for 6 pm
Venue: Dixson Room, Mitchell Wing
Cost: $12
For countless generations the Eora people lived in Sydney as hunter-fisher-gatherers in a rich saltwater economy. Historian and curator Keith Vincent Smith reconstructs what we know about the territories, families, social life and culture of the Eora clans.
Award-winners
Date: Wednesday 9 August
Time: 5.30 pm for 6 pm
Venue: Dixson Room, Mitchell Wing
Cost: $17, $12
Hear two talented and multi-award-winning authors talk about their road to fame and their prize-winning publications. With Steven Lang (An accidental terrorist) winner of the UTS Award for New Writing, and Ursula Dubosarsky (Theodora'
s gift) winner of the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People'
s Literature 2006.
Simone Weil Lecture on human value: Terrorism and religion
Date: Wednesday 6 September
Time: 5.30 pm for 6 pm
Venue: Metcalfe Auditorium, Macquarie Street Wing
Cost: $17, $12
How are we to understand religiously-motivated acts of violence? Since the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers this question has been addressed many times by political philosophers and there is a tendency among them to interpret such acts as either politically motivated or as evidence of mindless irrationality. Professor Susan Mendus will question both these interpretations. Introduced by Professor Rai Gaita
In association with the Australian Catholic University
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