Creative Arts Research Institute

Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association Conference
11 Jul

Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association Conference

The Australian Screen Production Education and Research Association (ASPERA) 2022 Conference CREATIVITY MATTERS: PRODUCTION. POETICS. PEDAGOGY. POLICY. will be hosted by Griffith Film School, Griffith University, Brisbane 11-13 July 2022.
Reason and Reckoning: Conversations and Provocations
10 Jun

Reason and Reckoning: Conversations and Provocations

This symposium, led by Dr Fiona Foley, takes as its starting point this provocation and the potency of colonial figures whose names still delineate Australia's landscapes and its institutions, such as Griffith University and Griffith Review. It makes space for a range of powerful and diverse invited speakers to use Indigenous Knowledges and other academic prism to address ongoing colonial structures of name, rights and other deeper political questions.
A Search for the Soul of the Nation
24 May

A Search for the Soul of the Nation

How does one define Australia, beyond just its geography? With growing social and geo-political tensions, there is renewed urgency to interrogate ideas of who we are, where we've come from, who we want to be, and what we stand for as a nation. As Australia reflects on the outcomes of the Federal election, we invite you to join Professor Julianne Schultz AM, The Honourable Roslyn Atkinson AO and Mr Wesley Enoch AM for this important and timely conversation.
Ecoscenography, Theatres of Dust and Australia in 50 Plays book launch
18 May

Ecoscenography, Theatres of Dust and Australia in 50 Plays book launch

Join Dr Tanja Beer, Dr Linda Hassall and Professor Julian Meyrick as the books Ecoscenography: An Introduction to Ecological Design for Performance, Theatres of Dust: Climate Gothic Analysis in Contemporary Australian Drama and Performance Landscapes, and Australia in 50 Plays are launched at Avid Reader Bookshop.
5th Australasian Jazz and Improvisation Research Network 2022 Conference
06 May

5th Australasian Jazz and Improvisation Research Network 2022 Conference

The 2022 AJIRN Conference theme "Space is the place' invites participants to think about where improvisation occurs, where it might occur, how it interacts with its spaces and places, the movements and migratory patterns of improvising artists, what role locality in any of its forms plays in improvisation studies, and more.