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Seminar with A/Prof Hermann Wittenberg
- Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2018, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Location: Ira Raymond Room, Level 3 Hub Central, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace Campus
Curator of the 'J.M. Coetzee: Photographs from Boyhood' exhibition A/Prof Hermann Wittenberg (University of the Western Cape) will give a seminar titled "Against World Literature: Photography and History in Life & Times of Michael K.' This paper will reread J.M. Coetzee's lauded novel Life & Times of Michael K as a text that is grounded in South Africa by exploring its links to photography and the story of Northern Cape farm labourer, Jan Pieriga. To register for this event, please email the centre.
J.M. Coetzee: Photographs from Boyhood
- Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2018, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Location: Ira Raymond Room, Level 3 Hub Central, The University of Adelaide, North Terrace Campus
Join us on the 9th November for the launch of an unique exhibition showcasing Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee’s youthful foray into photography, when he attempted to capture ‘the moment when truth revealed itself’. Offering intriguing glimpses of Coetzee’s childhood in Cape Town in the mid-1950s, these images demonstrate how deeply photography shaped his creative development. The exhibition will be launched by curator A/Prof Hermann Wittenberg (University of the Western Cape) with a special reading by J.M. Coetzee. To register for this free event, visit the eventbrite site.
Masterclass & Seminar with Sisonke Msimang
- Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018, 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
- Location: 108 Napier Building, University of Adelaide
Celebrated writer Sisonke Msimang, author of Always Another Country: A Memoir of Exile and Home, will be giving a masterclass on 'Writing Lives', as well as a seminar on her most recent works. In the masterclass, Msimang will lead a discussion on the practice of life writing through reflections on her recent memoir of exile and home and her forthcoming biography of Winnie Mandela. To register and to obtain preparatory readings for these exciting events, please email the centre. These events are presented with the J.M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice and the Department of English & Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide.
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2018 Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address
- Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018, 12:00 am
- Location: Madley Rehearsal Space, Elder Conservatorium of Music, Adelaide
Composer and sound artist Professor Cat Hope (Head of the Sir Zelman Cowan School of Music, Monash University) will examine the current situation for music creators in Australia by bringing together some current debates and proposing appropriate actions to improve inclusion and opportunity for all people. For the second year in a row, the J.M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice is proud to be supporting the Adelaide iteration of this important national forum for contemporary music discourse, presented by the New Music Network and the University of Adelaide. To register for this free event, please visit the eventbrite site.
