Harold White Fellows Conference
Conference Program
See also: An Open Book program (PDF format)
An Open Book:
Research, Imagination and the
Pursuit of Knowledge
Friday 29 April – Sunday 1 May 2005
National Library of Australia
, Canberra
Day One—Recollection and Transformation—Friday 29 April
| 9.30–10 am | Registration |
| 10.00–10.05 am | Welcome Jan Fullerton Director-General, National Library of Australia |
| 10.05–10.15 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks Sir James Gobbo AC Chair, National Library of Australia Council |
Morning Theme: Absence and Memory
| 10.15–11 am | Keynote Address: Kenneth Binns Lecture |
| 11–11.30 am | Morning tea |
| 11.30am–12.20 pm | Session 2: Panel Session People, Politics and the Historical Record How do the public and private lives of people connect, and what do major research collections reveal about important public figures? Speakers: Ian Hancock, Carl Bridge , Ross McMullin Chair: Iain McCalman |
| 12.20–2 pm | Lunch |
Afternoon Theme: The Creative Impulse
| 2pm–2.50 pm | Session 3: An Imaginative Life Diverse reflections on how writers use research material to invent fictional worlds or to explore another's life. Speakers: Frank Moorhouse, David Branagan Chair: Bruce Bennett |
| 2.50–3.30 pm | Afternoon tea |
| 3.30–4.20 pm | Session 4: A Critical Record Material relating to Judith Wright, Ray Mathews and Lisa Fitch features in the Library's collections. How have writers and critics made use of such material in writing about their subjects? Speakers: Tom Shapcott, Sara Dowse, Veronica Brady Chair: Marie-Louise Ayres |
| 4.30–6 pm | Conference Reception National Library of Australia Foyer |
Day Two: The Research Adventure—Saturday 30 April
Morning Theme: The Road Less Travelled
| 10–10.50 am | Session 5: Personal Records, Vital Insights New insights to Nettie and Vance Palmer and Christina Stead have been made possible through the Library's holdings. Speakers: Maryanne Dever, Margaret Harris Chair: Linda Groom |
| 10.50–11.30 am | Morning tea |
| 11.30am–12.20 pm | Session 6: New Perspectives in Research Received views about Indigenous Australians, Australian folklore and the French Revolution are reconsidered in this session about how researchers make fresh conections and reassess established ideas. Speakers: Michael McClellan, Carole Carpenter, Martin Thomas Chair: Pam Gatenby |
| 12.20–2 pm | Lunch |
Afternoon Theme: Places and People
| 2–2.50 pm | Session 7: Researching a Landscape The Australian environment in the 1960s and 1970s, and river navigation charts, provide opportunities to consider our connections to place. Speakers: John Warhurst, Jane Roberts Chair: Warwick Cathro |
| 2.50–3.30 pm | Afternoon tea |
| 3.30–4.20 pm | Session 8: Researching a Life The panellists discuss how they have approached the task of writing about Rosa Praed, Germaine Greer, Barry Humphries, Clive James, Robert Hughes and the wrestler, Big Chief Little Wolf. Speakers: Patricia Clarke, Ian Britain, Barry York Chair: Ian Donaldson |
| 6 pm | Conference Dinner Venue: The Ottoman Restaurant, Barton. A fine dining experience with an entertaining after-dinner performance by the dynamic duo Shortis and Simpson. |
Day Three: Patterns of Change—Sunday 1 May
Morning Theme: Diversity and Difference
| 10–10.50 am | Session 9: Exploring Difference The lives of Christian missionaries in China; language and cultural differences in the Torres Strait – both are examples of how all communities are composed of various and sometimes divergent parts. Speakers: Ryan Dunch, Anna Shnukal Chair: Robyn Holmes |
| 10.50–11.30 am | Morning tea |
| 11.30am–12.20 pm | Session 10: Crossing Cultures, Crossing Languages People journey in all sorts of ways. A discussion of how different cultures intersect and are changed in the process. Speakers: Keiko Tamura, Christa Knellwolf, Andrew Hassam Chair: Ian McCalman |
| 12.20–2 pm | Lunch |
Afternoon Theme: Research and Renewal
| 2–2.50 pm | Session 11: The Researcher as Contemporary Commentator Current debates and contemporary issues are at the heart of a great deal of research, whether it is about religious belief, the media or science and technology. Speakers: Benjamin Penny, Bridget Griffen-Foley, Ann Moyal Chair: Peter Rose |
| 2.50–3.30pm | Afternoon tea |
| 3.30–4.20pm | Session 12: Researching Lore of the Land An understanding of key aspects of the past can illuminate contemporary issues and help everyone to imagine the future. Speaker: Henry Reynolds Chair: Peter Read |
| 4.20–4.30pm | Closing Remarks Jan Fullerton Director-General, National Library of Australia |
