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14 UWAnewsUWA Extension Spring SchoolThe International Court of Justice and World PeaceIn their first shared visit to Perth, we are privileged to present:His Excellency Judge Christopher Weeramantry, former VicePresident of the International Court of Justice, founder of the WeeramantryInternational Centre for Peace Education and Research, member World FutureCouncil and recipient of the 2006 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education.Dr Arthur Eyffinger, former librarian of the International Court of Justice,award winning historian of the international institutions in The Hague, founderof JUDICAP international law and peace studies research and publishingcentre, and the world’s leading authority on influential Dutch jurist HugoGrotius.Enjoy an illustrated introduction to the history of the court and take a brieflook at the magnificent Peace Palace in The Hague, where the InternationalCourt of Justice sits.How effective has the court been? Has it met the hopes that were held at itsinception in 1945 under the Charter for the United Nations? How optimisticshould we be about the future of the International Court of Justice? Hear thelatest thinking from two eminent speakers.065054 Wed 7-9pm Sep 6 $39Dr Xavier AmadorForensic Science, Crime And Mental HealthDr Xavier Amador has served as forensic expert in some of the mostfamous US court cases, including the Unabomber, the Capitol Shooter, theElizabeth Smart Kidnapping, and the Twentieth Hijacker. He is the best-sellingauthor of five books and more than 100 scientific papers. He is professor ofClinical Psychology at Columbia University in New York and is a Directorof the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. Dr. Amador’s expert opinion isfrequently sought by the media in the USA and overseas, and includes CBS60 Minutes, ABC Prime Time Live, CNN, NBC Dateline, Fox News Channel,Court TV, A&E Network, Discovery Channel, BBC, PBS and the New Yorker.Dr Amador will discuss his involvement in the above cases and will share hisexpertise and insights on issues of crime, mental health and medication.Dr Amador’s tour of Australia for Schizophrenia Awareness Week issponsored by Eli Lilly Australia and promoted by the Mental Illness Fellowshipof W. Australia Inc.065250 Thu 7.30-9pm Sep 7 $20Mongolia: In the Footsteps of Ghengis KhanDavid Bellatalla, Anthropologist An opportunity to hear a detailedportrait of the modern day descendants of Genghis Khan, their history andcultural traditions, drawing on David’s unique personal archive of photographsand films recorded during 11 years of anthropological fieldwork amongMongolian nomads. The journey will include the story of a very isolatedTsaatan ethnic nomadic group who still practise their traditional lifestyle,tending their reindeers in northern Mongolia.065140 Tue 7.30-9pm Sep 5 12 19 26 Oct 3 $124From ‘Goo’ to YouHow do Children Learn Language?Daniel Midgley, Linguistics UWA By about three years of age, humanshave performed one of the most complex cognitive feats in the animalkingdom: learning a language. How do children cobble together a completelanguage from the scraps they hear in so short a time? How can we generateand understand sentences we haven’t heard before? Is language learned, or aresome aspects of language inborn?065064 Mon 6.30-8.30pm Sep 4 11 18 25 $124A Journey through Italian ContemporaryHistoryDr Fausto Butta Italians were among the last of the Europeans to gain unityand independence. This course will provide an insight into the last 150 yearsin Italy through pictures, movies, documentaries and storytelling. Explore themain events of Italian contemporary history, namely the building of a unitedcountry, the fascist dictatorship, the intervention in two world wars, the birthand development of a democratic life and the ‘Long 68’, right up to the lastpolitical elections in 2006.065062 Tue 7.30-9pm Sep 5 12 19 26 Oct 3 10 $124UWA Extension — now at the Claremont Campus6488 2433 extension@uwa.edu.auhttp://www.extension.uwa.edu.auInstitute of Advanced StudiesAugust-September eventsMoney and PoliticsWhat role do donations to political parties and candidates play in ourdemocratic system? Do we have a system of differential representationfor those with and without significant financial resources? Will theproposed public funding of candidates electoral expenses in WesternAustralia address this issue, or are other reforms required?These questions and more will be investigated by a panel including politicalscientists and Members of Parliament.Monday 28 August at 6.15pmSocial Sciences Lecture Theatre, UWA (free)Poetry reading by Melbourne poetMichael FarrellMichael Farrell’s first book ode ode was shortlisted for The Age Poetry Book ofthe Year award. He is researching the poetics of recycling and has just publisheda book of cartoon poems BREAK ME OUCHThursday 7 September at 5.30pmOld Senate Room, the Institute of Advanced Studies, UWA (free)JOSEPH GENTILLI MEMORIAL LECTURENATURE CONSERVATIONThe role of Refugia in Biotic NatureConservationJamie Kirkpatrick is Professor in the School of Geography and EnvironmentalStudies at the University of Tasmania and Vice- President of the Instituteof Australian Geographers. His main loves are alpine, grassy, coastal andgarden ecosystems, nature conservation and understanding the politics ofenvironment. He has been recognized by several national awards and prizesfor his work developing methods for planning reserves and his contribution toforest conservation and world heritage matters.Monday 11 September at 6pmUniversity Club Theatre Auditorium (free)Contested Nature in the British countrysidefrom the nineteenth centuryto the present dayDr Robert A. Lambert, Business School (TTRI) School of HistoryUniversity of Nottingham and Fred Alexander Fellow 2006This lecture seeks to explore the idea of ‘contested nature’ in the Britishcountryside over the late nineteenth and the twentieth century. It will use keycase studies of British species and landscapes to illuminate the often complexand changing relationship between nature and people, both in the past andpresent. The lecture will be principally historical and geographical.Tuesday 12 September at 6pmGeography Lecture Theatre 1, UWA (free)Enquiries: (08) 6488 1340 orias@admin.uwa.edu.au; www.ias.uwa.edu.auTHE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIAinvites all graduates and other members of Convocation to attend theSECOND ORDINARY MEETING ofConvocation, the UWA Graduates Associationwhich will be held onFriday 15 September 2006at 6.30pm for 7.00pm startin the Lawrence Wilson Art GalleryThe Guest Speaker, Professor George Stewart, DeanFaculty of Life and Physical SciencesWill deliver the Occasional Address :“Beggars’ Chicken, Long Jin Tea and Mao-tai –—the ups and downs of workingfor UWA in China”If you will be attending we advise you to ensure that you are warmlydressed, as it can be quite cool in the Gallery due to the need to maintain aconstant temperature for the collection.Also, should you require assistance with accessing the Gallery, please call theConvocation Officer, Ms Juanita Perez Scott, on 6488 3006.THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA • 28 august 2006