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 VCA Graduate Works-In-Progress Symposia

Uncover the innovative creative arts research happening at the VCA by joining us for the Graduate Works-in-Progress Symposium. This event is held twice a year and provides an opportunity for graduate researchers to “test” their research projects in a semi-formal and supportive interdisciplinary environment. It will also provide a forum to get to meet graduate researchers and share research and research experiences. The next Symposium will be held in August or September this year.

Enquiries and expressions of interest: vca-research@unimelb.edu.au.

For a taste of what has been presented previously, download the abstracts from the last Works in Progress Symposia held in May 2011 and February 2012:

Abstracts May 2011 (pdf file, 78kb)

Abstracts February 2012  (pdf file, 70kb) 

February 2012 Works-in-Progress poster (pdf file, 374kb)

February 2012 Program (pdf file, 50kb)

 

VCA Research Seminar Series

Session 1 - Thursday 1st March: Dr Mark Pedersen from the School of Performing Arts, Master of Sound Design: Mapping the sonic body: human movement qualities, spectromorphology and expressive intent.

Session 2 - Thursday 8th March: Michelle Mantsio from the Centre for Ideas, PhD: Tracking the body through repetition and pattern using the relational and dialogic qualities of installation and video, as sites of experimentation. The body is presented as a body multiple. The artist talk will discuss how the show; The Progressive Dinner explores these states through the mediums of video and installation.  The show has been designed to support the experience where each site can be experienced individually as a single work, in addition to relationally as three courses (sites) of a meal.  This talk will be held in the Student Gallery, VCA from 4.30pm.

Session 3 - Friday 23rd March: Elka Kerkhofs from the School of Film and Television, Master of Film and TV:

Join us from 2pm to 3pm for Elka's completion seminar called 'Survival with a Twist' that looks at the social and historical barriers facing lesbian film directors and addressed opportunities for this group of filmmakers through queer film festivals, queer audiences and online distribution pathways.  Elka will also screen her short film that came out of this research called The Confession of Father John Thomas is a five-minute overtly queer animation film about a penis priest, Father John Thomas, who during one of his innocent confessionals is caught out by God, who pushes him to reveal his true self. Along with the filthy fantasies of fellow sinner lesbian vagina Miss Beaver Eater, he finally gets the courage to confess how queer he feels.

Download the seminar flier for further information (doc file, 591kb).