Sydney Ideas

Join our discussion with Australian film icon David Stratton as we explore the role of international film events in 21st century Australia. TIME STAMPS 0:00 - 6:00 - Introduction by Michelle Royer 6:11 - 20:14 - Keynote speech by David Stratton 20:19 - 28:13 - Margarett Cortez on the Japanese Film Festival 28:21 - 39:00 - Philippe Platel on the French Film Festival 39:06 - 47:09 - Gina Rubiano on film festivals in Australia 47:18 - 54:07 - Naser Shakhtour on the Palestinian Film Festival 54:10 - end - Concluding remarks A Sydney Ideas event held at the University of Sydney on Tuesday 6 November 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/screening-the-world.html

For this year's annual Chaser Lecture, the star speaker is Nigerian satirist and journalist Adeola Fayehun. In conversation with The Chaser's Julian Morrow, Professor Umberto Ansaldo, and the audience, she unpacks the place, power and potential of political satire. TIME STAMPS 00:20 - 6:00: Introduction by Professor Umberto Ansaldo 6:10 - 32:10: Keynote address by Adeola Fayehun 32:15 - 42:25: Facilitated conversation between Adeola Fayehun, Julian Morrow and Professor Umberto Ansaldo 42:30 - 60:08: Audience Q&A 60:08 - end: Concluding remarks by Julian Morrow This Sydney Ideas event was held on 5 November 2018 at the University of Sydney: https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/chaser-lecture-political-satire.html

Hear from award-winning director and University of Sydney alumnus Bruce Beresford as he discusses his 50-year, Oscar-nominated journey in cinema with Dr Bruce Isaacs, Head of Film Studies at the University of Sydney. TIME STAMPS 0:00 - 2:29: Introduction and acknowledgement of country 2:32 - 3:07: Introduction by Bruce Isaacs 3:19 - end: Bruce Beresford in conversation This Sydney Ideas event was held at the University of Sydney on Wednesday 31 October 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/bruce-beresford.html

Hear from Professor Liz Fisher (University of Oxford), as she makes the case for why 'hot' situations such as climate change needs 'hot' law, if Australia is to catch up with the rest of the world on governing and tackling climate change effectively. TIME STAMPS 0:00 - 9:08: Introduction by Professor Rosemary Lyster 9:13 - 46:10: Keynote lecture by Professor Liz Fisher 47:00 - 56:55: Reflection by Dr Kate Owens 57:03 - end: Concluding remarks by Rosemary Lyster This Sydney Ideas event was the University of Sydney on Tuesday 30 October 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/governing-climate-change-hot-situations-need-hot-law.html

An expert panel addresses the challenges faced by patients, researchers, doctors and regulators in Australia and around the world. This Sydney Ideas panel discussion was held on29 October: https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/is-there-anything-wrong-with-medicinal-cannabis.html

Research on Australia's rates of youth mental health and suicide paint a grim picture. Australian Bureau of Statistics data show that Indigenous youth are more than twice as likely to commit suicide as non-Indigenous youth. In an ever-changing 21st century world, what challenges do our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth face, and how can we support them to combat and hopefully overcome them? This Sydney Ideas event was held on 23 October 2018: https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/hope-on-the-horizon-for-indigenous-youth-mental-health.html

Join Professor Marcella Frangipane to uncover important new insights into the birth of early state societies in the greater Mesopotamian world. Timestamps below. 0:00 - 2:00 - Welcome by Professor Barbara Caine AM 2:10 - 3:55 - Introduction by Professor Barbara Helwing 4:05 - 1:16:48 - Keynote by Professor Marcella Frangipane This event was held at the University of Sydney on Tuesday 23 October 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/birth-of-state-greater-mesopotamia.html

If literature, as romantic poet John Keats said, is for soul making, how will our souls be made and remade in a digital age when most reading, if it happens at all, occurs on screens and at light speed? What are the threats to knowledge acquisition, modes of teaching, learning and wisdom? This Sydney Ideas panel discussion took place on 15 October 2018: https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/reading-and-writing-slowly-in-a-digital-age.html

Join us to unravel the role of corporate interests in influencing public perception of science, particularly health research. This event was held at the University of Sydney on Wednesday 10 October 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/fighting-truth-decay-health-in-post-truth-world.html

In this Sydney Policy Lab's inaugural lecture, leading academic, political strategist and its new Director, Marc Stears argues that it is possible for democracy to thrive, even in our very turbulent times, but only if people act to save it. This Sydney Ideas event was held on 4 October 2018 at the University of Sydney. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/how-australia-can-save-democracy-for-the-world.html

What is the role of Australia in sustaining our region's seas, skies and soil? A multidisciplinary panel of experts examines the role and responsibilities in balancing environmental sustainability and economic growth in Southeast Asia. What part can – and should - Australia play in negotiating the tensions between economic growth and environmental sustainability? This event was held on Thursday 4 October, 2018 at the University of Sydney: https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/planet-versus-profit.html

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the largest and most complex experiment ever built. It is located at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland. What is it, and what does it do? Theoretical physicist Peter Skands will take us on a tour of the experiments performed there, and the laws of nature that they are built to push to the limit. This Sydney Ideas event was held on Tuesday 25 September, 2018 at the University of Sydney. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/why-the-large-hadron-collider-is-a-game-changer.html

Stem cell research is a hot field of medical science but one that’s also prone to scandal and scientific fraud. How should health consumers respond in the face of such promise and uncertainty? Discussing this is an expert panel of speakers including Prof John Rasko AO, Dr Wendy Lipworth and Prof Ian Kerridge, and with Dan Gaffney moderating the discussion. This Sydney Ideas event was held on Thursday 20 September, 2018 at the University of Sydney. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/stem-cell-therapy-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly.html

What does it mean to “disagree well” within academia? Respect and integrity are accepted and practiced as vital to the life of the University. They are valued for their contribution to research and teaching excellence, to our engagement with the public realm and with each other. This panel session considers different forms of deliberation, communication, and debate within the academy, often along disciplinary lines. How do, can and should academics and professional staff “disagree well”? Why does this matter and what impact, if any, might this have on public debate in the wider community? TIME STAMPS 00:17 - 04:20 - A/Prof Jennifer Barrett (introduction) 04:30 - 09:10 - Prof Joellen Riley 11:10 - 22:00 - Prof Celine Boehm 23:50 - 34:40 - Prof David Schlosberg 36:50 - 49:35 - Kirsten Andrews 49:45 - 59:15 - Facilitated conversation 59:22 - 01:03:40 - Audience Q&A This Sydney Ideas was event held on Tuesday 18 September, 2018 at the University of Sydney. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/

For the 2018 J.M. Ward Memorial Lecture, Professor Bill Schwarz (Queen Mary University of London) discusses the fallout from Brexit and the evolution of a new English nation. A Sydney Ideas event held on Monday 10 September, 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/brexit-ethnic-populism-and-the-end-of-the-british-empire.html

In a world disrupted by technology and global shifts, truth and quality journalism have never been more important. While legacy media brands work to adjust, new models for journalism are emerging. From projects built on collaborations that span borders and media organisations, to newsrooms funded by philanthropy. A common thread of this brave new world is public interest journalism, where the bottom line is less about dollars and more about impact. A Sydney Ideas event held on Thursday 6 September 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/journalisms-new-bottom-line.html

An esteemed panel will discuss how the testimony of Holocaust survivors is used today and the problems, questions and opportunities it presents to people grappling with the legacy of the Holocaust. Hear from Avril Alba, Jonathan Ari Lander, Michael Robertson and Jacqui Wasilewsky (moderator). A Sydney Ideas event held on Thursday 6 September 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/voices-from-the-ashes.html

How can we develop a view of people and place that is inclusive, universally designed and that gives people with disability access, and importantly, how this can be done seamlessly with equity and dignity? Our panel discuss these questions and more. A Sydney Ideas event held on Wednesday 5 September 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/inclusion-by-design-creating-an-inclusive-accessible-environment.html

11th Annual E.L. Wheelwright Memorial Lecture, presented by the Department of Political Economy at University of Sydney Global neoliberalism is in crisis: the deepest economic collapse since the Great Depression has been followed by a ‘Great Stagnation’ with no end in sight. At the same time, democracies around the world are succumbing to a wave of authoritarianism without precedent in the postwar era. This lecture reviews the causes, severity and implications of the twin crises of neoliberalism, examines the prospects for the end of neoliberalism, and suggests strategies to support democracy and progressive economic policies. This lecture was delivered by Alfredo Saad-Filho (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) on Thursday 30 August, 2018.

This expert panel, featuring Emeritus Professor Harriet Ward, will explore the contribution of longitudinal research in understanding the impact on vulnerable children and families. A Sydney Ideas event held on Wednesday 29 August at University of Sydney. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/taking-the-long-view.html