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Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Judith Butler in Australia

JUDITH BUTLER WILL BE VISITING AUSTRALIA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN JUNE 2005. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR HER SPEAK. SHE WILL BE GIVING A PUBLIC LECTURE IN SYDNEY ON JUNE 18TH, HOSTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY, AND CALLED 'GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF ONESELF'.

BUTLER IS MOST FAMOUS FOR HER BOOK "GENDER TROUBLE". HER MOST RECENT WORK PUBLISHED IN HER TWO 2004 BOOKS "PRECARIOUS LIFE" AND "UNDOING GENDER" PRESENT A PROFOUND DEVELOPMENT OF THAT EARLIER WORK THAT WILL FIND RESONANCES WITH MANY SCHOLARS IN A RANGE OF DISCIPLINES STRUGGLING WITH THE ISSUES OF THE 21ST CENTURY. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE HER PUBLIC LECTURE AN IMPORTANT EVENT ON YOUR CALENDAR.

THE LECTURE IS SPONSORED BY: College of Arts, Education, and Social Sciences<http://www.uws.edu.au/about/acadorg/caess> and the Narrative, Discourse, and Pedagogy research concentration, University of Western Sydney

VENUE: City Recital Hall Angel Place, SYDNEY
TIME: 2pm
DATE: 18th June 2005

TICKETS: Available from Monday 18th April, $25, and $15 concession Online www.cityrecitalhall.com <http://www.cityrecitalhall.com/>Box office: 61 2 8256 2222