[ This event has been cancelled ] Green Point Christian College’s informative To The Point lecture series will return in April.
Designed to inform, inspire and connect the Green Point community with some of Australia’s brightest minds, the series brings in expert speakers to present on a range of topics in the hopes of fostering, or in some cases reigniting, a lifelong love of learning and discovery.
The College has arranged for University of Sydney Historian, Dr James Dunk, to take the floor as the first speaker of 2020.
“Dr Dunk is a Historian of medicine and colonialism.
“His research is at the juncture between political, cultural, and intellectual history, exploring the ways that mental illness reveals the history of societies,” said College Principal, Phillip Nash.
Dr Dunk will be talking about the history of suicide and mental illness in the Sydney Colony in the 1820’s, and will then go into a more theoretical and philosophical exploration of the difficulties associated with writing histories of mental illness.
Nash said this will be a great event for community members interested in history, but will be most useful to students of History Extension, as well as teachers who are seeking to broaden their knowledge of Australian colonial history.
Dr Dunk’s presentation will commence from 7:30pm on April 7, and will run for approximately an hour.
It will be followed by a Q&A session and discussion.
The lecture series is open to all members of the public and is free to attend, but does require interested parties to register with the beforehand.
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Website, Mar 5
Phillip Nash, Green Point Christian College