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Inside Mountford’s tent: paint, politics and paperwork
Dr Philip Jones, South Australian Museum
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 17 November 2009
Charles Mountford lacked formal credentials as an anthropologist or scientist, yet he led the largest and most complex scientific expedition to remote Australia. Dr Philip Jones explores Mountford’s contribution and the controversy around his leadership.
Fossicking memories
Emeritus Professor Raymond Louis Specht and Martin Thomas, University of Sydney
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 17 November 2009
Expedition botanist Raymond Louis Specht is interviewed by Martin Thomas.
Unpacking the testimony of Gerald Blitner: An Indigenous perspective on the Arnhem Land Expedition
Martin Thomas, University of Sydney
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 17 November 2009
Gerald Blitner served as a guide and translator for the Expedition. Here, Martin Thomas explores his oral testimony alongside archival evidence, including observations recorded by the Expedition party, to unpack their intercultural exchanges.
‘A Robinson Crusoe in Arnhem Land …’: Howell Walker, National Geographic, and the 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition
Mark Jenkins, writer, editor and historian
Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 17 November 2009
Mark Jenkins explores the role played by the Expedition’s primary American sponsor – National Geographic – and its intrepid representative, Howell Walker.
Violent ends: the arts of environmental anxiety
Professor Deborah Bird Rose, William Fox, Professor Tom Griffiths, Roger Hillman, Mandy Martin, Kate Rigby, Dr Libby Robin, Professor Will Steffen, Dr Carolyn Strange, Thom Van Dooren
11 June 2009
Fears around global warming are explored through different mediums by a group of artists, poets, dancers, singers, scientists, film makers, historians, creative writers and cultural theorists.
The ‘spirit of inquiry’ in Port Macquarie
Roslyn Russell, National Museum of Australia
Behind the Scenes – Landmarks series, 10 June 2009
Curator and historian Roslyn Russell talks about the work of amateur scientists, including astronomer WJ Macdonnell, in the New South Wales coastal town of Port Macquarie, as part of her research for the Creating a Country gallery.
Heavens above!
Vince Ford, Hermann Wehner and Dr Kirsten Wehner
Behind the Scenes – Landmarks series, 30 May 2009
The National Museum’s rare 1883 Grubb refractor telescope, used in early Australian astronomical observing programs and returned to working condition, is discussed by curator Kirsten Wehner, astronomer Vince Ford and astronomical engineer Hermann Wehner.
Dead museum animals: from ‘order of nature’ to chaos of culture
Dr Libby Robin, National Museum of Australia
Collections 2009 series, 27 March 2009
Libby Robin looks at the use of dead animal collections in museums. She examines the scientific precedents behind these collections and how they are evolving from representations of science to components of social history and art studies.
Charles Darwin: his character and convictions
Professor Tom Frame, Charles Sturt University and St Mark's National Theological Centre
Charles Darwin series, 26 February 2009
Historian Tom Frame explores Charles Darwin’s personal profile and describes the impact of his scientific views, his attitudes and opinions on religion.
Charles Darwin symposium welcome and introduction
Craddock Morton, National Museum of Australia
Charles Darwin series, 26 February 2009
Museum director Craddock Morton launches a symposium for examining and understanding the life and times of Charles Darwin, the impact of his published work and his scientific legacy. Includes an introduction by ABC Radio National science broadcaster Robyn Williams.
