war and emotions A symposium in association with Museum Victoria’s World War I: Love & Sorrow exhibition Melbourne Museum, Victoria, Australia 17 – 18 September 2015 The highly-acclaimed exhibition World War I: Love & Sorrow at Melbourne Museum follows eight personal stories through the chronology of war 1914–18 and into the long post-war years, revealing the tragic consequences of the war. The War and Emotions symposium will extend the themes and concepts of the exhibition, exploring new perspectives and understandings of the emotional and physical impacts of World War I. Leading academics researching the history of war will: • discuss the effectiveness of an emotional and emotive representation of the war through exhibition; • consider shifts in the representation of World War I during the centenary of the conflict; and • reflect on the possibility of a new, more sensitive and nuanced narrative about the war, in which families and individuals can take centre stage. Presentations will include recent research into how understandings of World War I are shifting since the last first-hand voices have been stilled; the long-term impacts of war for service people and their families; and changing responses to war-related wounds and psychological disorders. Frank and Ruby Roberts, c. 1916 Source – Jilba Georgalis The symposium will feature international keynote speakers Dr Tracey Loughran of Cardiff University and Professor Michael Roper of the University of Essex, as well as: Professor Barry Conyngham, Victorian College of the Arts Professor Joy Damousi, University of Melbourne Dr Marina Larsson, La Trobe University Dr Ross McMullin, University of Melbourne Dr Kerry Neale, Australian War Memorial Professor Bruce Scates, Monash University Professor Peter Stanley, University of NSW Professor Alistair Thomson, Monash University Ms Deborah Tout-Smith, Museum Victoria Professor Andrea Witcomb, Deakin University Dr Bart Ziino, Deakin University The two-day symposium includes free entry to Melbourne Museum and the Love & Sorrow exhibition, and an evening reception for speakers and delegates. Purchase tickets at: museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/tickets Email enquiries: [email protected] [email protected] Twitter: #WarEmotions Presented with the generous support of Museum Victoria and the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions