Presented by Centre for Contemporary Photography and the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, The University of Melbourne. Over three sessions this series will consider emotions from a range of disciplines, within the context of the exhibition True Self: David Rosetzky Selected Works.

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The Face
Wednesday 7th August 6pm

CHAIR: PENELOPE LEE
ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, University of Melbourne.

DR TOM WHELAN
Australian Catholic University.
Too many tears ...
A discussion of the connection between emotional expression and wellbeing. Particular attention will be given to the psychology behind tears. Some questions to be considered might include: What is a good cry? How does crying change as we age? What are the social effects of tears?

Tom Whelan is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at ACU. He is the National Course Director for Counselling, overseeing both the undergraduate and graduate programs. He has taught for over 20 years at university and currently teaches in Developmental Psychology, Abnormal Psychology and Counseling. Tom has published widely in academic journals, text-books and the popular press. In addition, he has broad counselling experience.


PROFESSOR STEPHANIE TRIGG
ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, University of Melbourne.
The Talking Face
We are accustomed to the idea of "reading" emotional expression on images of the human face.  This presentation will consider some medieval and modern examples of the interplay between image and text in the representation of emotion in art and literature.

Stephanie Trigg is the Director of the Melbourne Node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (CHE). She leads the CHE's Shaping the Modern Program, which explores the legacy pre-modern European emotional regimes on modern Australian culture and identity. Stephanie's own research focuses on the expression of emotion on the human face in poetic, dramatic and narrative texts from Chaucer, Shakespeare and George Eliot through to contemporary writers like Oliver Sachs.


DR CHRISTOPHER CHAPMAN
National Portrait Gallery, Canberra.
Guarded/intimate: men's faces
Here is a consideration of some recent photographic portrait-related work by selected American artists. The images allude to evolving states of male identity: vulnerability in toughness and subtle emotion.

Dr Christopher Chapman is Senior Curator at the National Portrait Gallery where he has produced major exhibition projects, managed significant portrait commissions, and is leading the development of the Gallery's Collection. His PhD thesis examined youth masculinity and themes of self-sacrifice and transcendence in photography and film.


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