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Writing and Society Research Centre

The Centre's core interest is in literature as a form of knowledge, and as an agent for the examination of social and cultural values.

We provide a rigorous and active context for our researchers, and higher degree candidates.

02/09/2026

Writing and Society Research Centre HYBRID seminar considering the cultural function of the essay. Attend in person at The Whitlam Institute (Western Sydney University Parramatta South Campus), or online on Zoom. Full details and registration links here:https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/writing-society/shared-media/the-uselessness-of-the-essay-11sept2026.pdf

13/08/2026

Writing & Society Research Centre Seminar exploring the tropes associated with horror and speculative writing that lend themselves to feminist modes of literary expression.
Hybrid delivery. Full details here:https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/writing-society/shared-media/feminism-horror-spec-fiction-28aug2026-flyer.pdf

04/08/2026

Writing and Society Research Centre seminar.
Parramatta City Campus, Level 9, Conference Room 3.
Hybrid event, full details with rsvp links here:https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/writing-society/events/shared-media/burning-down-the-house-14aug2026-flyer.pdf

29/07/2026

Come along and watch six literary orgs battle it out in a 5-a-side soccer tournament and support the building of Sydney's literary community. Details and rsvp here: https://events.humanitix.com/the-ultimate-pitch

24/07/2026

Writing and Society Research Centre seminar.
Full details and online registration here: https://uws.zoom.us/meeting/register/XkpneW1iS564CZinnYi7Qg

10/07/2026

The Writing and Society Research Centre, in partnership with the Sydney Review of Books and the City of Parramatta ran the inaugural Parramatta Laureate in Literature program (2023-2025). As the inaugural Laureate Yumna Kassab wrote 'Parramatta: A Dictionary of Place and Memory', now being published and launched by Giramondo Publishing. Details: https://events.humanitix.com/book-launch-parramatta-a-dictionary-of-place-and-memory-by-yumna-kassab?mc_cid=ec31a5c569&mc_eid=120219e664

09/07/2026

Can the essay mediate the needs of the soul in technocratic civilization? Find out at this seminar hosted by the Writing and Society Research Centre. 24 July 11am, 169 Macquarie Street, Level 9. Attend F2F or online; details at the bottom of this webpage: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/writing-society/events/seminars

05/06/2026

Readings of William Shakespeare and Alexis Wright to shed light on how literature operates as a mode of thinking.
169 Macquarie St, Parramatta, Lv 9, Conf Room 4.
RSVP F2F ATTENDANCE: https://events.humanitix.com/writing-and-society-research-centre-writing-by-the-river-event-anthony-uhlmann-the-whole-and-the-part, ONLINE REGISTRATION: https://uws.zoom.us/meeting/register/a1VtPh2YSvWNRKZUszBezA #/registration

20/05/2026

Writing and Society Research Centre Seminar
'The Last Sweet Bite - Resilience, Memory and Culinary Cultures '
29 May, 11am - 12:30pm, Whitlam Institute, Western Sydney University
Full details and RSVP here: https://events.humanitix.com/writing-and-society-research-centre-writing-by-the-river-event-michael-shaikh-the-last-sweet-bite

18/05/2026

The Institute for Australian and Asian Arts and Culture (IAC), in collaboration with the Writing and Society Research Centre, both at Western Sydney University present Tracey Holmes discussing her memoir 'The Eye of the Dragonfly'. Full details and registration here: https://uws.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aPrGjETtSBSeDX_nGAKGow #/registration

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